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Reefer Madness or The Magical Flower of Serenity
Perhaps the most effective natural antidepressant ever grown
The title suggests I’m going to debate whether pot is “madness” or beneficial — I am not.
Pot is beneficial. While far from a double-blind study, this linked study from Harvard Medical School describes which medical conditions marijuana provides documented relief for.
And that’s why surveys demonstrate as high as 85% of Americans think pot should be legal.
We don’t classify marijuana as an antidepressant
Though some physicians prescribe it for mental conditions such as PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression, most people smoke it recreationally because it makes you high.
For many, marijuana puts them in a better place — it makes them feel relaxed, warm, and buzzy. It mellows them out.
Things ordinarily worrisome or anxiety-provoking, melt away and transform into a cool, calm, confident serenity.
You tolerate stuff you ordinary wouldn’t, putting challenges and fears into perspective. Taking life the way it should be — one burger at a time.
High on life
Some call marijuana: pot, weed, herb, hooch, cannabis, herb, skunk, and reefer.
