Gemma Speck

Thank you for your patience, but I just felt like

I felt like we had to wait for episode 420 to do this topic for aesthetic purposes, of course.

Today we are talking about the psychology of weed.

I know a lot of people have thoughts on cannabis usage and as a drug, you know, it's obviously very easy to villainize, but cultures and societies have been using cannabis for thousands of years.

It is one of the oldest drugs, oldest plants, in fact, that has, it's essentially co-evolved alongside

humanity.

And as we are and as society is taking a much more liberal approach to cannabis, I think the psychology behind it is very unexplored and incredibly fascinating.

I think the more liberal approach that we're taking to cannabis usage has been really amazing for so many people.

It's been adopted for chronic pain management, for therapeutic practices, it's rolled back a

There are still important considerations we do need to know if we want to take part, especially from an emotional, biological and psychological standpoint.

You may have heard this thing that, you know, no one has ever overdosed from weed.

Weed isn't addictive.

We need to kind of debunk these a little bit.

There are two sides to cannabis consumption that mean that it can be as dangerous as it is liberating and enjoyable.

So that's what we're going to talk about today, as well as just the science and what it does to your brain, why it makes you more hungry, why certain people get anxious, other people don't.

There's going to, of course, be some resources in the description if you need them or if this episode brings up any concerns about dependency for you or someone you know.

We are going to take a very scientific approach today.

So as always, this episode isn't an endorsement of doing drugs.

But let's be honest, I'm in my 20s.

I went to a university and a state was, you know, marijuana was legal.