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Pot Use Among U.S. Seniors Nearly Doubled in 3 Years - Cannabis News
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Americans may want to rethink the stereotype of the pot-loving teen: More U.S. seniors are using the drug now than ever before.
The proportion of folks 65 and older who use pot stands at 4.2%, up from 2.4% in 2015, according to figures from the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
"The change from 2.4 up to 4.2, that's a 75% increase," said senior researcher Joseph Palamar, an associate professor of population health at New York University Langone Medical Center. "It didn't double, but 75% is a pretty big increase, I think."
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Dennis Thompson ~ HealthDay.com ~