More Seniors Try Marijuana
As cannabis becomes more accepted in the medical community, a rising number of seniors are trying it, especially for pain.
Medical Cannabis: A Therapeutic Resource for Seniors
Since 2017, licensed Hawai‘i cannabis growers have been formulating and dispensing medical products to qualified state-registered patients. A majority of their clients who are benefiting from cannabis treatments are seniors. Maui Grown Therapies dispensary in Kahului has been open over a year. Leading their Science & Medical Advisory Board is Dr. Andrew Weil, director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrated Medicine, an advocate for alternative medicine and an early pioneer in the research of medical cannabis.
