How marijuana legalization is changing retirement communities across America

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Older Americans are increasingly turning to cannabis for pain relief, sleep issues and recreation, prompting retirement communities across the country to adapt to changing attitudes, new resident needs and disputes over smoke and odors. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The spread of marijuana legalization across much of the United States is changing daily life in retirement communities, senior living developments and age-restricted neighborhoods, where cannabis use among older adults is growing rapidly and creating new social, legal and health-related challenges, The Wall Street Journal reported. As more baby boomers embrace marijuana for pain relief, sleep problems and recreation, retirement communities are increasingly navigating questions that were virtually unheard of a generation ago.

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