{"id":2491,"date":"2020-11-23T21:19:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T21:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/?p=2491"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:55:52","slug":"marijuana-for-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/cannabis-and-your-body\/marijuana-for-depression","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis and depression"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More than 264 million people around the world suffer from some form of depression, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). For some people, depression is a mental illness with serious psychiatric implications. For the vast majority of individuals, though, depression represents a mood disorder that may be responsive to alternative treatments, such as medical marijuana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we'll explore the research on marijuana and depression and discuss whether medical marijuana may be a possible treatment for depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tAn overview of the research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are scarce clinical studies on the topic of cannabis and depression involving human participants. There is, however, some emerging research that cannabis may exert a similar effect to antidepressants without significant side effects. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

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There is some evidence that the cannabinoid CBD may assist with anxiety, a condition that is often present alongside depression.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t