Cannabis Use Among Seniors Has Increased by 75% Since 2015, Study Finds

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Researchers believe that increasing numbers of seniors are using cannabis medicinally, but the study notes an increase in pot use among alcohol users and diabetics, too.

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The number of seniors who admit to using pot has increased drastically over the past five years, according to a new study by New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine.

This study, recently published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal, estimates that cannabis use among adults age 65 or older grew by as much as 75 percent between 2015 and 2018. Researchers used data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health...

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