It was revealed last week that Nick Clegg’s Lib Dems party had plans to push for the legalisation of cannabis cafes.  The leaked policy document makes it “no longer a crime for the occupier or manager of premises to permit someone to use cannabis on those premises”.

SAMHSA reports in its latest review, “Illicit Drug Use Among Older Adults,” that 1) approximately 5 adults in 100 aged 50 or older used either cannabis or an illicit drug in the past year; 2) among the surveyed population the incidence of cannabis use is higher than that of illicit prescription drug use between the ages of 50 and 59; and 3) those above the age of 65, the use of illicit prescription drugs is greater than the use of cannabis.