Mom and dad make up 45% of medical marijuana patients
As more states legalize marijuana for medical use, the cannabis customer base has reached an older demographic.
Nearly 85% of medical marijuana patients had some form of higher education — nearly 15% held a postgraduate degree — and about 45% of patients were parents, according to a survey of 1,400 patients ages 18 to 80 — one of the largest patient surveys to date — by HelloMD, a digital health care platform that provides doctor consultations via live video chats for cannabis patients. Medical marijuana is legal in 23 states, while cannabis for recreational use is legal in four states and the District of Columbia.
The patient demographics reflect a different cannabis consumer than typically depicted in popular media — specifically young, unmotivated males — and reflect shifting national attitudes toward marijuana use. Nearly half of adults ages 30 to 49 reported having tried marijuana in 2013, compared with 16%...
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