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
worked. until she was given cannabis. and then her seizures nearly completely stopped. it changed everything for her and the world. and now seniors at the very opposite of the age spectrum are using it in several countries to treat behavioral symptoms such as aggression and also increasingly for what i call the nuisances of aging. everything from sleep disorders to pain to anxiety. as dr. bone saw success with those patients in the memory care unit, she also saw it with the hundreds of other residents using cannabis all over morris life. like 98-year-old marvin horowitz and 94-year-old ken tillman. i ve got to warn you, with these two it s kind of hard to get a