seniors and cannabis

Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has raised concerns over the cannabis industry’s marketing strategies, drawing parallels with tactics used by the alcohol and tobacco industries. In a blog post published last week, Volkow highlighted that older adults...

A recent study on medical marijuana’s impact on older adults confirms similar research that marijuana has significant therapeutic benefits, including improvements in health, well-being, sleep and mood. The research, published in the journal Drugs and Aging on June 17, reports “sizable...