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Study: Smoking weed could decrease drinking

A study published this week in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that smoking products with 3.1% of THC reduced people's alcohol consumption by 19%. Jane Metrik, professor of behavioral and social sciences at Brown University, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Nov 22, 2025 (02:50)

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What should the takeaway be from this study? Well, while the study is the first placebo-controlled clinical trial and it's rigorously done and we believe in the data, we should be really cautious about sending a message to the larger public. We are not quite ready to recommend cannabis as a substitute for alcohol to people. We need to do a lot more research and try to understand what happens in their natural environment in people's daily lives. This is the research we're doing now outside of the laboratory to better understand for whom cannabis might actually reduce alcohol use, and for whom it may lead to risky alcohol outcomes. All right. Well, Jane Metrik, very fascinating results. Thank you. Thanks

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