"For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a joint with his coffee every morning. He tells himself he won't start tomorrow the same way, but he usually does. "You know what bothers me? To have cannabis on my mind the first thing in the morning," he said, sparking a blunt in his Brookline, Massachusetts, apartment. "I'd like to get up one day and not smoke. But you see how that's going.""
"Since legalization and commercialization, daily cannabis use has become a defining - and often invisible - part of many people's lives. High-potency vapes and concentrates now dominate the market, and doctors say they can blur the line between relief and dependence over time so that users don't notice the shift. Across the country, people who turned to cannabis for help are finding it harder to put down."
"Researchers say the rise has unfolded alongside products that contain far more THC than the marijuana of past decades, including vape oils and concentrates that can reach 80% to 95% THC. Massachusetts, like most states, sets no limit on how strong these products can be. Doctors warn that daily, high-potency use can cloud memory, disturb sleep, intensify anxiety or depression and trigger addiction in ways earlier generations didn't encounter."
Daily cannabis use has risen sharply since legalization and commercialization, with the number of daily users surpassing daily drinkers starting in 2022. The market is now dominated by high‑potency vape oils and concentrates with THC levels far above past decades, often reaching 80–95 percent. Most states place no limit on product potency. Daily, high‑potency use can impair memory, disrupt sleep, worsen anxiety and depression, and lead to addiction. Many users and clinicians note the shift from therapeutic use to compulsion can be gradual and hard to recognize, especially given the belief that marijuana is not addictive.
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