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Although many people in the country now use medical marijuana, most\npeople are surprisingly unaware of how diverse the demographics of\nmedical marijuana users are. As medical marijuana gains popularity and\nacceptance throughout the country, more and more people are turning to\ncannabis for everything from pain relief to assistance with chronic\nillness.

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The Demographics of Medical Cannabis

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Medical marijuana is now legal in 23\nstates\nas well as the District of Columbia. Each of those states keeps detailed\ndata on how many people per capita are using medical marijuana.\nAccording to the website\nProCon,\nroughly 2.5 million people in the country use medical marijuana. Of\nthese people, researchers have found that medical marijuana is used\nequally between men and\nwomen.

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Additionally, individuals from all age groups use medical marijuana,\nalthough the treatment is generally more common among a younger demographic. On\naverage, each of the states in which medical marijuana is legal have 7.7\npeople per 1,000 who take advantage of the treatment on a regular basis.\nIt is worth mentioning that those numbers may be artificially low due to\nthe fact that several states (Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire and New\nYork) have not yet opened their patient registration databases.

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When it comes to different racial groups, a study conducted by the\nCalifornia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance\nSystem in\npartnership with the Public Health Institute and the CDC of more than\n7,000 adults has found a small difference in medical marijuana usage\n(amounting to fewer than 3 percentage points). This difference, however,\nis statistically insignificant. The survey also found that most people\nwho use medical marijuana are taking advantage of the treatment to help\nresolve ongoing medical issues. In fact, the treatment is so common that\nit is estimated that 5 percent of California\nadults report having used\nmedical marijuana to help cope with medical issues.

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An Equal Distribution Across All Demographics

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According to most recent data, medical marijuana is being used equally\nacross most populations without much of a gap in age, race, ethnicity or\ngeography (except, of course, in states where medical marijuana is still\nillegal).

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Although the use of medical marijuana has become more common, the\ntreatment has faced vocal\nopposition\nfrom politicians and officials across the country due to a lack of\nformalized studies. The findings of the aforementioned survey, however,\nseek to put the opposition to rest. While medical marijuana is not yet\nlegal in all 50 states, it is clear that the treatment is being used by\nall members of the population. People who take medical marijuana as a\ntreatment for an ongoing disorder understand that medical cannabis often\noffers treatments that traditional pharmaceuticals do not, and, as such,\nit's a valuable therapy for many demographics.

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Additionally, 76 percent of\ndoctors\nacross the country stand behind the use of medical cannabis, which means\nthe treatment is gaining popularity not only with a diverse span of\npatients, but with the medical establishment as well. In addition to\nseeing medical marijuana used across all demographics and age groups,\nthese doctors have also seen medical cannabis used to treat\ndifficult-to-resolve\ndisorders\nsuch as migraines, eating disorders and the pain associated with\ndifferent types of cancer.

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With this data in mind, it is clear that medical marijuana is a valued\ntreatment among adults across all demographics. When you take into\naccount that doctors have begun to support the treatment as well, it\nseems that cannabis is gaining widespread popularity as an effective\ntool for maximizing wellness.

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