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4 Cannabis Sleep Aids Baby Boomers Should Know About

May 8, 2019 by Abbie Rosner Leave a Comment

Sleep problems are the uninvited companion of the aging, and a growing number of Baby Boomers and older adults are trading their over-the-counter sleep aids for cannabis. According to Brightfield Group analyst Bethany Gomez, 31% of older adults (age 45+) who use cannabis are using it to address insomnia-related issues, making it the fourth-most common medical condition this demographic treats with cannabis. Among those who carry a state-issued medical card, that figure jumps to 39%.  Read more on Forbes.com

Filed Under: cannabis and the over 50's, cannabis sleep aids, medical cannabis, medical marijuana

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Abbie Rosner is a writer interested in how her cohort of Baby Boomers is exploring - and re-exploring - the drugs of our youth to enhance the way we age and transition. Her book, ELDEREVOLUTION - Psychedelics and the New Counterculture of Aging, will be published by Park Street Press in Spring 2026.

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I am a writer and baby boomer covering how the current "psychedelic renaissance" is transforming the ways we approach aging - individually and as a society. My book, Psychedelics and the ... Read More »

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