Recent study shows medical pot not effective for anxiety, depression or PTSD.

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A recent study indicates medical pot not effective for things like anxiety, depression or PTSD. They analyzed 54 different studies from 1980 to 2025. They noted not a lot of more traditional or rigorous studies other medications/drug must go through for pot. They also noted different state regulations on medical pot means isn't being rolled like other drug.

Medical cannabis isn’t an effective treatment for anxiety, depression or PTSD, new research shows

They also noted pot could make other psychiatric issues worse including bipolar disorder or people other psychiatric issues including schizophrenia.

Maybe it has a psychosomatic effects on desperate people where traditional big pharma drugs didn't work?

Legal or acceptable pot use still pretty new so pretty safe bet more studies and results to follow.
 
WhatInThe said:
A recent study indicates medical pot not effective for things like anxiety, depression or PTSD. They analyzed 54 different studies from 1980 to 2025. They noted not a lot of more traditional or rigorous studies other medications/drug must go through for pot.

Medical cannabis isn’t an effective treatment for anxiety, depression or PTSD, new research shows
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Maybe placebo effect? So many people seem to get relief. I've not taken med pot or even been in a dispensary so don't have first hand experience.
 
Paco Dennis said:
I have been an average to above average user since I was 16. I think the average THC content was about 1% to 3% n the 70s, 3-5% - 80s, 5-7%- 90s. Now it is 15-25%!!!! :)
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Not here in Northern California for many Counterculture groups. There has always been relatively high THC weed available. The often blurted out by news media and anti politicians about how weed all used to be low THC, was true for many regions at the low end of the supply chain, especially those only receiving those full of stick/stems/seeds, dried bricks from south of the border.
 
As for that thread report link, am not at all surprised if that is mostly true. Those claiming need for use due to their anxiety, depression or PTSD, was most likely just a difficult to medically refute, excuse for a weed medical card so they could get high. In other words, although there may be some medical issues where the substance may help, those that are supposed to help emotional and stress mental issues IMO are likely not.
 
seadoug said:
I've recently seen that doctors are using psychedelics to treat PTSD. :oops:
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That seems like a really bad idea.

Some people have gotten PTSD from bad trips on psychedelics. I've never had a bad trip, but I've seen some people freak out on acid. I once had an out of body experience on acid, which scared me, but I was able to bring myself back. That was from the early '80s when we were doing acid almost every weekend for maybe six months. I was in the right frame of mind for it back then. I wouldn't be able to handle it now. But that's why I don't think it's a good idea for it to be used to treat PTSD. You need to be in the right state of mind; otherwise, it could be dangerous.

Maybe they're just talking about mushrooms to treat PTSD.
 
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WhatInThe said:
A recent study indicates medical pot not effective for things like anxiety, depression or PTSD. They analyzed 54 different studies from 1980 to 2025. They noted not a lot of more traditional or rigorous studies other medications/drug must go through for pot. They also noted different state regulations on medical pot means isn't being rolled like other drug.

Medical cannabis isn’t an effective treatment for anxiety, depression or PTSD, new research shows

They also noted pot could make other psychiatric issues worse including bipolar disorder or people other psychiatric issues including schizophrenia.

Maybe it has a psychosomatic effects on desperate people where traditional big pharma drugs didn't work?

Legal or acceptable pot use still pretty new so pretty safe bet more studies and results to follow.
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If I Google it, it says that that stuff can still get you high and side effects are fear, panic, palpitations.

Luckily I had to throw up each time I tried regular pot and couldn't have it. I saw spells the first time I used it.
 
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seadoug said:
I've recently seen that doctors are using psychedelics to treat PTSD. :oops:
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It was in the News here last year.

The therapeutic use of certain hard drugs – particularly psychedelics and MDMA – is increasingly being investigated as an effective treatment for treatment-resistant mental health issues, including PTSD and severe depression.

Key substances in research and therapy:

MDMA (Ecstasy): severe PTSD, even when other treatments are ineffective.

Psilocybin (magic mushrooms/truffles): This substance is being researched and is sometimes used for persistent depression.

Ketamine: In the Netherlands, ketamine is already used by doctors to treat depression when conventional therapies fail.

