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View Poll Results: Elder Person: Do You Use Cannabis (Marijuana)
Yes - Mainly for medical issues 5 2.78%
Yes - Mainly for relaxation and fun 28 15.56%
Yes - Both for medical issues and fun 30 16.67%
No 117 65.00%
Voters: 180. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-16-2019, 06:10 PM
 
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I've never used it and feel that I'm much better off without it.
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Old 07-16-2019, 08:54 PM
 
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I use CBD oil. I'm not about to draw anything through my lungs at this point in time.
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Old 07-16-2019, 09:16 PM
 
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Never used or needed the stuff. I need to protect the few good working brain cells I still have, although these days maybe I shouldn't be so concerned about staying lucid.
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Old 07-16-2019, 10:16 PM
 
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[quote=nobodysbusiness;55674978]Just wondering how many elders use cannabis (marijuana).






I thought that the Mormon church forbids mj???
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Old 07-16-2019, 10:23 PM
 
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I had fun smoking pot 50 years ago. I have better things to do with my time now.

My observations is that friends who use "medical" marijuana would not be using it if it didn't also give them a buzz. Kind of like drinking fine wine - I suspect most people wouldn't drink wine if it had no ethanol in it.
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You need to do more observing then because your conclusion is false. Maybe your sample size of participants is too small. My observations and research show that people who use it medically would rather not get buzzed, they just want to feel better.

Real medical users tend to go for CBD oil or cannabis with lower THC and higher CBD levels. Some believe they need to use some strains with both CBD & THC in varying percentages, because they believe in the synergistic effects of using in using THC & CBD in proportionate amounts.
I agree. I use it right before bed for pain so I can get to sleep. During waking hours I put up with the pain because I don't want to spend my time stoned. On rare occasions, when the pain is horrendous, I will break down and smoke during the day, but I won't go out if I do. And for the same reason I will sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and smoke more.

When I say smoke more that's one hit. Before bed as well. Just one hit. To be honest my one hit is probably 3 or 4 for another person. I learned the proper way to take a hit a long time ago.

This from a full-fledged '60's Hippie stoner. Whoda thunk?

I believe in the synergistic effect of using CBD and THC together. Source: Personal experimentation.
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Old 07-16-2019, 10:28 PM
 
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It's a veritable word salad - cannabis induced?
Nah, I don’t need it.
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Old 07-16-2019, 10:30 PM
 
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Is this the Senior or Teenage forum?
Alzheimer's?
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Old 07-16-2019, 10:31 PM
 
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I took one toke when I was 32 and was very disappointed that I didn't feel anything. That was it for me.
Probably ditch weed.
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Old 07-17-2019, 12:45 AM
 
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We both have serious health issues but no intention of using pott. That stuff makes people go nuts.
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Old 07-17-2019, 06:49 AM
 
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When I finally retire, i'll give it a try. At that point, I just won't care anymore about stigma and such.

It's legal here in MA. Just last week I was golfing and pulled into the lot of an upscale golf course to see a few retirees smoking MJ before heading in for a round of golf.

20 more years before I get there....until then, I don't do the stuff. I tried it a few times in college. Wasn't bad.
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