Benefits of Cannabis for Mental Health
A look at the mental health benefits of cannabis related to depression, anxiety, PTSD, stress & more.
A Cannabis State of Mind
The well-being of the mind is as important in today’s world as physical fitness. There was a time when mental health was quite ignored and not given much emphasis. However, there has been a change in the scenario for the better.
With more and more research in this area, scientists conclude that the active ingredient of medical cannabis does have a positive effect on mental health. It is derived from the cannabis sativa plants and has certain medicinal functions. The age-old misconceptions regarding its use have hindered the image of cannabis. Thus, this article is going to delve into some of its amazing mental health benefits of cannabis to attain a peaceful and sound mind.
Cannabis Treats Depression and Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are increasing at a high rate among people nowadays. The common reasons include a huge workload, relationship problems, and tight schedules. All of these combine to cause the onset of ailments like sexual dysfunction, insomnia, and headaches. Cannabis has the ability to induce the release of endorphins. They make you feel better about yourself.
With its regular use, you can drive the problem of depression away gradually. A study also suggests the same and highlights the ability of cannabis to sharpen cognitive abilities. Thus, cannabis acts as a therapeutic medicine in the treatment and helps in clearing your mind to regain your mental health.
Cannabis Prevents Seizures
Cannabis is known to improve the health of the brain by invigorating the electrical activity. It has anti-seizure effects on the brain that facilitate the patients in dealing with epilepsy. Those suffering from the Dravet syndrome can also benefit from the regular use of cannabis.
A study was conducted on the patients of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome to check the efficiency of cannabis in curing seizures. The results that came out were favorable and the doctors have thus begun to garner more information on it.
Cannabis Treats Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is characterized by the impairment of the brain function to the extent that the patients lose the sense of reality. Some of the symptoms of this mental ailment include hallucinations and speech problems.
While the research is ongoing, it has been found that cannabis has antipsychotic effects on the brain. It helps in the ability of the nervous system to connect all the neurons and transmit appropriate messages to the body parts. Thus, a study concluded that cannabis can play a vital role in the treatment of schizophrenia and dementia.
Cannabis Improves Cognitive Abilities
Cannabis is good for memory. As we age, our brain goes through a gradual degenerative process. But, you can slow down the process and enhance the capability of your brain by using cannabis. It has a therapeutic effect on the mind and improves the power to focus, retain, learn and comprehend.
This happens due to the presence of anti-inflammatory properties in it. The direct result is the strengthening of the brain and the treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases like meningitis and sepsis.
Cannabis Cures PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder stems from an unpleasant past experience that had a major impact on the brain. The patient of this disorder relives the trauma repeatedly even after a long period of time.
The treatment of PTSD requires the increase of serotonin levels. This is where you can take the help of cannabis as it is known to induce the creation of serotonin in the brain. It also helps in dealing with some of the symptoms associated with PTSD, including insomnia and recurrent nightmares.
Cannabis Helps Manage Stress
Even though you may deny, but stress puts an extreme amount of pressure on your health. While experiencing stressful situations, your body might go through “flight or a fight mode”. This causes the blood pressure to increase, pupils to dilate and an acceleration in the heart rate. As a result, you end up releasing a hormone called the cortisol, also called the stress hormone.
Now, when you use cannabis or related products like nano enhanced hemp oil, it travels through your bloodstream and aids in the upliftment of the mood. It also manages the appetite and induces the feeling of calmness in the body. Thus, you may find yourself dealing with panic attacks better than ever before.
Cannabis Improves Sleep
A proper amount of rest is a necessity not only for the physical well-being but also the mental well being. The nerve cells communicate better, thinking becomes clearer and the tandem between thoughts and actions increases.
Although conditions like stress, anxiety, and insomnia might disrupt your sleeping patterns, cannabis manages to provide ample rest to the body. It provides calm to the mind and enhances the quality of the sleep. You can also avoid the irregular intermittency in your sleeping hours by using cannabis judiciously.
To garner more knowledge on the role of cannabis in the improvement of the mental health, you can contact nearby medical marijuana dispensaries.
Cannabis and its compounds like CBD have largely been associated with psychoactive effects on the body so far. It is high time we change our perceptions about them and begin to realize the medicinal benefits that accrue to them.
Thanks for pointing out that regular use of cannabis can actually drive depression away since cannabis has the ability to sharpen cognitive abilities. I will share this with my sister who has been suffering from depression since her only child died due to a disease. She has been isolating herself, and we want her to recover from what happened.
