Cali Sober at Work: Why Cannabis Literacy Belongs in Workplace Wellness
Fewer Americans are drinking, and cannabis use sits at or near historic highs. Workplace education has not caught up. Here is why it should.
Corporate cannabis education
Cannabis literacy and mindful consumption for the modern workforce.
The session
Alcohol use in the U.S. is at a record low. In 2026, just 54% of American adults told Gallup they drink, tying 2025 as the lowest level since Gallup began asking in 1939.
Cannabis use, meanwhile, keeps climbing. In 2026, 17% of adults told Gallup they smoke marijuana, tying the record high, and a record 15% said they use edibles. Federal survey data show past-year cannabis use rose between 2021 and 2024, driven by adults 26 and older, the core of the workforce. And an analysis of national survey data found that by 2022, approximately 17.7 million Americans were consuming cannabis daily or near-daily, more than the 14.7 million consuming alcohol that frequently.
For employers, the question is no longer whether cannabis exists within their workforce. It does. The question is whether employees have the knowledge to make responsible decisions around it.
Today's cannabis market includes increasingly potent flower, edibles, beverages, vapes and concentrates, yet most consumers receive very little credible education about dosage, impairment, tolerance or overconsumption.
The CDC estimates that roughly 3 in 10 cannabis users may develop cannabis use disorder, making responsible-use education increasingly relevant as consumption grows.
That's where we come in.
Cali Sober Goes Corporate is a modern cannabis-literacy and harm-reduction program for adult employees. We educate. We don't encourage consumption.
Our programs cover:
Programs can be offered as educational seminars, interactive workshops or customized employee-wellness programs.
Companies already educate employees about alcohol, nutrition, sleep, stress and mental health. Cannabis literacy is becoming the next logical part of workplace wellness.
As cannabis becomes more normalized, responsible employers have an opportunity to replace stigma and misinformation with credible education.
Our philosophy is simple
Cannabis shouldn't be about consuming more. It should be about understanding more.
Not cannabis promotion. Cannabis education for a world in which cannabis is already mainstream.
Insured
We carry a general liability policy that includes cannabis consumption and impairment.
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