Does marijuana relieve stress?
It really depends on the person. If you are used to the effect (i.e. if you’re a regular smoker), then yes it can relieve psychological stress (Note that I am not talking about physical stress, this is increased by any drug, because your body tries to fight its effects). But having said that, if you are not used to it, it can pretty much produce the opposite effect. Your blood pressure increases, you can get slightly paranoid, restless and hyperactive etc… This doesn’t happen for everybody though, as I said it depends on the person. I don’t agree with people saying you get depressed when you ‘come down’, neither I nor anyone I know has ever experienced that at all and I wonder if those answerers are just repeating what they learnt in some textbook… But I agree with kevinmccleanblack, there are many better ways to relieve stress. Try meditation, taking a walk in the park or exercise. Remember, it is easy to develop a psychological addiction to cannabis, just like cigarettes or alcoh
