Retirement communities like Laguna Woods Village in Southern California often plan activities for their older adult members. One recent outing included eating a small lunch, playing bingo games…and buying their month’s supply of marijuana. “It’s like the ultimate senior experience,” said 76-year-old retiree Ron Atkin. He talked with Associated Press reporters in the back room of a marijuana store called Bud and Bloom in the California city of Santa Ana. Most American states have legalized the use of medical marijuana. And 10 of them, including California, permit people who are 21 and older to use the drug for non-medical purposes. The federal government still bans the drug, even as acceptance increases across the country. The General Social Survey found last year that a record 61 percent of Americans support legalization of marijuana. It also found that Americans over the age of 65 are increasingly supportive.
Title: More Older Americans Using Marijuana to Treat Pain, Other Conditions
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month’s supply of marijuana.</span> <span data-start-time='23042' data-end-time='32521'>“It’s like the ultimate senior experience,” said 76-year-old retiree Ron Atkin.</span> <span data-start-time='32521' data-end-time='44875'>He talked with Associated Press reporters in the back room of a marijuana store called Bud and Bloom in the California city of Santa Ana.</span> <span data-start-time='44875' data-end-time='50958'>Most American states have legalized the use of medical marijuana.</span> <span data-start-time='50958' data-end-time='62354'>And 10 of them, including California, permit people who are 21 and older to use the drug for non-medical purposes.</span> <span data-start-time='62354' data-end-time='70604'>The federal government still bans the drug, even as acceptance increases across the country.</span> <span data-start-time='70604' data-end-time='81521'>The General Social Survey found last year that a record 61 percent of Americans support legalization of marijuana.</span> 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