The Straight Dope on Cannabis and Older People

With the legalization of Medical Marijuana recreational cannabis, and the potential The Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes legalization of cannabis edibles soon Regulations (Government of Canada, 2018a) afterwards, older Canadians may be less specifies that to qualify, a person must: hesitant to try cannabis as the “reefer madness” stigma fades. [...] The federal government not have been convicted of a marijuana- passed Bill C-45 to legalize recreational related offence cannabis across the country, leaving the provinces to regulate the distribution and sale A patient may procure medical cannabis in the of recreational marijuana. [...] obtain cannabis produced by a registered caregiver; Although recent data on the number of purchase cannabis from a licensed Canadian seniors using cannabis are producer; unavailable, Health Canada figures for 2013 obtain cannabis from a health care showed that two-thirds of Canadians registered practitioner in the course of treatment for a to purchase medical marijuana were taking it to medi. [...] Another document developed for the World Health Organization (Amato, Davoli, Minozzi, The report includes a series of statements that Mitrova, Parmelli, Saulle, & Vecch., 2017) there is limited evidence to support or refute presents some very mixed evidence on the the efficacy of cannabis for a wide range of benefits and harms of cannabis (including other health ailments such as cancers, extracts. [...] The health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids: The current state of evidence and recommendations for research.