More and more seniors are using cannabis to improve sleep quality
- Medical Cannabis is Most Commonly Used by Seniors to Help Combat Insomnia
One Leafly user tells a following, almost classic story about his father and medical cannabis:
"My father spent the last two years of his life in a qualified senior care facility. He constantly complained about unbearable night noise (screams, shrieks and moaning of patients suffering from dementia and other diseases), which prevented him from sleeping almost at all.
My father loved cookies. I loved cannabis. One day, I decided to make hash cookies and give him some during my typical visit around dinner time. The next day, I returned and asked dad how he slept.
'I slept wonderfully,' he said.
I only told him the cookies were hash-infused the following day. My father, as an old Mexican native who sold opium to elderly people in the village during his youth, was very well aware of medical cannabis abilities and the long-standing propaganda surrounding this versatile herb.
Finally, fearing someone would find the cannabis, he told me not to bring hash cookies again. He returned to his sleepless nights."
Alternative Insomnia Treatment for Seniors
Insomnia is often extremely difficult for many older people, especially those suffering from anxiety, chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or restless leg syndrome. However, medical cannabis is a very effective therapy according to many doctors and caregivers working with seniors.
This week, Leafly focused on insomnia among seniors and medical cannabis, looking at the issue through the eyes of three people from San Francisco. Specifically, through the perspective of a legal cannabis dispensary owner, a caregiver, and a doctor.
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