Everything
old is new again. People once thought the Fountain of Youth flowed in
Florida. And, people have flocked there for centuries looking for a dip
in the fountain.
Now,
revised marijuana regulations offer another incentive for seniors to
visit or move to Florida. They wonder if marijuana could be a secret to
their youth.
What’s going on in Florida?
Since
2014, snowbirds have visited Florida for other reasons. In 2014, the
state legislature opened medical marijuana to a closed class of low-THC
strains for defined health problems.
In
2016, Tallahassee legislators freed up terminally ill patients to use
any medical cannabis product. The Marijuana Policy Project holds that
Florida is not a medical marijuana state because it forces physicians to
break federal law, applies to a narrow range of conditions, and makes
patients and doctors jump through hoops.
So, if you’re looking for your youth in Florida, the only cheap and easy hit you’ll find is on the street.
Where should you look for your youth?
If
you think marijuana is the key to restoring or reclaiming yesterday,
you may want to retire to a state where they have legalized or
decriminalized possession and use of recreational marijuana. You’ll
smoke easier in some place where they know what they’re doing like
Colorado, Oregon, or Washington. California, Mass, and other places will
catch up-if you have the time.
It
may depend on what “youth” means to you. If you hope to look 18 again,
it won’t be happening. If you hope to feel 18 again, it won’t be
happening. But, under the influence of marijuana and the right
combination of circumstances, you might imagine you have turned back the
clock.
Weed relieves physical pain, elevates mood, and lowers social barriers. That’s what makes you young again.
Handles the pain
Smoke,
eat, vape, or rub it on your skin, cannabis products relieve physical
pain. Physicians who can will prescribe marijuana for a score of medical
conditions, all of which relate to significant and chronic pain. It
relieves migraines, back aches, arthritis pain, post-surgical pain,
neuropathic pain, and more.
Results
depend on your body type, BMI, pain severity, dosage, and cannabis
strain. But, high-THC content releases cannabinoids that act as an
analgesic. Somatic pain tells the brain the body has been injured.
Visceral pain sends signals when tissues stretch beyond their norm. And,
neuropathic pain follows injury to nerves.
Marijuana
releases its cannabinoids to excite the body’s endocannabinoid system
which pervades systems, organs, and tissues. And, as it stabilizes the
endocannabinoid system, it reduces or eliminates signals to the brain.
Handles the stress
“Stress”
loosely covers several conditions. Eustress, for instance, is the
soreness and fatigue felt after doing something strenuous and enjoyable
like skiing or working out. Pain and disease wear on psychological and
physical systems. And, emotional stress and depression cripple many.
Marijuana
treats each of these in different ways. Eustress is a state of bliss,
and the cannabinoid/endocannabinoid interaction mimics the natural
bliss. The CBD level in cannabis calms and soothes to relieve temporary
or chronic pain and discomfort attached to stress. And, some strains
high in THC will create a sense of euphoria, happiness, and psychoactive
escape.
Handles the social barriers
As
often as not, smoking marijuana is a social experience. It is the
subject of or center of a group of friends. It’s known to relieve
inhibitions letting participants feel socially comfortable. It makes
users giggly and chatty and open to conversation they would normally
avoid.
Reclaiming your youth
Marijuana
won’t make you young again. But, the surge in medical marijuana
patients and baby boomer users show a serious interest in setting back
the clock.
Medical
marijuana patients find real and measurable benefits from cannabis. It
relieves actual and perceived stress and depression. For most that means
better sleep and improved diet. It lets them live more normal lives,
continue their work, and keep their troubles in perspective.
Baby
Boomers relive their pasts. Smoking takes them back to years when they
smoked in secret. And, in smoking newer strains, they find things more
potent and exciting. Smoking gives them something to talk about, and
they are finding others who enjoy the experience.
Perhaps
more important, research shows that cannabis might reduce dementia.
Apparently, THC excites the brain in ways that remove amyloid-beta
plaque from the brain’s channels. And, CBD reduces inflammation to allow
brain cells some natural restoration.
Is marijuana the secret to your youth?
No,
you cannot get your years back. If you think of time and life as a
straight line, there’s no going back. But, if you think of life as a
cycle of dynamic processes, you’ll expect and value its ups and downs.
You
can enjoy your later years with the help of a little grass now and
then. If you suffer from aches and pains that prescription medicine
won’t help, marijuana offers a merciful escape. And, if you are dementia
disposed or Alzheimer’s likely, marijuana can forestall its advance and
reduce your concerns
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