If you're bipolar the thing in dope that you probably want is a higher CBD content, like an Indica strain. its actually an anticonvulsant, and CBD alone is not psychoactive (it doesn't get you high), and what do they prescribe bipolar patients as mood stabilizers..? ANTICONVULSANTS... go figure why I like it and I like Indicas more that Sativas. (Indicas still have THC but tend to have higher CBD contents, while Sativas are well known for higher THC contents).

Also if you're looking to use it medicinally, in my opinion it should be used daily. because if you're only a sometimes, or every now and then smoker, you get pretty messed up (these newer strains are pretty potent), but if you use daily (like the rest of your medications) the high become more dull, and you don't notice it as much, but it really does do wonders for mood. try to piss me off when I'm high... you cant. its impossible.

Take it from a pot head of over 10 years, whos a chem major and knows how to, and has done his research (and experimentation) well. I know what I'm talking about with dope. its kinda my thing.