OLDER ADULTS - 65+

OLDER ADULTS - SENIORS:

• 2024
• Association between cannabis use and subjective cognitive decline: findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system (BRFSS). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38409714/ 
• Medical Cannabis for Patients over the age of 50; A multi-site, prospective study of patterns of use and health outcomes. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380623953_Medical_Cannabis_for_Patients_Over_Age_50_A_Multi-site_Prospective_Study_of_Patterns_of_Use_and_Health_Outcomes 
• Cannabis use in a Canadian Long-term care facility: A Case Study. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-024-05074-2 
• Older Canadians' perceptions of the safety, efficacy, and accessibility of cannabis for medicinal purposes: A cross-sectional analysis. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40266-024-01109-w 
• Unrelenting growth and diversification: Using the Health and Retirement study to illuminate cannabis use among Aging Americans. https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/geront/gnae016/7613656?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false 
• 2023
• Patterns of Marijuana use in the US older adult population. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10735769/? 
• Medical Cannabis is not associated with a decrease in activities of daily living in older adults. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/10/2697 
• Older Patients and Medicinal Cannabis Or, why the boomers (and older) are tuning in and turning on. https://drpetergrinspoon.substack.com/p/older-patients-and-medicinal-cannabis 
• Medical Cannabis for Older Patients-Treatment Protocol and Initial Results (2019):  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31683817
• CANNABIS INSTEAD OF POLYPHARMACY (2019)? Could cannabis be the safer alternative prescribers and patients are looking for?   https://www.projectcbd.org/medicine/cannabis-instead-polypharmacy?utm_source=Project%20CBD%20Mailing%20List&utm_campaign=16009440cf-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_18_03_47&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ea5031784e-16009440cf-11562609
• Cannabis Overdose: What Happens If You Consume Too Much? https://www.green-flower.com/articles/health/cannabis-overdose-what-happens-if-you-consume-too-much
• 2019
• Older Americans are flocking to Medical Marijuana. (news – 2019)
  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/health/seniors-marijuana-cannabis-pain.html
• Marijuana use is growing among seniors. What does it mean when our largest
  demographic lights up? (news – 2019)
  https://www.thegrowthop.com/cannabis-news/cannabis-use-seniors-canada-rise-what-happens-when-they-light-up
• More baby boomers use medical marijuana, but they want their doctors to get wise to the risks and benefits. (news – 2019)https://www.marketwatch.com/story/some-baby-boomers-say-doctors-arent-giving-them-enough-information-about-cannabis-2019-06-03
• Study: Medical Marijuana Access Linked To Greater Employment Among Older Adults  (news–2019) https://norml.org/news/2019/03/28/study-medical-marijuana-access-linked-to-greater-employment-among-older-adults
• 2018
• Medical cannabis significantly safer for elderly with chronic pain than opioids: study  (news–2018) https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-medical-cannabis-significantly-safer-elderly.html
• Comfortably numb – why some older people turn to cannabis for pain relief.
  (news – 2018) https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-comfortably-numb-older-people-cannabis.html
• Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective—it’s time to reboot research. (news – 2018)
  https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-03-medicinal-cannabis-safe-effectiveit-reboot.amp
• Most Older Americans Support Medical Marijuana. (news – 2018)
  https://www.aarp.org/health/drugs-supplements/info-2018/medical-marijuana-pain-prescription-fd.html
• Deschedule Marijuana, Says Coalition Involving AARP, Labor Unions And NAACP.
