More US Seniors Are Smoking Marijuana, Study Says According to the report in <br />'JAMA Internal Medicine,' Cannabis use by people 65 and older<br />jumped 75 percent from 2015 to 2018. Study author and geriatrician Benjamin Han <br />says senior citizens inquiring about cannabis <br />has become a common trend. NYU's Benjamin Han, via The Verge Findings were based on the <br />National Survey on Drug Use and Health, <br />which had 14,000 respondents. Data goes on to show that marijuana <br />use increased for those with cancer. It was especially noticeable for <br />people diagnosed with diabetes. According to a study last year from PubMed, <br />senior citizens mostly use pot to deal with pain. Han adds that doctors still aren't widely okay with <br />discussing the use of marijuana for patients. This could be due to clinical studies <br />not typically using older adults.