Status in the Netherlands:

As of July 1, 2023, in some countries, such as Australia, MDMA and psilocybin have been included in the list of regulated medicines for specific treatments. Intensive research is being conducted in the Netherlands, but trip therapy using substances other than ketamine is not yet permitted on a large scale.


And then they say:
Illegal drug use to treat mental health issues is dangerous and can lead to addiction, anxiety, and a worsening of symptoms.

As if it's not addictive or dangerous when the uninterested psychiater gives you a load.
 
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David777 said:
Not here in Northern California for many Counterculture groups. There has always been relatively high THC weed available. The often blurted out by news media and anti politicians about how weed all used to be low THC, was true for many regions at the low end of the supply chain, especially those only receiving those full of stick/stems/seeds, dried bricks from south of the border.
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I grew up in California, right near the Santa Cruz mountains. I was smack in the middle of every strain. From Viet Nam to the home grown expert growers pot. Some of that could give you a good kick in the pants. :) But, it was different also. In the early stages the terpene levels were higher in ratio to the THC. Terpenes determine much of the effects . That California pot was balanced. The pot they are making today is for numbers. Which translates as big money. Just look at all the different ways to use it now. It is an industry. A monolith.

Panama Red was a little too much for me...and a few other strains. The pot today, I have a Medical Card for pot in Missouri, is different. I have been using it for years now. It is not fun, it is clinical...even the recreational stuff. You can get high, but it feels like some kind of medicine, rather than a fun past time. People all over the states are freaking out on it, with many going to the ER. Yea they probably had other drugs in their system, but many come in because of the toxic marijuana they just smoked, or dabbed, or vaped, or ate. :)
 
WIthin an hour after taking a 25 mg CBD softgel (included in the broad term "medical cannabis") I notice significant relief from anxiety, which is equal to or greater than what I experience from a dose of my Clonzaepam (benzodiazepine) prescription. Consequently, I seldom use the RX anymore.

However, the law in Texas regarding the sale of CBD is changing and unclear. Some cannabis products were made illegal at the end of 2025, with others scheduled to be illegal at the end of March, 2026, and yet others by the end of 2026.
 
Most people that use weed to relax or sleep, are regular often daily users that have reduced neural synaptic CB-1 receptor numbers because they have been significantly down-regulated due to high tolerance changes. It is what is referred to as "mellow", a visceral sensitivity reduced endocannabinoid system homeostasis body state. That is why those that have been regularly using for long periods, like those that will be taking employment drug screening tests for a few weeks so stop using, are often greatly amazed they are so much more high when they resume use again.

In fact, being mellow is the only way many users, just like Paco, can consume weed and enjoy it without becoming overly excited, often afraid, and uncontrollably agitated, that often leads to being nervous and or being paranoid. For some, it is so weird, especially for novice users, that they readily self-think themselves into unpleasant gastrointestinal feelings that snowball into feeling sick then throwing up, just like someone seasick on a small boat bouncing in ocean waves that think themselves into being sick after watching the first person on a boat become sick. And just like the person on the boat that swears they will never ever get on a boat in the ocean again, likewise such users greatly avoid repeating that misery.

Then there is a significant number of other experienced users that have figured it out, that do so only occasionally, that don't become down-regulated, have low to no tolerance, and have normal body homeostasis very much not mellow. For instance, those that use it only occasionally when going to music concerts, surfing, snowboarding, yoga classes, etc, or other periodic pursuits.
 
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I've maybe smoked pot twice in my life. A friend had a couple of joints in her kitchen drawer. We smoked one after 3 of us returned from a sales meeting. We watched Saturday Night Live and I never remembering laughing so hard in my life. One woman was laying on her couch and couldn't get up because she was laughing so hard. It was a great experience for me.

On the other hand, my former partner and I were staying in a hotel room in Miami for the weekend and were waiting for two friends to join us before we went out. One of our friends brought an acquaintance in who had cocaine. He cut it right on the coffee table. :oops: Our friends started snorting it! Not to be a party pooper, I put some under my lip before we went out and I was extremely irritable the entire night. It's not something I would have ever tried had it not been in front of me, and I'll never try it again. It was the 80's in Miami, but I quickly ushered the guy with the Coke out of the room.
 
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