10 Times More Americans Over 65 Now Use Marijuana
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A new study has found that 10 times more Americans over 65 are now using marijuana than in 2006.

In 2006, 0.4% of Americans over 65 had used marijuana in the last year. By 2015 that number was 2.9% – and it became 4.2% by 2018.

Since 1996, 31 US states have changed their laws to let people use marijuana as medicine. And since 2012, 11 states and the District of Columbia have allowed adults to use marijuana for any reason.

According to Gallup, the number of American adults using marijuana has increased from 7% in 2013 to 12% in 2019. However, the number was already 11% by 2015, and it has changed little since. In states where marijuana has been legalized, some studies have even shown that young people now use it less than before.

But older people are using marijuana more – especially those with diabetes, people with mental health problems, and those who drink alcohol. Women, married people, richer people, and those with a university degree are also using it more.

Carol Collin of California is over 70 and started using marijuana two years ago. "I'm doing this to sleep and provide pain relief and I find it works," she told CNN. "I wouldn't have done it if it was illegal."

Dr. Benjamin Han, one of the study's authors, worries that older people might fall over after using marijuana, or that it might make some health problems worse. For example, he told CNN that marijuana may be dangerous for people who recently had heart attacks. It may also be dangerous if mixed with other medicines.

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