Joints for joints?

     In my misspent youth as a student in London in the late 60's, in the era of "hippies and flower power, make love not war, sex drugs and rock and roll"   - we would sit about, gently stoned, passing round a joint, listening to Pink Floyd and the Beatles and discussing anything and everything.
      One of those discussions was about old age and old folks homes, perhaps inspired by the Beatles "When I'm sixty four". We wondered what our generation's old folks homes would be like. Would we be sitting around in our wheel chairs, pleasantly stoned and listening to Pink Floyd? (Certainly the Homes I have visited recently are not like that, but they are for old pensioners and I am still a very young pensioner). But - Sadly I think not. Pink Floyd perhaps but Cannabis  - No.
                There is a new report out by ARUK on alternative options for treating arthritis, something that affects most pensioners eventually.
      It is what makes us make those embarrassing little groaning noises as we get out of a chair or bend to pick something up. The joints become a bit stiff and hurt a bit when moved. Like an old engine that needs some oil. The problem is OA -osteoarthritis
The report speaks very highly of something I've never heard of called - SAMe or
S-adenosylmethionine, although warns not to take it with blood thinning stuff.
Fish oils gets - 1 star for Osteoarthritis (but for rheumatoid arthritis 5 stars)
Chondroitin  - not so good at 2 stars
Glucosamine  - bottom of the heap 0 stars
Magnets - a possible 2 star but Copper bracelets  - 0 stars
Acupuncture - 5 stars
Bottom of the heap - Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Craniosacral therapy - 0 stars
BUT
Top marks for things involving exercise such as Tai Chi and Yoga, which makes complete sense. It has long been known that it is important to keep moving even if it hurts.
This brings me back to the beginning.
Smoking Cannabis would definitely help with the pain. It has been shown to act on the part of the brain that determines one's perception of pain - that would be good.
BUT
Can you image a whole lot of stoned geriatrics - exercising. There would be falls and broken hips all over the place.
And
It is well known that a broken hip is the old person's way out the exit door of life's departure lounge which is what an old folks homes is.
Joints for joints? - No