The initial thought was medical users are more likely than non-medical users to have physical and mental health problems, use healthcare services, discuss their drug use with a healthcare professional and use weed more frequently.
The study determined the rate of past-year cannabis use was 8.9 per cent, 18.5 per cent of whom reported medical use, notes the study.
About 20 per cent of those using cannabis for health reasons buy it at medical weed dispensaries compared to just five per cent of recreational users, notes a statement detailing study results.
adults more than doubled from 2008 to 2019, the statement notes, including using the plant to relieve pain and treat health issues.
Overall, “medical and non-medical users did not differ on physical and most behavioural health indicators,” the authors write in the study abstract.
A study last year from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that of the 568 patients aged 65 and older, 15 per cent had used cannabis within the past three years.
“Given the increase in THC potency, healthcare professionals should educate older cannabis users, especially high-frequency users, on potential safety issues and adverse effects,” study co-author Namkee Choi says in the statement.
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