Dr. Michael Grandner

Maybe it's downstream of whatever's happening under the hood.

And just because you don't hear the downstream signal anymore doesn't mean the thing wasn't still happening to some degree.

But then again, with depressed people, if their ability to process information is fundamentally flawed, because you're...

And I mean, this is like when people are depressed, they see a neutral stimulus.

It feels negative to them and it makes their life more miserable.

Well, stop processing things emotionally then like, and at least, at least coming to neutral and blunting is better than it's like, who knows?

The answer is who knows?

Is that a benefit?

Is it impacting memory?

Might that be part of what's going on in terms of THC's impacts on brain neurochemistry and some of the negative effects?

Maybe.

I don't think anyone's been able to take the time to study that pathway.

So anyway, that's the second one.

The third one I just did want to mention is when you stop using THC, you get, just like any kind of sedating medication, you get an insomnia rebound.

And with that insomnia rebound, because it was a REM suppressor, you get a REM rebound.

So you can get vivid nightmares and like really unpleasant dreams and the worst insomnia you've ever had.

So then you're like, I need to take this or else my insomnia comes back.

When the insomnia was a withdrawal symptom.

So...

So you could become dependent on it.