Here's how it is for me.

I don't think I'm clinically depressed. I've never been admitted to a doctor for depression and I haven't been diagnosed or anything. In fact, I've never even seen a doctor about my possible depression. I rarely bring it up around my family, and I think for the most part, they haven't the slightest idea (mainly because I no longer live at home). I have many, almost all, of the symptoms for different forms of depression so it's probably best that I get 'treated' one of these days. It's by no means extremely serious all the time, but there are my moments.

Bud did, and still does, make me happy. I used to smoke way more than a do now (1-5 times daily). These days I find myself smoking maybe once a week. This is for a number of reasons--mainly college. When I was smoking very often, I was always happy...when I was high. My depressed tendencies were out the window. They did not exist. However, when I would fall into dry spells, I wouldn't be so happy. It didn't carry on the next day or anything. I would slowly but surely feel sad, depressed, and the works.

So to answer your question (based off of my situation(s)) -- Weed did treat my depression, but only when I had some and was actually smoking it. If I would go a couple days without smoking, or my high was becoming a low; my depression would still linger. A little, mind you, but it was there. It was not withdrawal because I'm more than fine going a week or two without smoking these days.

I don't know. I'm rambling on. There's so much more to it than a simple post can explain. I could right a fucking novel about this stuff if I really wanted to. To each there own, I suppose. Everyone is different, but I do feel that Cannabis has some positive (and possibly a few negative) effects on disorder known as depression.