According to a new study medical cannabis reduces pain, opioid use and depression among those 65 and older.
The study, published in the journal Biomedicines, is titled Medical Cannabis Is Not Associated with a Decrease in Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults. It was conducted by researchers at Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Clalit Health Services and Tel Aviv University, all in Israel.
As noted by the study, “The proportion of older adults using medical cannabis is rising.” Therefore, researchers “aimed to assess the effects of herbal medical cannabis on the functional status of older adults.”
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