Senior citizens in California have found a substitute for opioids - marijuana. There are businesses which specialize in the seniors market. Experts say the older crowd is turning to the drug to treat a host of ailments — from arthritis to neuropathy, insomnia and chronic pain — and to avoid the side-effects associated with prescription drugs, including opioids. They sell it in a variety of products: tinctures, sprays, edibles and topicals such as lotions and oils. The basic pitch is that you can relieve your pain without getting high.
Several studies indicate that seniors are the fastest growing population in America to adopt cannabis and if the trend continues they could overtake the younger generation in terms of weed consumption. Marijuana use among Americans aged 65 and over increased by 250 percent between 2006 and 2013, according to the National Survey of Drug Use and Health. The California market should reach $6.5 billion in sales statewide by 2020.
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