THE SEVENTH RESEARCH STUDY PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND RELEAF APP CONCLUDES THAT INDIVIDUALS REPORT CANNABIS FLOWER EFFECTIVE IN PROVIDING ANXIETY, STRESS, AND AGITATION/IRRITABILITY RELIEF.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The founders of University of New Mexico’s Marijuana Research Fund, Jacob Vigil, Psychology Associate Professor at UNM, and Sarah See Stith, Economics Assistant Professor at UNM, found that cannabis flower was reported to be effective in providing relief for individuals dealing with distress-related symptoms such as Anxiety, Stress, and Agitation/Irritability. The study reviewed data collected by the Releaf App (ww.releafapp.com), the largest repository of real-time cannabis usage sessions in the United States (US), and found that over 95% of the time Cannabis users experienced an immediate stress reduction that averaged roughly 4 points on a 0-10 point scale.
, researchers at The University of New Mexico measured the effectiveness of commercially available
Cannabis flower, or ‘buds,’ for alleviating feelings of stress and anxiety. Using data collected by the Releaf App, the largest repository of real-time cannabis usage sessions in the United States (US), researchers found that over 95 percent of time,
Cannabis users experienced an immediate stress reduction that averaged roughly 4 points on a 0-10 point scale.
UNM researchers Sara See Stith and Jacob Vigil.
In the age of COVID-19, many of us feel a heightened need for safe, natural remedies for coping with the newfound stressors of living through a pandemic. The unpredictable nature of the pandemic’s progression, its widespread economic consequences, safety mandates, disruptions to normal living schedules, increased time spent alone, and of course, the possibility of contracting the disease itself have negatively affected mental health, with no certain ending in sight.