Sharon I am very sorry about your sister. I hope she is able to fight through this and recover. I am not a member of this website and I am simply doing research for a school paper but I happened to see your comment when finishing the article and it really hit me and I wanted to extend my condolences. I hope you have a lot of support and understand that even the people you don’t know seeing this message support you from afar and wish you and your sister the best. I hope this comment reaches you and best of luck.
Wow you are so strong! My mother is going through the same thing and I’m glad there are more people like you helping those struggling 🙂
Sharon Wilson-Smith, how is your sister?
This is wrong. Linked articles for potential treatment of schizophrenia talk about CBD, not cannabis the plant you smoke. Every psychiatrist you’ll go to will tell you that if you have mental problems DON’T smoke marijuana. It’ll fuck you up.
On the other side, if you’re healthy – go and enjoy your smoke.
As someone who suffers from a wide range of mental and psychological disorders, I have to disagree. Marijuana has helped relieve even the most severe of my symptoms.
Speaking strictly from personal experience, when my anxiety and depression is at its peak, I find myself trying almost anything (legal) to help cope with the “bad days”. Marijuana is the most beneficial with little to no negative side-effects. Marijuana not only improves my mood, but it also helps me regain my appetite (which is borderline non-existent due to crippling anxiety) as well as reduced the recovery time needed after a panic or anxiety attack (due to severe PTSD and OCD).
Smoking marijuana has also helped me slowly quit smoking nicotine, which I have been smoking for 4 years at this point.
Overall, I only have positive remarks on the topic, and I fully support legalizing the drug worldwide due to its significant benefits and minimal drawbacks.
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As someone who suffers from a wide range of mental and psychological disorders, I have to disagree. Marijuana has helped relieve even the most severe of my symptoms.
Speaking strictly from personal experience, when my anxiety and depression is at its peak, I find myself trying almost anything (legal) to help cope with the “bad days”. Marijuana is the most beneficial with little to no negative side-effects. Marijuana not only improves my mood, but it also helps me regain my appetite (which is borderline non-existent due to crippling anxiety) as well as reduced the recovery time needed after a panic or anxiety attack (due to severe PTSD and OCD).
Smoking marijuana has also helped me slowly quit smoking nicotine, which I have been smoking for 4 years at this point.
Overall, I only have positive remarks on the topic, and I fully support legalizing the drug worldwide due to its significant benefits and minimal drawbacks.
Your correct in saying that but me and my friends all smoke regularly and we can all say first hand it helps all of us fight our demons idc what research says I feel it first hand I got bad anxiety aswell and when I smoke I can sit back and feel free to really think clearly in my best state of mind just wanted to share what I’ve seen from my personal experience
I disagree. Cannabis helps my depression. It helps me to sleep and stay motivated and eat. Pills fuck you up. The reason a psychiatrist would steer you away from marijuana is because they’re in bed with big pharma and are trying to get you hooked on pills that make you worse.
Totally agreed, my wife has depressions and after All counselling and pills, I just started giving small quantity of weed and as a result she had nice sleep, got rid of sleeping tablet , and before she was not even ready yo go out of bed, but weed gave her energy back, I agree uncontrolled usage will cause issues, but doctors prefers not to do weed in order save tablets……
Jacob, thank you for posting. Yes, I also wanted to post that cannabis is not generally considered a good solution to depression or anxiety long-term (though short-term you can certainly feel hugely beneficial effects, but not without their risks). One reason being that tolerance to THC builds quickly, and that can lead to chronic use (no pun intended). If you use too much or too frequently it can throw things out of balance and lead to worse symptoms of depression and anxiety than you were trying to treat.
For example, I used to consume alcohol every night which I used to treat my anxiety. That worked very reliably for over 10 years. Whereas I’ve only been using cannabis for about 3 years (but for most of those 3 years, I used daily and increasingly more and more). My anxiety became unbearable at times due to cannabis use, and the only way to recover was to cut back on the cannabis. I also became manic (from the combination of cannabis and prescription drugs that psychiatrists had quickly added to my routine) and had a reality shattering experience. It feels almost like I lost the connections in my brain and had to reform them to the information that I already know.
I am still using it, but my relationship with it is finicky. I try to cut way back to only hitting 1/4 gram bowls and only a few times a day (maybe 1 or 2 grams a day) instead of smoking 3-6 grams. I can’t really use alcohol anymore because I can’t tolerate it anymore. So I’m still a work in progress for figuring out a way forward that works long term..
