Does weed make you paranoid?

A paranoid person is someone who has an unfounded fear that others intend to harm them. Many people have some degree of paranoia. Those who are young, poor, in bad health, contemplating suicide, or using marijuana (also called cannabis) are more prone to have paranoid episodes. read more

How to Avoid Cannabis-Induced Anxiety and Paranoia. If you’re susceptible to or worried about cannabis-induced paranoia, fear not – there are ways to prevent, even counter, that anxiety. Here are just a few tips: Try a low-THC and/or high-CBD strain. read more

Paranoia is driven by anxiety and fear, and this brain area plays an important role in why weed makes you paranoid. Yet marijuana users often say they smoke to “chill out” and reduce their anxiety. read more