The South Cariboo woman has found the cannabinoid not only helps her to sleep but relieves the aches and pains related to her arthritis.
CBD oil, which can be extracted from hemp or cannabis plants, does not result in the high sensation of cannabis.
I don’t like taking Advil or anything like that,” said Upson, 57, who tried it for the first time last year.
Upson, manager of Club Cannabis – one of two cannabis stores in 100 Mile House – said she has seen a lot of seniors requesting CBD oil since the shop opened last year.
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Although more science still has to be done around the effects of the product, he said there are a lot of reasons to believe it can be effective for pain.
“The fact that it isn’t intoxicating – that’s sort of desirable for a lot of folks,” Milloy said.
She said she sometimes wonders if the oil is working, but recently ran out of it and woke up with sore hands.