I wonder how mad my dad would be if he knew that the candy he so looks forward to nibbling on every day was actually medical cannabis.
Unfortunately, my dad suffers from dementia and I’m not so sure that he’d even understand if I told him.
He might because he had such a negative reaction to when medical marijuana was legalized. Dad was sure that this was the beginning and that everyone would be hooked on smack within a week if medical marijiuana got voted in. These days, under a doctor’s supervision, my dad is treating with medical cannabis. This is because the medical cannabis really helps him stay calm and peaceful when he gets confused or lost. During those episodes, as his dementia worsened, he would get almost hostile because he was so afraid. But with the cannabis gummies that I give him a nibble of each day, that is not the case. I’m not even sure that the medical cannabis isn’t giving him more clarity moments as well. It appears that since he’s been treating with the cannabis gummies, he’s actually be more with me. But I can’t be sure. Regardless, the fact that he is mellow and isn’t so scared is good enough for me. I want dad to not suffer at this stage in his life and his illness and medical cannabis is helping me with that. And for me, that’s all that matters. My dad sort of seems to know that he’s in this position and it’s not going to get much better. So if his cannabis gummies give him such pleasure and frees him of terror, I say more power to medical cannabis.