Palliative Care, Hospice and Cannabis: What a Wonderful World

In today’s American cannabis culture that celebrates and idolizes youth in an industry with a historical demographic of young 20-something millennials, talking about marijuana and the inevitable mortality associated with end-of-life and palliative care issues may seem like a polar opposite. However, cannabis is far more than a party drug and a growing number of cannabis converts are discovering that marijuana is a unique and diverse plant and there is space for discussion of its properties along a broad spectrum of both recreational and medicinal topics.

It is no doubt unpleasant to discuss tragic end-of-life issues. Hospice and pain management surrounding palliative care analgesics are serious matters and can illicit incredibly sad memories and uncomfortable emotions. But even if we understandably choose to brush aside painful thoughts to focus our daily lives on happier moments, at some point all of us will be faced with making decisions regarding medical...

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