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Marijuana and Senior Citizens
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Study: Seniors Report Using Cannabis Products to Mitigate Symptoms Associated with Older Age

  • by NORML
  • Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020

“Most older adults in the sample initiated [their] cannabis use after the age of 60 years and used it primarily for medical purposes to treat pain, sleep disturbance, anxiety, and/or depression.”

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Marijuana Sleep
  • SCIENCE

Study: Use of Cannabis Long-Term Not Associated with Cognitive Differences in Older Adults

  • by NORML
  • Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

“In this sample of individuals with neuropathic pain, no significant differences were found in cognitive performance between non-MC [medical cannabis] licensed and licensed patients.”

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Marijuana and Senior Citizens
  • Seniors

Marijuana Use Growing in Popularity Among Seniors

  • by NORML
  • Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

The increase in seniors’ self-reported use of cannabis coincides with rising public support for marijuana legalization among older Americans.

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Marijuana Sleep
  • SCIENCE

Study: Cannabis Is Safe And Effective For Elderly Patients

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on February 7, 2018July 6, 2022

Cannabis therapy is safe and effective among elderly patients diagnosed with chronic pain, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the European Journal of Internal Medicine. “After six months of treatment, 93.7 percent of the respondents reported improvement in their condition,” researchers reported.

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  • ACTIVISM

Why Growing Numbers of Baby Boomers and the Elderly Are Smoking Pot

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on February 26, 2010June 16, 2022

An excellent and thoughtful analysis appears today via Alternet.org. Below is an excerpt. To read…

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