High-THC Cannabis Provides Instant Relief From Depression

A new study in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine has revealed that smoking cannabis provides significant and fast-acting relief from depression, and that this effect is predominantly due to THC[i]. Crucially, the authors say that their study is not based on the weak marijuana strains that are typically licensed for research purposes, but uses real-life data recorded from nearly 2,000 cannabis users around the world. According to the researchers, many cannabis studies provide unreliable findings as they are conducted using government-approved marijuana products that often don’t resemble the types of cultivars used by regular people. To get around this stumbling block, the authors of this latest study used data collected by a smartphone app called the Releaf App, which allows users to record information about their experiences with medical cannabis. Analysing data from 1,819 people who completed a total of 5,876 self-administered sessions, the researchers found that 95.8 percent of users experienced substantial relief from depression within moments of smoking. On average, the intensity of depressive symptoms fell by 3.76 points on a scale from zero to ten, although this varied depending on the type of bud used. Interestingly, no notable differences were seen between Indica, Sativa and hybrid strains, although THC levels were found to have a huge impact on the anti-depressant effect of a given plant. More specifically, those with more than ten percent THC reliably produced the greatest relief from depression, yet this benefit appears to plateau once a certain concentration is reached. While cannabis…

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