CBD Use Among Older Adults Has Increased

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 chronic pain.