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1st June 2020
How Might Missouri's New Medical Marijuana Laws Affect Dementia Patients?
Medical marijuana in Missouri was legalized in 2018 and medical marijuana cards have been approved for thousands of Missourians.
Now, some Missourians wonder whether that could help patients with dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease, particularly people who experience agitation and anxiety as the disease progresses.
Dementia is an umbrella term for a variety of conditions involving memory loss. The stress from these changes can make a dementia patient feel agitated, anxious, and in some cas