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Could marijuana be GOOD for mental health? Breakthrough study claims the drug could be used to help treat depression

• Smoking marijuana alters our response to negative images or emotions
• People with THC in bloodstream, the active ingredient of cannabis, were less accurate at matching fearful expressions than ones that were happy
  
• Study argues that marijuana may now be touted as a cure for depression
  

By Victoria Woollaston
PUBLISHED: 11:46 EST, 22 August 2013 | UPDATED: 11:46 EST, 22 August 2013
It's well-known that marijuana will get you high, but a lesser known side-effect is that it can alter our response to negative emotions and images.

A recent study has taken a look at the brain’s functioning in the presence of tetrahydrocannabinoid (THC) to understand how marijuana can affect the way we process emotions.
THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of the cannabis plant.




The research tested a group of men who were active users of marijuana. To qualify they had to have taken the drug four times or more in a year but not more than once a week


The European Neuropsychopharmacology journal has published a study that has confirmed the positive effect of THC to negative stimuli.
The study, which was undertaken at the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, claims that THC activates the endocannabinoid system naturally found in the brain to alter our response to negative images or emotions.


With this discovery, the study argues that marijuana may now be touted as a cure to depression and other mental ilnesses.
The research tested a group of men who were active users of marijuana. To qualify they had to have taken the drug four times or more in a year but not more than once a week

THC was administered to one group while another was given a placebo.
The men were then asked to mimic images of facial expressions either 'happy' or 'fearful'.
According to the study, people who had THC in their bloodstream were less accurate in matching the fearful facial expressions.
However, they were able to perfectly copy those that looked happy.
The results were confirmed by MRI scans of the men’s brains that revealed a beneficial effect of THC on emotion-processing cerebral regions.
'THC administration reduces the negative bias in emotional processing,' said the report.
'This adds human evidence to support the hypothesis that the endocannabinoid system is involved in modulation of emotional processing.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...epression.html

[Drift13]

I know when I'm grooving I'm much less likely to want to throttle the shit outa some stupid M/Fer. So I fore sure can see it helping depression & other mental health problems.

i find it helps me with other people's depression too ! :-)

[G.Goo]

As a person with high depression and anxiety. I must say MJ has been whats got me threw time in and time out.

Been put on Prozac Xanax and other things . "Zombie drugs"
I stick with and only use MJ . So yes a good sativa can help someone down and out. This is what I love bout blue strains like DJ's BB and other great sativas

[igrowone]

thank you for posting, i deal with depression and this kind of news is big
this research needs to continue
hopefully, the only depression will be in the DEA as they watch every f'ing lie they've concocted be exposed for what they are

[EducatedHippy]

another good read