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...weed is a depressant...



Mental Marijuana
By Philip Dawdy, Seattle Weekly. Posted August 26, 2004.

Can reefers cure madness? There is some evidence that cannabis â?? or 'green Prozac' â?? has potential in the treatment of some psychiatric disorders, principally depression and bipolar disorder.

http://alternet.org/drugreporter/19687/


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"I think cannabis has a lot of potential in the treatment of mental illness," says Lester Grinspoon, emeritus professor of psychiatry at the Harvard School of Medicine. He says that it can be an effective treatment for bipolar disorder and depression.