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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.

Sinsemilla Jones Reviewed by Sinsemilla Jones on . Cal. Med Pot for Psychological Issues? Hi everybody, s'me. za Stooj. I'm moving to California fairly permanently in a while, and I'm trying to get medical pot. I have bipolar disorder (on the manic side so its more like ADHD) and a pretty bad case of PTSD. I've heard of people being able to smoke medical pot for this stuff, but I've also heard that it can be detrimental. For me, it's a positive thing. In fact, I started smoking again a couple of months ago, and ever since, my psychologist hasn't been able to shut up Rating: 5