Half of U.S. marijuana consumers say they expect to consume more cannabis under the Trump administration than they have before, according to a new poll.
After a tumultuous first three months of President Donald Trump’s second term— with heightened economic anxieties and major restructuring of the federal government—the polling results indicate that many plan to turn to marijuana for reprieve.
The survey released on Thursday, which was conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by the cannabis company Royal Queen Seeds, found that 50 percent of marijuana consumers anticipate the new administration will lead them to use more frequently. That includes 59 percent of young female adult consumers aged 21-34.
The findings seem to comport with another recent survey that showed cannabis consumers self-reporting higher levels of stress since Trump was inaugurated compared to the overall population.
Relatedly, another poll from February found that nearly 7 in 10 American marijuana consumers say they plan to spend either more on cannabis or about the same amount in 2025 compared to last year.
For the latest Harris Poll survey, respondents were also asked about their views and preferences when it comes to purchasing cannabis from licensed retailers or growing plants for personal use. And it signaled that there’s substantial concern about quality control in state-legal markets.
For example, 54 percent of Americans said they believe store-bought marijuana contains pesticides. And 62 percent of cannabis consumers said they worry that they don’t know what’s in the marijuana products they buy.
“We’re seeing a groundswell of support for home cultivation across demographics, driven not just by cost, but by trust,” Shai Ramsahai, president of Royal Queen Seeds, said in a press release."