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Benjamin Han, a geriatrician and addiction medicine specialist at the University of California-San Diego, tells his students a cautionary tale about a 76-year-old patient who, like many older people, struggled with insomnia.

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[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Assinine article starts out with don't take too many edibles before they take effect. Truly groundbreaking stuff.

Any idiot who takes 4 gummies their first time is gonna have a bad time. Nothing to see here. Just cause you're old doesn't mean you're smart or wise.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 16 points 1 week ago

also true of non cannabis users

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 10 points 1 week ago

Dumbass eats too much edibles, thinks he's an expert now, tells people to do common sense thing, pointless propaganda article written.

Ahhh journalism.

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lol thats a whole lot of words to say that marijuana is still the only recreational drug with zero confirmed deaths even among unhealthy old people who take way too much

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Zero confirmed deaths is bullshit! The first known (at least European) case is from a man named "Hank" (last name unknown because we care about privacy in Europe). He worked in 1994 at the docks of Rotterdam to load and offload cargo. One of said cargo was a heavy box full of hash that wasn't secured properly because nobody cared with illegal goods. It hit him in the head, killing him instantly.

[–] skip0110@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago