Will be over the age of 65. That means more people requiring more frequent and advanced medical care, which often means more pills. But theres a growing movement in the medical and the Scientific Community thats urging less pills and more plants. They look at marijuana as a potential life changer for those suffering from agerelated conditions like chronic pain, insomnia, anxiety, even alzheimers disease. But does cannabis really work for seniors and is it safe . Over the next hour, cnns dr. Sanjay gupta takes us Around The World as he speaks to skeptics and advocates who are studying cannabis. Sanjay also meets with older users who say their Quality Of Life has quill proved because of marijuana. April 2023. Its a Picture Perfect spring morning near the Southern California coastline. Then well hear from seniorfriendly brands with recommendations and introductioned for you about it. Reporter a scene is unfolding that i can hardly believe. We made our way to laguna woods. This is a Retire
he says cannabis worked for him and it was the only thing that did. you dream, you fly. reporter: when you smoke? yeah. reporter: for me, it was the first time i had seen something like this, seniors over and over again using cannabis to sleep better, to gain weight, improve mood, reduce pain. scientists at tel aviv university, they also took notice of this, studying the initial results and calling them outstanding. ten years later moshe root has since passed away but the work and the tedious gathering of data continues. these are the growing fields of tikun olam, which translated means to repair the world. it s different from what you saw ten years ago when you were here? reporter: yes.
many call the holy land of medical marijuana, israel. and it was here about a decade ago outside of tel aviv, i met a group of seniors who were using cannabis to treat everything from their pain to their post-traumatic stress, to their tremors, even their anxiety. what have the last ten years been like for you? wow. reporter: imba wlchlt sokoren was the head nurse at balorim nursing home back in 2013. i was pretty skeptical of this. did you think you were going to be able to change my mind? i prayed for. i wanted everybody to come to see what i see. reporter: i met people like 80-year-old moshe root. for too long, he says, he suffered from debilitating tremors and insomnia.
i really hope so. we re not there yet. the answers might come from places like this. it s a state-run nursing home outside of tel aviv. residents here are using marijuana for pain, loss of appetite, parkinson s disease, and dementia. moshe root is one of those residents. he was 77 when he smoked his first pipe of marijuana. he is 80 now, and he smokes a couple of times a day. it s to help with the pain and the hand tremors caused by stroke. it s a mixture of tobacco and marijuana. he even decided to light up during our interview to stop his hands from shaking. you are saying your hands are steady because of the marijuana? it also helped ease a deeper pain hidden from sight. you see moshe is a holocaust survivor. when his wife died a couple of
be the best medication. i really hope so. we re not there yet. the answers might come from places like this. it s a state-run nursing home outside of tel aviv. residents here are using marijuana for pain, loss of appetite, parkinson s disease, and dementia. moshe root is one of those residents. he was 77 when he smoked his first pipe of marijuana. he is 80 now, and he smokes a couple a times a day. it s to help with the pain and the hand tremors caused by stroke. it s a mixture of tobacco and marijuana. he even decided to light up during our interview to stop his hands from shaking. you are saying your hands are steady because of the marijuana? it also helped ease a deeper pain hidden from sight. you see moshe is a holocaust survivor. when his wife died a couple of