75-Year-Old New Zealand Man Arrested for Growing 250 Illegal Weed Plants
A 75-year-old man in New Zealand was recently discovered to have been growing 250 cannabis plants by local law enforcement. The Central […]
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More Than 10% of Older Americans Have Used Cannabis in the Last Year
After analyzing available survey data, researchers at the University of Michigan said that 12.1% of adults in the United States aged 50-80 […]
Senior Citizens Are the Fastest-Growing Demographic Embracing Cannabis
People like to rag on boomers for never changing, but at least when it comes to cannabis, seniors are ready to get […]
Senators Back Bill to Tackle Big Pharma’s Rocketing Prescription Drug Prices
Built-in structures to incentivize jacking up drug prices in pharmacies, and prey on seniors, could soon be whittled down. Sens. Maggie Hassan […]
82-Year-Old German Pot Dealer Gets ‘Very Last Warning’
One octogenarian German is down to his last straw. The Associated Press reports that a court in the northern German town of […]
Doctors Warn Seniors About Consuming Too Much THC
Due to an uptick of incidents involving seniors consuming too much cannabis, doctors are warning older citizens about how to consume the […]
Study Shows Rise in Weed-Related Emergency Room Visits Among Older Adults
A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has revealed a dramatic spike in emergency […]
Pennsylvania Starts Program Providing Financial Assistance to Low-Income Cannabis Patients
Certain low-income senior citizens in Pennsylvania will receive financial assistance for their medical cannabis treatment thanks to a newly launched pilot program […]