Baby Boomers’ love affair with CBD is out in the open, and the market is smitten. Eager for a natural alternative to pharmaceuticals for the aches and pains of aging, yet leery of the heights of THC, older adults have become voracious CBD consumers. But a spate of recent crackdowns on CBD retailers in states … Read More »
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Adding Cannabis To The Mix: Risks And Benefits For Seniors
Because of federal restrictions associated with its Schedule 1 status, millions of Americans are using cannabis with no or limited guidance on how it may interact with their other medicines. Baby Boomers and elder adults, who often suffer from multiple chronic health conditions and are taking numerous medications, are potentially at a much greater risk … Read More »
Constance Finley’s Midlife Detour To Cannabis Extraction Connoisseur
There is a subset of medical cannabis companies established by people who healed themselves with their own plant-based medicine, then went into business to serve others. Obviously it takes more than a compelling personal experience to get a company off the ground. It helps to live in a state such as California that has a … Read More »
Cannabis Dispensary Field Trip: Boomers Experience The Apothecarium In San Francisco
Cannabis dispensaries are a radically new retail phenomenon, selling a commodity that is still shrouded in stigma and illegal under federal law. For a Baby Boomer whose most recent cannabis transaction may have been clandestinely copping a dime bag from their neighborhood dealer some 50 years ago, visiting a dispensary can make them feel like … Read More »
Cannabis Club Fills Info Gap For California Seniors
Tucked between the affluent San Francisco suburbs of Lafayette and Walnut Creek is Rossmoor, an upscale senior-living community of some 10,000 residents 55 and older. Rossmoor members have a plethora of activities at their convenience, from bridge to bocce ball to social clubs (Boomers Forever!). But they are also among the few older adults in … Read More »