As baby boomers get older, more seniors are smoking marijuana. Long popular with the younger crowd, the number of people aged 50 to 59 who smoke marijuana went up from 1.9% to 2.9% between 2002 and 2008. The rise was most-dramatic among 55- to 59-year-olds, whose reported pot use more than tripled, from 1.6% in 2002 to 5.1% in 2008. Officials expect to see further increases as 78 million boomers born between 1954 and 1964 get older. For many, the drug never had the stigma it did for previous generations, either for recreation or as a way to cope with the aches and pains of aging. Many believe the increased use of pot by aging Americans will lead to more legalization, but not without a battle.
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