Medical Marijuana for Depression? Study Shows Likely Benefit
Scientists at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) are studying chronic stress and depression, with a focus on endocannabinoids, which are brain chemicals similar to substances in marijuana.
The findings raise the possibility that components of marijuana may be useful in reducing depression that results from chronic stress.
“In the animal models we studied, we saw that chronic stress reduced the production of...