HOW TO DEAL WITH CANNABIS AND ANXIETY What is the best medical marijuana strain for anxiety? Some strains Ive tried in the past seem to help, while others make it worse. Are there any strains I should avoid? Medical marijuana for anxiety strainsWhen looking for anti-anxiety medical marijuana, the growing and preparation methods are almost as important as the strain. Thats why its so helpful to grow your own buds when using medical marijuana to relieve symptoms of anxiety. Growing your own buds also allows you to choose the exact strains that work best for you. When using medical marijuana to help relieve anxiety, a good general guideline is to choose strains with lower levels of THC and higher levels of CBD. There are also many strains that dont follow these guidelines, yet seem to still be great for relieving anxiety. In these cases, there are probably other cannabinoids at work which havent been studied yet. There are hundreds of cannabinoids present in the various strains of medical marijuana, and we have only studied a small handful of them so far. Strains For Anti-Anxiety: General Guidelines Lower levels THC Higher levels CBD Opt for proven anti-anxiety strains if you can Whenever first trying new buds (even a strain youve tested before), only use a little at first, and listen to your bodys reaction before you medicate fully Growing Tactics For Anti-Anxiety Buds (helps improve anti-anxiety effects of any strain) These tactics may improve the anti-anxiety effects of medical marijuana that you grow: Cute marijuana seedling Choose to grow a high-CBD strain (learn more about CBD at ProjectCBD.org), a suggested strain from below, or a strain that has produced anti-anxiety effects for you in the past Harvest buds later (after some THC has turned into CBN) Dry and cure buds properly Allow buds to cure for 1-2+ months before smoking. Curing buds for longer seems to increase anti-anxiety effects for many people Test a small amount of any new buds before medicating fully I have compiled a list of strains below which may be helpful in relieving anxiety. Though these strains are not necessarily high in CBD, there have been many reports that these strains have helped relieve anxiety for some patients. Anti-anxiety strains to try: High-CBD strains - A strain is usually considered high-CBD if it has more than 2% CBD (many popular strains have less than 1% CBD). As far as growing, generally youll get the most consistent high-CBD results with clones, though high-CBD strains from seed have come a long way over the last few years as the strains are stabilized. Harlequin (clone-only) Cannatonic ↗ CBD Shark Shock ↗ ComPassion ↗ M.O.B. MED GOM 1.0 ↗ (by Grass-O-Matic & CBD Crew)
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