Why I started smoking weed in my 40s — and why you should, too

Best health and wellness benefits of cannabis for women in their 40s, including better sex, improved sleep, and relief from pain

Always late to the party, I started enjoying weed in my 40s. Laced attempts in my youth and a punk-rock preference for alcohol distanced me from cannabis and the Birkenstock-up kids smoking it. Stoned looked too boring, and “drug dealers” seemed too scary. Yet, now with the growing legalization — and accessibility — of cannabis in every form from gummie…