Ty for pointing this out. Cannabis is an amazing med for some and a disaster for others. My partner and I are perfect examples. Long term frequent cannabis use reliably lands her in the psych ward. For me, it saves my life with relief from anxiety, depression and stress.
It is not a panacea and should not be touted as such.
Definitely true. For some people if they have underlying mental problems like schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, etc, then they should not partake. Cannabis is a psychotropic drug meaning it is the milder form of mushrooms. Also the cannabis now days 2022 is definitely not like the old hippie days. They’ve essentially bred out the cbd.
Meditation can be a more powerful tool for a person to reach altered states and for better health. Don’t underestimate the power of going within. And it’s free.
I don’t know how many therapists you’ve surveyed, but as a Marine combat war vet with seven years of therapy for PTSD, I can say with conviction, nothing works better than marijuana.
Unexpectedly, my memory is much better and my thinking clearer.
I’ve have given the wrong medication in the past. Not to be to descriptive, blood in my stool. The withdrawal from this medication ( serqual) was physically damaging. There are even concerns with doctors from just stop taking it. I recently tried medical marijuana and felt grounded instantly. I’m now returning to college.
It sure caught my attention when you said that cannabis helps treat depression and anxiety because of its ability to release endorphins in our body which makes induces happy thoughts and emotions. This is good news because I have been experiencing strong panic and anxiety attacks lately due to work-related stress. That is why I am considering visiting a cannabis dispensary in order to help me reduce my anxiety attacks and release stress. Thanks for educating me about the benefits of cannabis to our mental health.
Conpletly agree, weed is the best medicine, there is, its a all round great herb ? should be legal, everywhere
Sure would like to use this article to save my daughter’s life!
All she needed was cannibis.
All hope is lost because it is illegal here in Utah and she is unable to move to get cannibis treatment.
Beyond sorrow being denied a plant but force fed pharmaceutical poison!
Feeling hopeless, Shelly Roche
@shelly Roche I am so sorry about your daughter but even if weed is illegal find someone that sell it to save your precious daughter?or you can order it online. find me on facebook if you don’t find anyone
Is there anyway to use it without smoking it?
Yes!!
You can eat it
I’m in Canada, where cannabis is now legal. Cannabis dispensaries are in every town and city in every province. The dispensers have been given business licenses and sell government approved products (getting to my point now;) So if you’re in a place where it is legal, you can buy an edible cannabis mist product that you simply spray into your mouth. The one I buy tastes like real mint (contains mint extracts I believe) leaves no trace (unlike smoking it) and is produced to deliver micro doses meaning it’s easy to control its effects on you, from feeling better-but-not-high (1-2 sprays) to getting a bit of a nice buzz (3-4 sprays). Like all cannabis intake, the effects become pronounced when combined with alcohol (but that’s fun too on occasion!)
What’s the procedure to purchase cannibis online?
Hey!!! I’m from Utah as well! How is your daughter?? I’m wondering since medical mj is now legal here! I hope she has been able to medicate!!
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For a believer who doesn’t and can’t smoke, which other way can the weed be taken? as food , or drink,? To get the health benefits. How can one know a sake dose?
Absolutely! Edibles come in a variety of forms, ranging from sweets such as baked goods and gummies, as well as snacks such as trail mix, chips, and even pizza! If you prefer to make your own edible, THC oil is always an option. Just mix however much oil you want into the recipe and you have your own home-made edible!
😂😂😂😂😂😂 I had a discussion with a Doctor friend of mine and he pointed out how alcohol and Miraa (Khat) affects our stomach when the aim of consuming it is just to trigger some nerves in our head. So i think its better to avoid our stomach when it comes to cannabis….lets stomach digest food
To be completely honest I saw this while doing research for my speech class in school. I have smoked and used CBD oil for recovery and pain management, they gave me Codeine Tylenol 3 and all it did was make me sleepy with no reduction for pain and did not help me stay asleep. So instead I used a pen and CBD oil on my scar because of the nerve damage, I am NOT an expert. You can find someone who can make edibles, there are oils, and I’m sure many other ways to intake weed. Try doing a little research and find someone close to you that sells or if your comfortable or able go to a dispensary and ask questions. Just make sure its safe for you specifically.
My daughter manic episodes vanished since she started using pot two years ago. Now I give testimony of this amazing plant restore mood disorder issues. I wish I have known this years ago.
