Cannabis Use by Seniors and Aging | Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference

Here is a comprehensive list of research articles, abstracts, news stories and other references about cannabis use by seniors and aging. These links are listed under ‘Seniors and Aging’ in Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference List. The author, Granny Storm Crow, has spent the better part of a lifetime collecting and sharing objective cannabis research and information. In her own words:

“It is time for us to demand a change in the laws on cannabis! We must keep telling the truth, keep presenting the facts to our friends and our families. The facts are there in PubMed- cannabis IS medicine! Our government lies to us about cannabis! And folks-

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Cannabis Use by Seniors and Aging

Cannabis Use by Seniors and Aging Full Articles

• Changes in cannabinoid receptor binding and mRNA levels in several brain regions of aged rats (full – 1998)
• Inflammation and aging: can endocannabinoids help? (full – 2008)
• Cannabinoid receptor stimulation is anti-inflammatory and improves memory in old rats (full – 2008)
• Cannabinoid agonist WIN-55,212-2 partially restores neurogenesis in the aged rat brain (full – 2009)
• The Management of Chronic Pruritus in the Elderly (full – 2010)
• Role of CB1 cannabinoid receptors on GABAergic neurons in brain aging (full– 2011)

Cannabis Use by Seniors and Aging Article Abstracts

• The Peripheral Cannabinoid Receptor CB2 and CD40 Are Novel Biological Markers That Predict Outcome in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of Elderly Patients. (abst – 2004)
• Using Marijuana in Adulthood: the Experience of a Sample of Users in Oklahoma City (abst – 2005)
• Projecting drug use among aging baby boomers in 2020. (abst – 2006)
• Cannabinoids Attenuate the Effects of Aging Upon Neuroinflammation and Neurogenesis. (abst – 2008)
• Deficiency of CB2 cannabinoid receptor in mice improves insulin sensitivity but increases food intake and obesity with age. (abst – 2010)
• The effects of Cannabis sativa L. seed (hempseed) in the ovariectomized rat model of menopause. (abst – 2010)
• Marijuana use among older adults in the U.S.A.: user characteristics, patterns of use, and implications for intervention (abst – 2011)
• Early onset of aging-like changes is restricted to cognitive abilities and skin structure in Cnr1(-/-) mice. (abst – 2011)
• Gender-dependent increases with healthy aging of the human cerebral cannabinoid-type 1 receptor binding using [(18)F]MK-9470 PET. (abst – 2011)

Cannabis Use by Seniors and Aging News and Other Reference

• Pass the Doobie, pops (news – 2005)
• CN BC: Expert Testifies Cannabis Helps Slow Aging (news – 2008)
• Could Marijuana Substance Help Prevent Or Delay Memory Impairment In The Aging Brain? (news – 2008)
• Marijuana may be good for the aging brain (news – 2008)
• Older Adults’ Pot Use Up (news – 2010)
• Marijuana Use By Seniors Goes Up As Boomers Age (news – 2010)
• Pot Breaks the Age Barrier (news – 2010)
• 125 Year Old Woman Claimed Smoking Cannabis Everyday Was Her Secret to Long Life (news – 2011)
• Endocannabinoid Signaling In Dietary Restriction And Lifespan Extension (news – 2011)
• Bodyguard for the Brain: Researchers Identify Mechanism That Seems to Protect Brain from Aging (news – 2011)
• Pot smoking not tied to middle-age mental decline (news – 2012)

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