Yep, you can find fairly equal amounts of evidence to support both the ease of depressive symptoms and the aggravation of them. How it actually acts depends on the person and, I'm sure, the strain, too, but it's true that cannabis does indeed tinker with neurotransmitters and, in many people, can worsen depression after the initial euphoric psychoactive period passes.
birdgirl73 Reviewed by birdgirl73 on . Cannabis + depression= NO-NO I have just been speaking to a friend who is undergoing treatment for depression and he told me that his doctor found out that he was smoking because of some Electroencefalogram (EEG) results in which some funny waves showed up. He was told to quit smoking, else he would never be cured. My friend feels A-OK at this point and is near the end of the treatment he is currently following. The doctor said that smoking weed was bad for him due to the fact that it alters dopamine levels in the brain, Rating: 5