Chronic wounds disproportionately affect older adults, severely impairing their health and quality of life. Aging diminishes our capacity for healing, and conditions such as diabetes, vascular disease, cancer and surgical procedures put elder adults at further risk of developing chronic wounds. While notoriously difficult to heal, a new, experimental cannabinoid-based treatment promises to vastly improve … Read More »
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Cannabis In Hospice: Growing Demand And Acceptance For End-Of-Life Care
A new study finds hospice professionals overwhelmingly support using medical cannabis for hospice patients. In hospices across North America, medical cannabis is increasingly replacing mind-muddling medications to enable patients to experience their final days relaxed and without pain, able to interact with loved ones consciously and coherently. The utility of cannabis in elder-care and palliative … Read More »
Seniors Drive Shift of Cannabis Perceptions Towards Wellness
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing the movement to legalize cannabis is the need to overcome decades of disinformation proliferated through War on Drugs propaganda. And if the good fight is to be won, it will require a shift in the common perception of cannabis – from dangerous, gateway drug to safe and effective medicine. The … Read More »
In Search Of Low-Dose Cannabis Edibles For Seniors
I recently watched the excellent and highly recommended Netflix documentary “Grass is Greener.” Along with a powerful social justice message, the film also features a lot of young men smoking copious amounts of weed. These youthful uber-consumers, with their endocannabinoid systems steeped in THC, have traditionally been the main drivers of the cannabis market. But … Read More »
Can Medical Marijuana Help with Dementia?
There may be nothing more painful than looking on, helplessly, while a loved one struggles with the agitation and uncontrolled behaviors of dementia. This is what happened to Greg Spier, as he watched his father, Alex Spier, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, wracked with anguish while reliving his childhood Holocaust trauma. And no medication prescribed … Read More »