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Smoking Seniors

Marijuana use by seniors goes up as boomers age and rediscover the benefits of smoking cannabis.

From Yahoo! News

"For the longest time, our political opponents were older Americans who were not familiar with marijuana and had lived through the 'Reefer Madness' mentality and they considered marijuana a very dangerous drug," said Keith Stroup, the founder and lawyer of NORML, a marijuana advocacy group.

"Now, whether they resume the habit of smoking or whether they simply understand that it's no big deal and that it shouldn't be a crime, in large numbers they're on our side of the issue."

Each night, 66-year-old Stroup says he sits down to the evening news, pours himself a glass of wine and rolls a joint. He's used the drug since he was a freshman at Georgetown, but many older adults are revisiting marijuana after years away.

"The kids are grown, they're out of school, you've got time on your hands and frankly it's a time when you can really enjoy marijuana," Stroup said. "Food tastes better, music sounds better, sex is more enjoyable."

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I am all for legalization and

I am all for legalization and the fact that acceptance is becoming the norm for marijuana it seems that of course more old people will get on board. The development of the THC in electronic cigarettes will be huge.

Stroup

I love Keith Stroup! I hope that NORML is able to get at least 1 state to legalize cannabis in 2010. I wish you good luck!

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