  (news – 2018) https://www.marijuanamoment.net/deschedule-marijuana-says-coalition-involving-aarp-labor-unions-and-naacp/
• Medical marijuana patients could face hurdles at school, at work and at gun shops  (news–2018)  https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2018/11/30/iowa-medical-marijuana-cannabis-workplace-job-applicationschool-universities-gun-permit-hunting/2142372002/
• 2017
• Senior Citizens To Receive Daily Dose Of Cannabis During Retirement (news–2017) http://www.counselheal.com/articles/33586/20170221/senior-citizens-receive-daily-dose-cannabis-during-retirement.htm
• Use of Marijuana for Medical Purposes Among Adults in the United States (abst–2017) https://www.pharmacist.com/article/use-marijuana-medical-purposes-among-adults-united-states
• Veterans Fight for the Right to Free Marijuana (news–2017) http://www.laweekly.com/news/grow-for-vets-helps-veterans-fight-for-rights-to-free-marijuana-8029507
• Seniors Boosting Their Quality Of Life With Cannabis (news–2017) https://steemit.com/cannabis/@doitvoluntarily/seniors-boosting-their-quality-of-life-with-cannabis
• When Retirement Comes With a Daily Dose of Cannabis (news–2017) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/nyregion/retirement-medicinal-marijuana.html
• Should you smoke weed with your grown kids? (news–2017) http://www.marketwatch.com/story/should-you-smoke-weed-with-your-grown-kids-2017-05-02
• What Marijuana Did For This Alzheimer’s Patient Will Give You Hope (news–2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/what-marijuana-did-for-this-alzheimers-patient-will-warm-your-heart/
• Baby boomers taking up pot again may be surprised how much it’s changed (news–2017) http://420intel.com/articles/2017/06/06/baby-boomers-taking-pot-again-may-be-surprised-how-much-its-changed
• Older Women and Medical Marijuana: A New Growth Industry (news–2017) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/business/retirement/retiring-older-women-marijuana-entrepreneurs.html
• The ‘Mary Kay for marijuana’ throws pot-selling parties for seniors (news–2017) http://www.businessinsider.com/octavia-wellness-marijuana-for-seniors-2017-5
• Should I prescribe marijuana for my patients? Senior users weigh in (news–2017) http://www.jweekly.com/2017/06/18/should-i-prescribe-marijuana-for-my-patients-senior-users-weigh-in/
• Seniors Buy Fewer Prescription Drugs In States That Have Legalized Marijuana (news–2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/states-that-have-legalized-marijuana/
• Take two hits of Maui Wowie and call me in the morning: Baby boomers in the age of medical marijuana (news–2017) http://www.bridgemi.com/quality-life/take-two-hits-maui-wowie-and-call-me-morning-baby-boomers-age-medical-marijuana
• All About Marijuana Outreach At Retirement Communities (news–2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/news/retirement-communities-want-to-learn-more-about-marijuana/
• Medical Cannabis Use is Becoming More Popular Among Senior Citizens (news–2017) https://www.marijuanatimes.org/medical-cannabis-use-is-becoming-more-popular-among-senior-citizens/
• 2016
• More palliative care patients should get medical marijuana: doctors (news–2016) http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-headlines/more-palliative-care-patients-should-get-medicalmarijuana-doctors-1.2779014
• Seniors and marijuana (news–2016) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/seniors-and-marijuana/
• Seniors are filling their prescriptions – at a pot shop (news–2016) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/seniors-marijuana-use-fastest-growing-pot-users-prescriptions/
• Meet Sue Taylor, the Black Grandmother Leading the Charge to Bring Marijuana to the Elderly (news–2016) http://jezebel.com/meet-sue-taylor-the-black-grandmother-leading-the-char-1779588324#
• An elderly couple found help for a brain injury through marijuana – then police found 20 pot plants growing at their home (news–2016) http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/an-elderly-couple-found-help-for-a-brain-injury-throughmarijuana-andmdash-then-police-found-20-pot-plants-growing-at-their-home/Content?oid=6798313
• After medical marijuana legalized, Medicare prescriptions drop for many drugs  (news–2016) https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/07/07/npr-medical-marijuana
• Raid! National Guard, State Police descend on 81-year-old’s property to seize single pot plant (news–2016) http://www.gazettenet.com/MarijuanaRaid-HG-100116-5074664
• There’s Only One Demographic That Still Thinks Marijuana Should Be Illegal (news–2016) http://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/marijuana-legalization-survey.html/?ref=YF&yptr=yahoo
• Baby boomers on dope: Recreational marijuana use is on the rise among adults over 50 (news–2016) https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161205091216.htm
• Here’s who buys legal weed (news–2016) http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-who-buys-legal-weed-2016-12
• Two retirees create marijuana packaging business in Colorado (news–2016) http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/23/two-retirees-create-marijuana-packaging-business-in-colorado.html
