Flash Poll: Regulated vs Unregulated Shops

Is Medical Marijuana Covered by Insurance?
By Tyler Elson Updated August 12th

Press Contact: Andrew Graham

Poll Results

Q: "How much of your cannabis comes from licensed, regulated dispensaries versus the numerous alternatives (D8 Shop/Vape Shop/Dealer/etc)?"
n:%
All of it30965%
Most of it5812%
Around half of it357%
Less than half of it204%
None of it306%
I don’t know which retailers are licensed versus unlicensed214%
n:473

Methodology

NuggMD.com used first-party data to conduct this poll. It was an online questionnaire sent to a list of opt-in respondents, all of whom consume cannabis regularly. The poll was conducted from July 25 to July 30 2024.
P (population size)35,791,267Number of cannabis consumers nationally (Source: NSDUH)
n (sample size)473Cannabis consumers who responded
z-score1.9695% confidence level
Margin of error (+/-)4.51%

NuggMD conducts cannabis consumer polls using first-party data. Roughly half of the sample reports using cannabis mostly or exclusively for medical reasons, while the remainder reports some degree of recreational use. Bear in mind that there is no single source of truth for what constitutes medical versus recreational use beyond the self-selection of the consumer. 

Additionally, a majority of the sample reports daily cannabis consumption. It is therefore advisable to assume our polling is over-indexed on medical users and frequent users. The perceptions and behaviors of our sample is likely to be a leading indicator of how the consumer market will trend. 

Full data set and demographic break-out available upon request.

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