Masks Peel Off – Marijuana Sales Up During COVID-19, But What If Masks Peel Off?

It definitely did!

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the number of medical marijuana patients has risen sharply.

Veriheal and other licensed medical cannabis outlets have confirmed this claim.

In states like Pennsylvania and even New York City, the number of registered cannabis patients rose more than 50% in the past year.

Thousands of people lost their jobs during the pandemic. Millions of parents had to stay at home with their children and teenagers all day because virtual learning came into play. Not to mention the fact that millions of employees in the US have had to adapt to working from home immediately. Although health workers could not work from home, their workload more or less tripled due to the pandemic. It is not surprising that the demand for medicinal cannabis has increased.

In this article I will try to discuss the reasons behind the newcomers to the medical cannabis field.

The pandemic was mentally stressful

Billions of people around the world have had very little fun and stress relieving activities due to the various locks.

This resulted in the majority of these individuals looking at various options to reduce their stress levels and find satisfaction and comfort in their isolation. While some tried online games, others learned about medicinal cannabis.

Fortunately, medicinal cannabis emerged as an alternative health option to relieve these individuals of their various psychological stressors. They in turn recommended it to family and friends.

COVID-19 increased anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide

The pandemic took a severe toll on mental health. Recent studies showed that anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide increased because patients did not have access to their regular health care.

Many factors aggravated the challenging mental symptoms. They were all looking for a panacea to deal with it.

Medical cannabis provides mental health services

Medical marijuana was an escape for some individuals who showed symptoms of mental disorders during the pandemic.

Indeed, the pandemic caused mental illness in thousands of Americans. It was severe with those who were left alone for weeks without human contact during the lockdown. Mental medication was needed and medical cannabis was recommended in droves.

An average increase of 91 percent was observed in the use of medicinal cannabis for mental illness.

Medical cannabis also helps with other diseases

In addition to a mental health condition, these drugs can also be used for chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, cardiometabolic disorders, and other symptoms related to these disorders.

At the height of the pandemic, about 60% of patients suffering from these conditions used medicinal cannabis on a daily or almost daily basis to relieve their symptoms.

Those who used these drugs before the pandemic increased their dosage or changed the product they had previously used with more effective products.

In an article I read on Forbes, the one from one study wrote that 38.4% increased their dosage while less than 10% decreased their dosage.

The number of medical marijuana cards issued in the states has increased over the past year

Medicinal cannabis was the method widely used by Americans to relieve stress. They all wanted the happy and blissful effects of these drugs. While some wanted relief and pain from the health-related symptoms.

The pandemic reduced the awareness of other diseases. These patients could not visit their hospitals to see their doctors about their symptoms. Most of them suffer from chronic pain. Doctors had to prescribe medical cannabis to help these patients stay afloat until appointments could be made for them.

These numbers are still increasing as many people are now open to using medical cannabis as a means of relieving their stress. The dopamine compound in medicinal cannabis is an added benefit. It gives patients the motivation to endure the bad phases of the pandemic.

Statistics received

Veriheal has released some data in a published publication.

Some of the additional information obtained from the data includes:

New York City saw the greatest demand for medical cannabis. If you can remember, at one point in time the city had the highest number of COVID-19 patients.

About 42 percent of men who use medicinal cannabis used it to be happy. When about 39 percent of women who used it used it for its pain relieving effects.

Currently, the state of Pennsylvania has the highest demand for medical cannabis. This may be because the state has legalized the drug for medical use only. Some of these users may be recreational users posing as medical patients.

What the future brings

The future of medical cannabis in the United States looks bright. From the above date, we can conclude that Americans are not going to quit smoking weed anytime soon. Because they know these drugs will always provide the bliss and pain relief they need.

Furthermore, no one knows exactly when the pandemic will end, despite the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccines.

We can only hope that more research will be done on cannabis plants to discover better medicinal benefits for using plants. In this way, better and improved medical cannabis drugs are developed and sold at subsidized prices to the Americans who need them.

Final thoughts

COVID-19 has really increased the number of medical marijuana patients in the United States. However, regulators seem to be ignoring the fact that these patients may become addicted to these drugs.

I think I can say that the official number of marijuana users needs to be doubled to match the unofficial number of Americans using these drugs for health reasons. These people have not been prescribed these drugs, so they have no idea how much to use. Not only can it become addicting, but it can also complicate other health problems for the user.

The government needs to step in and review these patients’ permits in the country. Because while marijuana can alleviate the pain, stress, anxiety, or even boredom of these patients, they must be quick to accept that the effects induced are only temporary. Long-term use of these drugs could worsen the symptoms, which it is supposed to suppress.

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