The Safer Anti-Anxiety Medication

Turns out, there may be some basis to the laid-back stereotypes of marijuana users…

While this is still very much a typecast, researchers have recently confirmed medical marijuana to be more effective and safer at treating anxiety than traditional medications.

The study compared cortisol — the “stress hormone” — levels in the saliva of daily users and non users, and found that chronic users to have more “blunted responses to acute stress.”

The results of the study add to the growing body of evidence that prove cannabis’ chemical compounds — most notably cannabidiol (CBD) — are therapeutic and effective when treating mood disorders, such as anxiety. Research shows that CBD enhances GABA transmitters, which are responsible for repressing excitable feelings. In other words, these neurotransmitters regulate homeostasis in the body, therefore creating balance.

Anti-anxiety medications target these same transmitters, but come with a whole host of side effects which include disorientation, chemical dependency and overdose. Cannabis, on the other hand, has little to no serious side effects, and no known case of overdoses.