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Austin, TX: Nearly one in five adults between the ages of 50 and 64 acknowledge having consumed a CBD product within the past year and one in seven adults over the age of 65 have done so, according to survey data published in the journal Clinical Gerontologist.
Researchers at the University of Texas assessed CBD use in a nationally representative cohort of older adults.
They found that just over 18 percent of those between the ages of 50 and 64 reported past-year CBD consumption. Among those ages 65 and older, slightly more than 14 percent reported consuming CBD products.
“CBD use is common … in the 65+ age group and positively correlated with both medical and nonmedical cannabis use,” investigators concluded.
Separate survey data finds that a growing percentage of older adults similarly report using cannabis, primarily to assist with anxiety, to improve sleep, or to relieve pain.
Commercially available CBD products lack federal regulatory oversight, are often mislabeled, and may contain impurities. Consumers of CBD products typically report using them for symptom management in place of prescription medications. Survey data compiled by the National Consumers League reports that more than eight in ten voters desire greater oversight over the production and marketing of commercially available CBD products.
Full text of the study, “Cannabidiol use among older adults: Associations with cannabis use, psychical and mental health, and other substance use,” appears in Clinical Gerontologist. Additional information is available from the NORML Fact Sheet, ‘FAQs about Cannabidiol (CBD).’
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