More Senior Citizens Are Using Marijuana Than Ever Before
(Darrin Harris Frisby/Drug Policy Alliance)
Older Americans are using cannabis more frequently than ever before, according to a review of demographicdatapublished in the journalGerontology and Geriatric Medicine.
A pair of investigators at the University of Florida reviewed 18 peer-reviewed studies published between the years 2000 and 2017 evaluating marijuana use patterns among those ages 50 and older.
They reported that past-year prevalence of marijuana use among seniors increased over 70 percent between 2006 and 2013, and that a larger proportion of adults in the older adult population used marijuana medicinally in contrast to recreational use.
They concluded: The greatest increase in marijuana use was observed among those in the older adult population 50 years or older, and those 65 years or older had the greatest increase in marijuana ...
