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Bingo and Bongs: More Seniors Seek Pot for Age-Related Aches

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. “It’s like the ultimate senior experience,” laughs 76-year-old retired beauty products distributor Ron Atkin as he sits down to watch the bingo at the back of the Bud and Bloom marijuana dispensary in Santa Ana. Now when he has trouble sleeping he takes just a small sliver of candy before bed.

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Rolled Joints for Aching Joints: More Seniors Use Marijuana

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. “It’s like the ultimate senior experience,” laughs 76-year-old retired beauty products distributor Ron Atkin as he sits down to watch the bingo at the back of the Bud and Bloom marijuana dispensary in Santa Ana. Now when he has trouble sleeping he takes just a small sliver of candy before bed.

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Aging baby boomers becoming new face of cannabis

Canna Care Docs

Instead, she went with her daughter to a Canna Care Docs clinic in Worcester to receive a medical marijuana certification, registered with the state and purchased some edible marijuana products at the Curaleaf dispensary in Oxford. “I It makes me relax, which in turn slows the shaking down and I can grab some sleep,” she said.

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Cannabis for Senior Care

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In addition to the unfamiliar environment of the dispensary, her mother was overwhelmed by the options. ” At informational seminars, she’ll start by passing around a discomfort relief spray and inviting guests to give it a try. “She just didn’t know what to ask and felt intimidated by the whole process.”

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

SMPL

In addition to convincing marijuana dispensaries to widely carry CBD, they wanted to educate the public about its promising benefits. In 2020, CBD is available three ways: over the counter; at state-licensed marijuana dispensaries; or if you have certain forms of epilepsy, from GW Pharmaceuticals. But the research wasn’t enough.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

upcoming seminars). Less frequent were references to multiple sclerosis, anxiety and depression, sleep, and HIV. Establishing expertise: Canadian community-based medical cannabis dispensaries as embodied health movement organisations. 14) and general information or guidelines for practitioners ( n ?=?6). Full size image.