Decades of relentless War on Drugs propaganda have made many older adults resistant to even considering medical cannabis. Yet in communities of color that have disproportionately borne the brunt of that “war,” the suspicion and resistance among seniors who could benefit from cannabis medicine can be even more deep-seated. I spoke about this conundrum and … Read More »
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Cannabis, CBD And A Better Way to Age
Originally posted Sept. 29, 2019 on Forbes.com “We Baby Boomers think we’re going to die without getting old,” an insightful colleague told me recently. At the time, we chuckled at the folly of our generation. But lately I am starting to think that we may actually be able to pull it off. “Getting old” is … Read More »
Insights on Cannabis, Attitudes and Opioid Use From Dr. Brian Kaskie and the Cannabis and Older Persons Study
(originally posted Sept. 25, 2019) “There’s Something Happening Here: Exploring the Evolving Intersection Between Cannabis and Older Persons” is the theme of the recent issue of Public Policy & Aging Report, a journal of The Gerontological Society of America. Dr. Brian Kaskie, a faculty member and researcher at the University of Iowa’s College of Public Health … Read More »
Nation’s Largest Arthritis Advocacy Group Releases CBD Guidelines
(This post was first published on Sept. 24) This September, AARP marked a milestone in medical marijuana acceptance with the announcement that it “does not want older Americans to navigate this brave new world of cannabis alone.” Now the Arthritis Foundation, the largest advocacy group in the United States for people with arthritis, is helping … Read More »
This Isn’t Our Grandma’s Marijuana, But That Doesn’t Mean Grandma Can’t Smoke It
(originally posted September 12, 2019 on Forbes.com) The US Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, a strident critic of cannabis use, recently commented on its dangers, explaining that “this ain’t our grandmother’s marijuana.” His assumption is that, if indeed our grandparents (or we ourselves) smoked cannabis in the day, it was less potent than what is now commonly … Read More »