All posts tagged "seniors"

Culture

Senior High: Retirement Community Teaches About Benefits of Cannabis

Revel Communities is helping its older residents learn more about the benefits of cannabis.

Medical

Topicals: The Real Gateway Drug for Senior Citizens

More and more seniors are coming to cannabis for the first time via topicals, perhaps most...

Culture

The Cannabis Now Guide to Seniors and Cannabis Use

We've complied a wide variety of articles relevant to seniors who are interested in cannabis.

Culture

Buds & Baby Boomers

An aging generation gets reacquainted with pot.

Medical

Treat the Aches & Pains of Aging with Cannabis Topicals

Topicals and edibles are offering pain management solutions for seniors seeking relief for arthritis.

Culture

Study: Boomers Smoking More Cannabis

What may have been a symbol of rebellion and the counterculture in youth, is increasingly seen...

Legal

Spain’s ‘Grandma Marijuana’ Fights the Power

Fernanda de la Figuera has been sentenced to nine months in prison for growing cannabis in...

Medical

Cannabis & Boomers: The Generation Gap in Cannabis Culture

Boomers are using cannabis more, with many turning to the herb as medicine to deal with...

Politics

Is Bernie Sanders the Country’s Leading Secret Stoner?

During last week's debate, the presidential candidate said he’s not on medical marijuana “…tonight.”

Medical

Study Ties Medical Marijuana to Productivity in Aging Workers

Americans aged 51 and older are healthier and stay in the workforce longer when medical cannabis...

Culture

‘Grace & Frankie’: Seniors Who Smoke

This Netflix show features Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as a pot-puffing pair, giving a nuanced...

Culture

5 Tips for Seniors Thinking About Visiting A Dispensary For the First Time

As older adults turn to cannabis they should come prepared to ask questions.

Books

Book Review: ‘Cannabis for Seniors’

New work caters the cannabis message to an older population.

Legal

Florida Nursing Homes Are Prohibiting Medical Cannabis

In senior-laden Florida, cannabis in nursing homes is frequently banned because of federal prohibition, which contradicts...

Cannabis

Sue Taylor: Why Seniors Need to be Educated About Cannabis

Sue Taylor, a cannabis pioneer of the ‘Reefer Madness’ generation, helps seniors find their way to...

Cannabis

Smoking Seniors: Inside the Retirement Community with a ‘Cannabis Club’

How one retirement community is coming out of the cannabis closet.

Cannabis

Mechoulam’s Message

Cannabis Now checks in with the top doc in cannabinoid science.

Cannabis

Cannabis Medicine Offers Seniors A New Way To Grow Old

A rapidly growing number of senior citizens are embracing the herbal alternative to opioids and other...

Medical

Florida Will Vote on Medical Marijuana in 2016

Although Florida patients got screwed in 2014 when United for Care’s Amendment 2 failed to become...

Industry Events

Should Grandma Smoke Pot?

Robert Platshorn started the Silver Tour after noticing that seniors, those in the greatest need of...