Willie Nelson excepted, it’s probably not an old dude’s face that pops to mind when you’re thinking of a typical marijuana user.
But perhaps it should — older Americans have been getting into weed in record numbers in recent years.
“We know that cannabis use is increasing in most age groups. But interestingly not in adolescents. It’s pretty flat with adolescence, and that tracks (with usage rates among this cohort with) other substances” such as alcohol,” University of Colorado psychology and neuroscience professor Angela Bryan told BizWest. “… So use is increasing among adults — and it’s increasing fastest among adults over 60.”
