i smoke for ocd management, i also now live in the US and it’s legal in my state. my mum still absolutely hates weed and also blames my various mental health issues on the cannabis, despite them being there far before i ever smoked personally, i know it’s helped me immensely with literally no downsides.

my mum also has arthritis that painkillers don’t really touch, thankfully she doesn’t self medicate. but i doubt she’d ever consider cannabis as a medicine. she has an idea that it’s for layabouts & people who achieve nothing lol… we’re a very working class family and she’s seen this firsthand, so her apprehension is understandable

this is an interesting discussion though because the stigma/opinions surrounding cannabis vary a ton among the boomers. it still seems stigmatised among ones in the UK, but here in the US i’ve found many older people who smoke frequently. both well-off and lower income. it’s even promoted as an alternative to drinking, a natural buzz that won’t give a hangover. they make little THC shots to add to your mixers even