• Marijuana Use by Older Adults (news–2016) http://learnaboutmarijuanawa.org/factsheets/olderadults.htm
• Illegal Patient Profiles: Spending the Golden Years with Cannabis (personal story–2016) https://www.marijuanatimes.org/illegal-patient-profiles-spending-the-golden-years-with-cannabis/
• 2015
• How Baby-boomers Get High (news–2015) http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/how-baby-boomers-get-high/
• Substance abuse risk not greater in those using medical marijuana with prescribed opioids (news–2015) http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-05/joso-sar051115.php
• Gray hair goes green: Sun City marijuana clinic sees line out door (news–2015) http://www.ktar.com/?nid=22&sid=1836172
• Seniors Are Seeking Out States Where Marijuana is Legal (news–2015) http://time.com/money/3967757/seniors-retire-marijuana-legal-states/?xid=yahoo_money
• 9 Ways Women And Weed Go Together Like Mary And Jane (news–2015) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bustle/9-ways-women-and-weed-go-together-like-mary-andjane_b_7100578.html
• Why Doris, 73, puts cannabis in her sandwiches (news–2015) http://www.leighobserver.co.uk/news/north-west-news/why-doris-73-puts-cannabis-in-her-sandwiches-1-7392194
• New Poll Finds Millions Would Like to “Grow Your Own” (news–2015) http://finance.yahoo.com/news/poll-finds-millions-grow-own-143401040.html
• ‘Grandma’s magic remedy:’ Mexico’s medical marijuana secret (news–2015) https://www.yahoo.com/news/grandmas-magic-remedy-mexicos-medical-marijuana-secret-071008150.html?ref=gs
• 2014
• Retired Flint couple sees the light on medical marijuana (news-2014) http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/04/retired_flint_couple_sees_the.html
• Are Baby Boomers Ready To Give MJ a Second Chance? (news–2014) http://www.theweeklyweedonline.com/are-baby-boomers-ready-to-give-mj-a-second-chance/
• 2013
• Is Marijuana Booming Among Boomers? (news–2013) http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/05/16/is-marijuana-booming-among-boomers/
• Medical marijuana helps senior sleep, contend with other problems of aging (news-2013) http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/seniors/Medical+marijuana+helps+senior+sleep+contend+with+other/8439474/story.html
• Cannabis for Elders: A Precarious State (news–2013) http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/07/cannabis-for-elders-a-precarious-state/278004/
• Senior Focus: Should marijuana be legalized for end of life care? (news–2013) http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/6814b63f-d758-5500-9507-a908a5b20c01.html
• Not That High (news 2013) http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/03/marijuana_potency_returning_smokers_want_mellower_pot_strains.html
• Should Your Aging Parent Try Medical Marijuana? (news/ anecdotal–2013) http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolynrosenblatt/2013/08/27/should-your-aging-parent-try-medical-marijuana/?ss=forbeswoman
• 2012
• Who Benefits Most From Medical Marijuana? Senior Citizens (news–2012) http://www.doobons.com/blog/2012/04/18/seniors-benefit-most-from-medical-marijuana/
• NORML’s Eleven Surprising Things About Marijuana That Seniors Need to Know (news–2012) http://www.theweedblog.com/senior-citizens-need-to-know-the-truth-about-marijuana/
• Pot smoking not tied to middle-age mental decline (news–2012) http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/04/us-drugs-idUSTRE8030AE20120104
• Reefer tokin’ seniors in South Florida see pain go up in smoke (news–2012) http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-07-23/news/fl-toking-oldsters-20120723_1_reefer-pain-seniors
• Silver Tour: Wall Street Journal Looks At Seniors and Medical Marijuana Use (news–2012) http://blog.norml.org/2012/05/29/silver-tour-wall-street-journal-looks-at-seniors-and-medical-marijuana-use/
• Seniors having Trouble Getting Medical Marijuana (news–2012) http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/alternative-medicine/seniors-having-trouble-getting-medical-marijuana
• 2011
• 125 Year Old Woman Claimed Smoking Cannabis Everyday Was Her Secret to Long Life (news–2011) http://www.hanf-info.ch/info/en/125-Year-Old-Woman-Claimed-Smoking.html
• Police Harass Federal Medical Marijuana Patient Elvy Musikka (news–2011) http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/09/police_harass_federal_medical_marijuana_patient_el.php/
• 2010
• Pot for Grandma? Middle-Aged Adults Buying Weed for Ailing Parents (link to PDF–2010) http://www.procon.org/search-results.php?q=Pot%20for%20Grandma%3F%20MiddleAged%20Adults%20Buying%20Weed%20for%20Ailing%20Parents
• Marijuana Use By Seniors Goes Up As Boomers Age (news–2010) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n136/a01.html?1189
• Pot Breaks the Age Barrier (news–2010) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n233/a01.html?1190
• Why Growing Numbers of Baby Boomers and the Elderly Are Smoking Pot (news–2010) http://www.alternet.org/story/145808/why_growing_numbers_of_baby_boomers_and_the_elderly_are_smoking_pot