90 Year Old Shares Her 77 Year Cannabis Journey

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Even with all of the compelling research being shared among professionals and laypeople, the ongoing cannabinoid medicine expos and seminars, and nonstop patient and healthcare education, we still have a large crowd that believes medicinal cannabis is a farce – that it’s an excuse to ‘get high’. Christine Holloway shares her bold journey of cannabis use over multiple decades – nearly 8. From infants to those going into hospice in their final moments on earth – cannabis is proving to be a very valuable effective medicine. Current media and the ongoing plethora of scientific studies confirm that it’s not just hippies and stoners creating a fad – instead it’s the verification of what many of us have known for quite some time. Our government has allowed the perpetuation of lies in regards to prohibition and the continued schedule one status of cannabis. There’s many that have stories like this and it’s not mainstream media sharing them:

“I am almost 90 years old, ran a successful small business, a great-great-grandmother, and I smoke marijuana. I have been smoking marijuana regularly since I was about 13, which is a solid 77 years. While I was breaking the law most of my life, I also knew from my own experience that weed made me feel better and sleep better without the side effects of everything else. During that time, I earned undergraduate and graduate degrees, taught philosophy at several major universities, became a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer. I also live in Jamaica for a few years, where even though marijuana was not yet decriminalized, I would seldom get harassed by the police.”

“I could have taken pharmaceuticals. After all, I know them well. My father took medication for asthma, allergies, anxiety, and high blood pressure. Our medicine cabinets were always full. While my parents taught me that people often needed help in the form of pharmaceuticals, so did life. My mom’s mental illness and my father’s choice to take care of her, sometimes at the expense of my well-being and safety, left me anxious and socially inept. As a pre-teen, I was in chronic physical pain due to severe endometriosis and emotional pain from my messed up family.”

Keep in mind that during the eras in which she smoked cannabis, up until recently, reefer madness was what people associated marijuana with – the same populace that once gained access to cannabis prescription medicines had no idea that the ‘reefer’ in the hyped-up campaigns was the cannabis they had in tinctures. It wasn’t until 1942, 5 years after prohibition, to remove cannabis products from pharmacies.

“I choose to smoke marijuana to help me manage chronic pain (nerve pain from shingles and back injuries, among other issues), anxiety, and insomnia. I like to be in control of my body and behavior. As an adult, most people I know drink alcohol, some take narcotics, and still, others take antidepressants and anti-anxiety pills.”

“I want to fully experience life and enjoy the process. So when my doctors tried to give me some of those same prescriptions, I realized that pills, legal and socially acceptable or not, were out. I have always been too risk-averse to really gravitate toward cocaine, meth, or opiates. Alcohol sometimes made me sick and left me too out of control. The one drug that was natural, kept me functional, and always eased both my physical pain and anxiety with no unwanted side effects as marijuana.”

“Now, I also do other things for self-care. I found Pilates and reiki to be great pain relievers and relaxers, so they help. I also eat well and take anti-inflammatory and probiotic supplements. The only pills I take now are supplements, allergy medication, and Synthroid.”

“Do I smoke all the time? Not really. I rarely go over one joint per day. I don’t crave marijuana, in the same way, I might crave chocolate, but when I have it, I get in a state of utopia. Smoking marijuana affected my job opportunities because I refused to take drug tests, which ruled out working on Wall Street. I was fine with that. Instead, I trained the Wall Street people when their backs go out from sitting at a desk all day.”

“I use my cannabis to help me relax, get out of pain and help me sleep, preferring to work out before I imbibe. While many of my clients liked to exercise high, I did not. However, when I have exercised after smoking weed, I perform as well as I do without it.”
*77 years of Cannabis smoking has led to better health for her at 90*

“I am respectful of other people’s choice to not smoke weed. I don’t smoke on the street or in places where other people have to smell it too. In any place I have lived, I use a good fan blowing out an open window to keep the smell at bay. Plus, now I live high up, away from people. I regularly spray with a good, natural odor-remover. I plan to continue being respectful when marijuana is fully legal in all 50 states.”

When we look at the accounting of those who’ve used cannabis for several decades almost all of them prefer to smoke it and regardless of modern ways of use. However, over the years I’ve run into multitudes of older cannabis users that had questions about how to create an oil or edible as smoking was starting to cause issues. Personally, I’m a bit over half her age – and already having problems smoking very much flower. Most of my own protocol is ingested. One thing I do notice to be a commonality among many of the elderly that partake in the fine green plant is that they’ll share the same statement in that they’re not looking to be wasted – they just want to be centered and not need pharmaceuticals. Without a doubt, the world has caught onto the fact that running out to the doctor to get ‘medicine’ comes with a long list of side effects and a huge potential for disaster. People are wanting nature and this patient has chosen nature for 77 years.

Amazing!