There is a particular joy that Baby Boomers experience when they first visit a cannabis dispensary. After so many years of fear and hiding their pot consumption, the novelty of going into a store, perusing a menu and buying cannabis over a counter can be just too rich. So imagine what it’s like, with decades … Read More »
8 CBD Topicals That Help Seniors Feel Good In Their Skin
Regardless of how they feel about cannabis, older adults tend to be enthusiastic about CBD. Non-intoxicating, natural and increasingly accessible, CBD products promise to remedy a host of ailments that plague the 50+ crowd. And the CBD products of preference for this formidable demographic, according to cannabis market research firm, the Brightfield Group, are topicals. … Read More »
Cannabis Investing – Bobbi Paley Style
The predominance of white men in the cannabis industry is a well-known and disheartening reality. But against the backdrop of pale, male and stale, New York-based cannabis investor and dealmaker Barbara (Bobbi) Paley, stands out like a flash of crimson. And if she has her way, the cannabis space is about to become a lot … Read More »
Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, the Godfather of Cannabinoid Research
If Raphael Mechoulam’s life’s work hadn’t focused on a globally prohibited and vilified plant, his might be a household name today. As the first scientist to isolate CBD and THC in the early 1960s, Dr. Mechoulam became a folk hero in the underground cannabis sphere—a status with which he is clearly uncomfortable. But it was … Read More »
Cannabis-Based Medicine: A Breakthrough For Healing Intractable Chronic Wounds
Chronic wounds disproportionately affect older adults, severely impairing their health and quality of life. Aging diminishes our capacity for healing, and conditions such as diabetes, vascular disease, cancer and surgical procedures put elder adults at further risk of developing chronic wounds. While notoriously difficult to heal, a new, experimental cannabinoid-based treatment promises to vastly improve … Read More »