The largest review of medicinal cannabis to date found it doesn’t effectively treat anxiety, depression, or PTSD—despite millions using it for those reasons. Researchers warn it could even make mental health worse, raising risks like psychosis and addiction while delaying proven treatments. Some limited benefits were seen for conditions like insomnia and autism, but the evidence is weak. The findings are fueling calls for stricter oversight as cannabis use continues to rise.
  • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    4 days ago

    There were no significant effects on outcomes associated with anxiety, anorexia nervosa, psychotic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and opioid use disorder. There were insufficient data to meta-analyse studies of ADHD, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and tobacco use disorder. There was an absence of RCT evidence for the treatment of depression.

    This study, or meta-study, as it’s just coalescing existing ones. Found none showed significant benefits, although it sounds like it is more just a lack of evidence rather than evidence of it not helping. Especially with depression. Which makes the headline disingenuous. “No evidence that it treats these” but also we don’t have enough evidence to actually say.