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Originally Posted by salukigirl The thing with depression is that weed causes changes in social behavior and causes people to be more solitary. If you are depressed and lonely, it won't necessarily make you FEEL more depressed, but might change your behavior to cause you to be more depressed....if that makes sense.

I hear what you are saying salukigirl but I think it depends on the user and the quantities of use. Used in small dosages shouldn't cause people to disengage socially. If it does actually alter a person's behaviour in that way the dosage would likely need adjustment.

I think to understand the benefits of medical marijuana a paridym shift is required. The aim isn't to 'get stoned' but to get relief of symptoms without any significant over dosing or stoned effect. We are so familiar with pot as a recreational drug where the over dose effect is the desired outcome. It is hard to imagine it being used to achieve any other effect.