I recently listened to a webinar where David (Dedi) Meiri spoke about the cannabis research in his lab at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Meiri is best known for his work matching specific components of cannabis to affect different types of cancer. But when the interviewer asked the Israeli researcher which areas of medicine he thought cannabis … Read More »
cannabis and the over 50's
Making Cannabis Medicine Available To The Isolated Elderly – Two Institutions Show It Can Be Done
Older adults – the population most vulnerable to the novel coronavirus – have plenty to be anxious about. Particularly for those residing in long-term care facilities, this stress can only be compounded. After COVID-19 swept through the Kirkland, Washington’s Life Care Center, and now appears to have spread to other nursing homes in the region, the vulnerability … Read More »
For Older Adults Of Color, Medical Cannabis Can Be Complicated – An Interview With Attorney Scheril Murray Powell
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 »
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 »