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I used to feel “normal “ but this pandemic and social media gave me 2 panic attacks and now I have anxiety and my mind just goes off I feel irritated at some point and I just want to feel myself again sometimes my mind goes off and can’t stop crying and my anxiety quicks in at this point I am trying to do marijuana to help with my mental health since I feel depress most of the time and irritated and I just want to be there for my kids and I feel that I can’t at some point because of what I feel but I am afraid of the side effects since it will be my first time
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It’s interesting to know that cannabis can act as a therapeutic medicine for the anxiety I’ve been having since I was a teenager. I got bullied at school and I have never forgotten about the trauma. It really haunts me up to this day and because most of my meds don’t work anymore, your article gave me hope. It might be a good idea to visit a medical expert and see if I can get a prescription card for medical marijuana.
It’s interesting to learn that cannabis calms the mind and improves sleep. I haven’t been able to sleep over the past week and it’s starting to stress me out since work is so stressful. I’ll be sure to try getting some cannabis to help with my sleep.
Thanks for sharing this. I agree that this can relieve stress and depression. It helps me a lot during my down times.
My friend has been suffering from mild depression and anxiety after his special someone passed away, and I want to help him stand on his feet again. I had no idea that taking cannabis can help a person manage their stress and it also reduces the symptoms of depression and anxiety by releasing endorphins. I’ll share this with him and suggest that he visit a cannabis dispensary so he could try it out.
I’m planning to try cannabis because I head that this may help reduce muscle pains. Well, I never knew that this product can also drive the depression away. It’s great to learn that cannabis has an anti-seizure effect.
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It’s interesting to know that cannabis can help our bodies experience an ample amount of rest. This would probably be ideal for my friend, who has experienced a lot of restless nights because of his deteriorating mental health. It might be better for him to consult a medical expert and see if he can purchase this drug from a dispensary.
Thanks for sharing this Information, this is very interesting especially nowadays metal health really risky when we are always alone at home and this pandemic I see a lot of people suffering from it.
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Thanks for sharing the informative post and sharing your experiences. I personally use CBD oil it’s very helpful to relax our body and feel stressless. I recommended all to buy CBD Oil to experience its benefits.
What kind of oil ? Some of them have thc
as a long-term marijuana user I want to advise newbies who will read this comment to use CBD to have a beneficial effect. many of the things mentioned above could get a lot worse if instead of using CBD you start using THC expecially memories and mental abilities(read the first study)
I found it interesting when you talked about how cannabis helps deal with sleeping issues. Recently, my brother mentioned he’s having more trouble getting a good night’s sleep. My brother’s been having a lot of work stress, and I want to help him somehow, so I’ll be sure to share this information with him. Thanks for the health benefits of cannabis products.
It’s great that this article mentions that cannabis can help relieve insomnia. I’ve been having terrible insomnia lately, so I’m considering buying some marijuana to try. I’m going to search for a website that can help me find a good place to purchase marijuana legally in my area.
Hi, and thank u . I was really looking forward to read something like this, my fiancée has the me gala health , and at times when she relapsed or get off her medications, she shut down totally and is get tough , for to get back to her normal self. Again appreciated for the explanation and the benefits of it help for someone with severe depression .
I enjoyed your post. It was very detailed and informative. Furthermore, it is known to treat conditions such as chronic pain, muscle spasms, anxiety, insomnia, acnes, depression, high blood pressure, anorexia, epilepsy, glaucoma, parkinson’s, and reduce the risk of heart disease.
While THC has psychoactive properties and gives users a “high”, CBD doesn’t impact their ability to think clearly and make decisions. CBD doesn’t have psychoactive, sedative, or addictive properties; because of these unique characteristics, it’s the primary component of medical marijuana.
Nice Article! Nowadays mental health are really risky, Cannabis seems to have a number of benefits in mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression. Thanks for sharing this knowledgeable post.
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It’s fascinating that you point out that using marijuana can provide relief from anxiety. I have been feeling very anxious for the past month, so I’m considering buying some marijuana soon. I’m going to look for a good marijuana dispensary in my area that I can use.
I loved that you said that cannabis could provide calm to the mind and enhance the quality of sleep. With this in mind, I will consider seeing a marijuana doctor within the week. My problem with sleeping patterns has been a problem since it has been affecting my work productivity. I could imagine how a marijuana doctor could provide all the help that I need.
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I go through your article , I like to read this , As Cannabis has been shown to have potential benefits for certain mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Studies have found that certain compounds in cannabis, such as CBD, may have anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects. However, more research is needed to fully understand the potential benefits and risks of using cannabis for mental health. It’s important to note that cannabis can also have negative effects on mental health, and it is not a recommended treatment for all individuals.