There is new data to notice recently relating to increased cannabis use in the senior population, especially during times of COVID and some interesting impact on seniors in the workplace: March 20, 2021. New York Times CANNABIS USE DURING COVID Over 65 use of cannabis has jumped 75% from 2015 to 2018 to now include…
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What Do Older Marijuana Consumers Use and Think?
What Do Older Marijuana Consumers Use and Think? Researchers Now Know.
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Why CBD Works Better With THC…
https://www.leafly.com/news/health/why-cbd-works-better-with-thc THC is TLC for your CBD The whole plant works better: The Entourage effect (synergy)…don’t forget terpenes 3 Studies: breast cancer, cancer pain, CBD inhibits THC paranoia, etc You don’t get high with microdosing You can find a wide range of THC to CBD ratios in a good dispensary
Next Marketing Wave? Precision Dosing
Where cannabis investors see the next big wave? In precision dosing “when you look at consumer data, and you look at intenders,” meaning those who currently don’t use cannabis but are open to it, “then look at rejectors,” or people who haven’t used cannabis in the last six months and aren’t likely to consider…
More statistics from the Canadian study
Cannabis Helped About Half of Patients Off Anxiety Meds, Study Reports
Seniors and Cannabis: Comprehensive and Informative Article (Green Camp) 3/19
Seniors and Cannabis: Golden Years Are Turning Green
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Statistics on Medical Study with Elderly, May ’19
Medical Marijuana and Older Adults: Well tolerated among elderly patients; nearly a third reduced opioids https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aan/78289 Quote: Adults who were an average age of 81 experienced relief in chronic pain, sleep, neuropathy, and anxiety with medical cannabis, reported Laszlo Mechtler, MD, of Dent Neurologic Institute in Buffalo, New York, and colleagues, in an early-release abstract from…
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Big buzz for seniors cannabis seminars
Big buzz for seniors cannabis seminars https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/big-buzz-for-seniors-cannabis-seminars-1.4305065 Roycroft says the evidence that B.C. seniors are interested in the healing prospects of a joint, or the medicinal benefits of edibles or oils is apparent when they were asked to speak before hundreds in Victoria and Vancouver. Wednesday Roycroft will speak and take questions at the James…
Seniors Turn to Cannabis for Pain
“A study published in the the European Journal of Internal Medicine by Israeli researchers found that 93.7 of patients reported medicinal improvements after six months of marijuana-based treatment. Authors of the study conclude; “Our study finds that the therapeutic use of cannabis is safe and efficacious in the elderly population. Cannabis use may decrease…
Sacred Plant Article on Senior Use of Cannabis
https://thesacredplant.com/seniors/rise-in-senior-users This is the entire article on Boomer use of Cannabis with references, because it is such a good summary: “As the Baby Boomer generation ages, many are trusting medical cannabis to relieve a variety of symptoms. These symptoms and medical conditions include chronic pain and insomnia. According to a June 2018, Gerontology and Geriatric…
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