Older adults pay more for pot than any other age group. This was one of the findings from a new study on cannabis pricing recently released by Headset, the Seattle, Washington-based cannabis data analytics firm. There are, of course, some important caveats here. The data for the report was collected from recreational sales during 2018 in … Read More »
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A Cannabis Dispensary Field Trip: Escorting A Parent To The Cure Dispensary, Philadelphia, PA
This second in my series of dispensary visits almost didn’t happen. The original plan was to make a road trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to see how the older residents in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country are accessing the products and services of the Cure Dispensary, their local medical cannabis retailer. But who knew that … Read More »
For Older Adults Wanting A Good Night’s Sleep, Try A Cup Of Cannabis Tea
The quest for a good night’s sleep is one of the main factors motivating older adults to try a cannabis product. Insomnia, along with pain and anxiety, is one of the triumvirate of conditions that adults over 55 most commonly cite as the reason they use marijuana. Read more on Forbes.com
The Nursing Home With A Medical Cannabis Program The Feds Can Live With
In hospitals and nursing care facilities across the country, patients are systematically denied access to medical cannabis, even if they are located in states where it is legal. The reason behind this is simple. As long as the vast majority of these institutions rely on funding from Medicare and other federal sources, they opt not … Read More »
‘Silver Dabblers’ And ‘Aging Ailers’: Cracking The Baby Boomer Cannabis Consumer
There are 77 million Baby Boomers in the United States, and according to AARP, they are projected to wield 70% of all disposable income within the next four years. Healthier and wealthier than any preceding generation, Baby Boomers are discovering—and re-discovering—cannabis at unprecedented rates, as a recent report on the California market indicates. But is the cannabis … Read More »