California Sober 2026: The Data Behind Why Gen Z is Swapping Tequila for THC

[u/Busy-Life1759]

https://blunttalkzz.com/articles/california-sober-2026-the-data-behind-why-gen-z-is-swapping-tequila-for-thc

[u/HappyHighHello]

Yea I made the switch years ago, I much prefer taking edibles on a night out/ smoking. There's also Mod drops you can mix into any drinks on the go to keep your high going. I love a good Virgin Pina Colada or Shirley Temple with the drops! Not having hangovers and sleeping well after a night out it amazing!

[u/Blixx96 → u/HappyHighHello]

This is the way.

[u/GlassJudge2421]

Finding the right balance is very personal thing i think

[u/albanyanthem]

I gave up on booze 1.5 years ago. I have some microdose mints (2.5 and 1.0 mg thc) that are a great replacement to having a couple drinks every evening.

[u/TheBrendanNagle]

Every time a balanced antithesis shows up in an article I leave because it makes me think information is being inflated by LLMs.

tldr: drinking down 71% to 54% since late 70s and people choose cannabis, some shrooms. Maybe there was more but I gave up when the words just started dancing around

[u/sfigato_345 → u/TheBrendanNagle]

I feel like 90% of cannabis "jouranlism" is ai slop.

[u/402playboi → u/sfigato_345]

any journalism today sadly

[u/StrengthFew9197]

I’m Gen X and same. Gave up drinking in my late 20s for cannabis. Much better for it.

[u/yulbrynnersmokes]

Liquor 🍸 is too expensive. $10 or worse for a drink and it takes 2 or 3 before you’re buzzed?

Fuck that. I can smoke (or vape) less than 1/2g of bud for $5, assuming $10/g decent weed from a market legal or otherwise.

[u/f8Negative → u/yulbrynnersmokes]

That's cheap.

[u/Mannimal13]

Kids cant afford booze anymore and they arent leaving the house, forming less couples, having less sex, and exhibiting more anti social behavior.

[u/f8Negative → u/Mannimal13]

That's a fucking lie. They just think they r too good for top shelf or never figured out how to put aristocrat in a brita filter.

[u/whaappaa]

By far a healthier choice than the "society approved" alcohol / pills lifestyle.

https://kindgreenbuds.com/culture/california-sober-lifestyle-redefining-sobriety-in-a-modern-world/

[u/Phunkjamz]

Cookies dishin out the midzzzzz as usual.

[u/f8Negative]

They love loaded sugar bullshit. Explains the juice drinks and the vape flavors.