Join myself and M'lissa Duncan for today's show where she discusses the effects marijuana can have on today's population over 50. She is a Cannabis Nurse, Cannabis Educator and Consultant, Registered Nurse, Patient Advocate, American Cannabis Nurses Association, Illinois Women in Cannabis. She discusses the growing over 50 population and the health issues they face. She provides useful information for those over 50 that use Cannabis such as physiological effects and more importantly the drug interactions. Sit back and enjoy the podcast.

Statistics provided by the Prevention Alliance shows:

>54% of adults age 50+

used marijuana

>1 in 20 older Americans

used marijuana within the

past month

>Men 60-64 report the

highest rates of marijuana

use over 50

>Use nearly doubled among

men 65-69 and men 70-

74

>Cannabis use in those 65+

increased by 75% from

2015-2018

>25% of marijuana users age

65+ reported that a doctor

recommended marijuana in

the past year