Forbes: Should Your Aging Parent Try Medical Marijuana?
She got better relief from a tiny piece of medical marijuana in a candy form than she did from standard narcotic pain medication.
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Reflections on Dr. Sanjay Gupta's CNN Documentary: WEED
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, created a documentary about medical cannabis which aired Sunday. Overall, I was very...
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The Atlantic: If Marijuana is Legalized, Who Will Start Using More of It?
Ethan Nadelmann, the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, doesn't think kids and teens are going to start using marijuana more frequently if the drug is fully legalized across the country. The reason is simple: They can already get pot pretty easily.
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Study: 7 out of 10 Americans Take a Prescription Drug
A Mayo Clinic study found nearly 70% of Americans take prescription drugs, with antibiotics, antidepressants and painkillers being the most...
Baby Boomers: Overlooked Customers No More
But as the baby boomers continue to get older, they are returning to enjoying the herb for both recreational and medicinal purposes
Older Americans Changing Views on Marijuana
In 2011, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that 6.3% of adults between the ages of 50 and 59 used marijuana, more than double of 10 years ago
Poll: Majority of New Yorkers Back Legalized Pot, Ohioans Evenly Split
Two new polls, published this week by Quinnipiac University, show solid support for marijuana legalization in both New York and Ohio...
Help Needed: Release Five Lifetime Marijuana Prisoners
A law office filed a legal petition with the federal government seeking clemency for 5 elderly prisoners serving lifetime sentences for cannabis-only...
Gallup: Most Americans Want the Federal Government to Butt Out of State Marijuana Laws
Sixty-four percent of Americans oppose the federal government interfering in state laws that allow for the legal use of the substance by adults...
Quinnipiac Pollster Calls Marijuana Legalization "Just a Matter of Time"
The third different poll in less than a week to report a majority favoring marijuana legalization was released Wednesday, with the pollster saying the...
CBS Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High
A CBS News poll released this week has support for marijuana legalization at an all-time high, with as many Americans now saying it should be legal as...
Cannabis Use by Seniors and Aging | Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference
Here is a comprehensive list of research articles, abstracts, news stories and other references about cannabis use by seniors and aging.
NORML’s Eleven Surprising Things About Marijuana That Seniors Need to Know
One of the last, but not too unsurprising hold out demographics in America to fully embrace cannabis law reform are seniors. Here are eleven things about...
Talk to Your Parents, Grandparents; Help End Prohibition Now
If every weedist had a simple conversation with their parents and grandparents, could cannabis prohibition come crashing down at a record pace?
Oregon Marijuana Initiative Trailing Slightly in Poll
A recent SurveyUSA poll shows Measure 80, on the ballot in Oregon to legalize recreational marijuana, trailing by a margin of 41% to 37%.
Colorado's Marijuana Legalization Measure Polls 51 Percent
The latest poll, released Sat by SurveyUSA for the Denver Post, has Colorado's marijuana legalization initiative at 51%, with 40% opposed and 8% undecided.
Senior Citizens and Cannabis Patient Advocates Brave San Diego Federal Courthouse
Over 60 senior citizens protested at the Edward Schwartz Federal Courthouse, donning green medical cannabis ribbons to challenge the legality of a wiretap.
Big Pharma Infographic: The Stats About Pharmaceutical Companies
a wonderful Big Pharma infographic titled: The Stats About Pharmaceutical Companies, from My[confined]Space.