Researchers from the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine in Vancouver say that cannabis use can help reduce incidents of depression and suicidal thoughts among people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Using data from Statistics Canada’s 2012 Community Health Survey – Mental Health, the researchers found that cannabis non-users with PTSD were about seven times more likely to have experienced a major depressive episode compared to those who use the drug.
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“We’re only just beginning to understand what the therapeutic potential of cannabis may be for a variety of health conditions,” says senior author M-J Milloy, canopy growth professor of cannabis science at UBC and a research scientist at the British Columbia Centre on Substance Abuse.
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