A growing number of seniors today are looking to get their hands on some cannabis and they can't stop turning to line-up for the product, to see if it can help them with a myriad of different ailments.

Cannabis is still prohibited federally, yet you can access recreational and medicinal cannabis programs in a variety of different states today. This includes places like Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

Many older adults have been turning to cannabis to see if they might be able to get some help with their anxiety, depression, insomnia, memory care, or pain.

And for many of them, pharmaceutical drugs have often failed them or they feel that they pose much riskier side effects and potential danger than a natural treatment like cannabis.

One previous study found that cannabis therapy was safer and more efficient for seniors than their opioid medications in treating a variety of symptoms related to illnesses *such as cancer, PTSD, ulcerative colitis, and Parkinson's.

Studies have shown that cannabis can greatly reduce symptoms of pain for seniors and it doesn't come along with the same worrisome adverse effects that you would be concerned with if they were taking opioid medication for example, suggests researchers.

In Colorado, a growing number of seniors are becoming interested in what cannabis might be able to do for them.

They've been eager to come in and ask questions, looking to better familiarize themselves with the plant and all that it has to offer.

Seniors are regarded as the fastest growing consumer group of cannabis in the U.S. today.

It's become so popular with the elderly that there are now retirement homes throughout Colorado and elsewhere that have started putting on cannabis seminars. And these venues are going to need to eventually, for those who haven't begun already, struggle with the shift toward embracing that sort of treatment for those who they care for, or choosing to neglect it. If there is that much demand with seniors to explore introducing cannabis into their lifestyle, then we can expect that retirement homes will be pressured to eventually accommodate that need for them.

For 2016 alone, it's estimated that cannabis spending in Colorado was around $1.3 billion. The overall legal cannabis market in the United States is expected to surpass $20 billion by 2021.

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Information posted above is not intended to be used as any substitute for professional medical advice, or diagnosis or treatment. The above is posted for informational purposes only.

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