Unrelenting Growth and Diversification: Using the Health and Retirement Study to Illuminate Cannabis Use Among Aging Americans.

Background And Objectives: Cannabis use among aging Americans continues to increase. We examine correlates of cannabis use including attitudes, state of residence, health status, and service use.

Research Design And Methods: Using the 2018 Health and Retirement Study Cannabis module completed by 1,372 respondents aged 50 and older, we distinguished current cannabis users from those who have never used or have some prior use.