Buds & Baby Boomers

Steve,
The 51-year-old remembers the very first time that he got high.

I was
I was a high school freshman when my Indian friend Chovi found me online.
The handball court, where I was spray painting images of Alfred E. Newman.
a stencil I’d made,” says Steve. Steve: “Chovi was probably about four feet six inches tall and had a similar face.
Massive afro that looked like a helmet shaped square, three sizes too large for him
face. He was funny just by looking at him. I was not expecting much.
Since I tried it twice and didn’t feel anything, But I did.
It was a real creeper.

Heading
Steve recalls feeling like Albert Hofmann during his bike ride.
After discovering the LSD formula. He was suddenly overwhelmed by his feelings.
high and met with a locked door at his parent’s house – meaning he’d have to
Confront his mother

“Oh
God was going to be the one to allow me to enter,” he recalls. I could not face her.
It’s not like mom. When she opened the front door, I ran up and pushed her aside.
She climbed the stairs. She shouted up to me all concerned, ‘Is everything okay?’ Then I
shouted back, ‘Yep! Everything’s great, Mom!’ You’re doing great, Mom!
“I played my KISS Records.”

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Steve is enjoying the new waves of Mary Jane’s seductiveness.
wiles. He puffs on his vape pen these days instead of rolling doobies.

Steve’s tale isn’t unique. After a long hiatus, baby boomers are re-discovering cannabis. According to a 2012 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration comparing trends with 2002, cannabis use among people between the ages 50-54 and 60-64 has almost doubled. The use of pot by boomers aged 55-59 is up more than fourfold. They’re also not just dabbling. The National Institute of Drug Abuse reports that baby boomers are regularly consuming cannabis an average of once a week. These numbers will continue to increase. According to IBISWorld, by the end of 2016, nearly 111 millions Americans aged over 50 would be projected as cannabis users. This figure may increase by another 7 percent in 2020.

After a long hiatus, baby boomers are re-discovering cannabis.

Partly
This reefer revival is a result of the rapid increase in social awareness.
Acceptance of cannabis both as a recreational and medical choice. 

“When
Medical marijuana was a thing, and I learned that I could obtain a prescription for pot
It was only after I had my anxiety under control that I began to see results.
Steve: “Get reacquainted” with marijuana.

In fact, many studies show that older boomers prefer to use marijuana medicinally rather than recreationally. This is often done in order for them to cope with issues related age, such as chronic arthritis, depression or pain. Steve even calls his vape pens “the most enjoyable anti-anxiety medicines I’ve ever prescribed.” He only labels cannabis use as recreational when a bad experience is involved.

Then I
When I first returned to the topic in 2009, after meeting a woman, I decided to ask her about it.
I asked the budtender for their best. I asked for the best strain they had.
does a particular thing, or makes you feel any particular way – just the best.”

The budtender suggested OG Kush. A name he said he would always remember so he could avoid its extreme strength. 

It was
He says, “the intensity is unbelievable.” I find it way too modern for me. “Way too advanced for my old-school roots.”
I thought it’d be a great way to impress my female friend.
It was hip. I was hip.
About four hours. She was not talking or moving.
Most of the time, she is there. Every so often, I would start to laugh when she laughed.
laughing. It would then be silence for an additional hour. It was very awkward. That was awkward.
Will never again smoke such a strong strain, unless it’s for a method actor.
The role of a dead body. It was not a fun experience.
all.”

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The potency of the Mexican Swag is five to ten times higher than that enjoyed by smokers in the 1970s.
Baby boomers have a legitimate fear of returning to cannabis.

Missing You
Steve goes on. Pot used to be light back in the day.
giggly. The pot I’m carrying today is just too heavy. The pot is too heavy for me.

There are options for those who wish to be pleasantly high without going into hyperspace. Cannabis with THC in the low double-digits – say, the 10-14 percent range – may provide a low-impact way to get a gentle buzz. With the introduction of vape pens, boomers can now return to marijuana with greater ease.

“Last
Judith, a woman of 60, recalls that she was bedridden for a year after a ski accident.
San Francisco travel agent. San Francisco travel agent.
Netflix. Pain pills made me feel so dizzy and groggy that I couldn’t even think.
You would not suffer through [the pain] It took me as long as I possibly could to finally give in.
Taking one. When my son came over and offered me a puff off his new vape pen –
my first thought was, ‘My goodness, what kind of robot joint is this?’ But let
It literally changed my life.

“I
Means, it [worked] I was able to get better faster and without turning into a zombie.
“I feel like a zombie,” says the woman. The pain was relieved by a little puff of weed every few hours.
It was a lot of fun! It was funny, if you ask me.
On the pill, there were some things I could only stare at, my eyes glazing over.
over. The pen made me feel like I was myself again. My son and I bonding.
It was brilliant to watch documentaries together and laugh at the movies.
Unexpected bonus When I invite friends to my house, we can have a vape together.
“Our tea”

Vape
Many cannabis users are using pens as an alternative to smoking discreetly.
To boomers to consume concentrated version of the plant. It lends itself to a variety of uses
Vape pens allow users to vape easily, with just a single puff.
An easier way to control dosage. Because the oil is so high in vitamin A, it’s a great way to manage dosage.
Sometimes, one dose is enough.

Steve says about the vape pen, “That is a very classy and sophisticated way of getting high.” Mine even works as a pen. “It’s now my favorite way to get high.”

Original published in print edition of Cannabis Now.