When Older Age Comes With Daily Doses of Medical Marijuana.

The article discusses an increase in the use of medical marijuana by elderly Americans. Topics include the benefits of marijuana over drugs such as morphine due to its less addictive nature and fewer side affects, scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of marijuana in treating neuropathic pain, vomiting and nausea from chemotherapy, and brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and dementia, and concerns regarding the safety and accessibility of marijuana for elderly patients.