The Institute of Psychiatry published a study that showed how CBD can be used as an anxiolytic and antidepressant during the anxiety treatment. That being said, CBD has a great potential when it comes to decreasing levels of depression and anxiety.

Another experiment conducted in 2011 involved two groups of people: the first group used CBD and the latter took the placebo. Researchers aimed at determining whether or not CBD has an impact on levels of anxiety during public speeches. The experiment showed that the CBD group reported less stress during their public speeches than the ‘placebo team’. Patients who took regular doses of Cannabidiol felt more calm and relaxed while experiencing less discomfort.

The latest studies prove that PTSD patients may found the medical use of marijuana very helpful , as weed creates soothing effects on their brains, therefore it may become possible to treat PTSD with marijuana on a larger scale pretty soon.

In 2014 the Vanderbilt University conducted a study on endocannabinoids levels after smoking marijuana. As it turned out, we’re having lower levels of endocannabinoids when we’re in stress, and smoking weed increases the amount of these chemicals in our brain; therefore, it leads to reducing the feeling of anxiety.

You should know that marijuana is far safer than any pharmaceutical prescribed by doctors on a daily basis. In fact, the latest study conducted in Canada showed that 40% of patients suffering from the anxiety disorder who were using medical cannabis were more likely to give up dangerous prescription drugs within less than 3 months. These patients got rid of many severe side effects that are usually entailed by the use of prescription drugs.

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