(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 its constituents figure out how to use CBD, with the “CBD Guidance for Adults with Arthritis” recently published on its website.
Clinical research on the efficacy and safety of cannabinoid-based medicines is still far from adequate to satisfy the mainstream medical establishment. And yet, with millions of people using these medicines, consumer advocacy organizations like AARP and the Arthritis Foundation are finding they must balance the conservative stance of most medical authorities with the real-life needs of their constituents. And as the AARP September Bulletin noted, “the tipping point has been reached.” (Read more on Forbes.com)
