Silver Haze In The Golden Years Even as the boomer generation—the one known for “tuning in and dropping out”—approaches retirement, there’s a long-held stigma surrounding marijuana among older people. For many who were young in the 1960s and 70s, cannabis was something seen at parties, possibly experimented with, but for the most part set aside. It’s hard to get past decades of federal prohibition and criminalization, so it’s little wonder that in 2017 only three percent of adults over 65 years old reported being “current smokers.” [1] However, with medical cannabis continuing to spread through the country—and with more and more research pointing to its benefits for everything from chronic pain and sleep problems to anxiety and arthritis—the tide seems to be turning. In fact, in the 30 states that allow medical or recreational use, the fastest growing demographic of users is adults over 50. [2] The face of who is using this substance is getting older and wiser.   But what explains this turnaround, and what do seniors need to be aware of when it comes to medical cannabis? Let’s take a closer look. Marijuana As Medicine Ultimately, beyond increased access, a big reason that seniors are turning to […]