How Marijuana Affects the Brain & Body | Dr. Andrew Huberman

This clip is from the Huberman Lab episode "The Effects of Cannabis (Marijuana) on the Brain & Body." The full episode can be found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/gXvuJu1kt48

10 year breast cancer survivor here. Using medical marijuana for anxiety, appetite, insomnia. Blood pressure 118/78. Not taking any other meds. Age 69. My advice: Eat a healthy diet. Walk. Don't drink any alcohol at all if you can manage it. It has no saving graces. Meditate. Get enough rest. Stay clear of drama queens and baby kings. Volunteer. Vote. Smile. Namaste. 🙏🏽

It's been 6 months now since I quit smoking weed and it's been one of the best choices I've made so far -- on my personal development journey. I've smoked weed close to a decade, I enjoyed it and have nothing against it's use because it did help me pass through awful experiences. I'd realized, after quitting, that whatever I was distracting myself from was still waiting for me to come solve it. **EDIT (28/05/2023): after scrolling through the comments 1. Some of the stoners feel offended like I'm attacking them or something. I'm not. The reason why you feel attacked is probably why you need to reflect on your life. 2. To everyone on this journey or thinking of quitting. I appreciate the love and the insights, THANK YOU! Let's not rest until we see success, I wish you the best!

My experience goes like this, Started smoking pot with a friend then he introduced me to bong and I was ecstatic! Enjoyed the experience a lot, enjoyed everything about it! Started smoking quite frequently with friends, then solo weed smoking sessions started all by myself. While working, while binge watching shows, while doing anything I would smoke up. It gave me Euphoria and anxiety as well(anxiety was manageable). This went on for a couple of years. Some stressful situations happened in my life and my anxiety got out of control whenever I smoked. Used to smoke often to make sure if weed was the reason and I knew one thing for sure weed amplified my anxiety every time. I got CHS, CIS during my regular heavy smoking phase. Was quite fed up with weed and wanted to get rid of anxiety for good and that became a huge motivation factor and I’ve quit it for 3 months now. Feeling nice! No temptation to smoke at all!

I've just finished smoking weed after 40 years and I feel more motivated and clear headed.

The anxiety,and paranoia use to crash into me , until I accepted it , I started to see them as the flaws in myself ,accepted it ,and let I go through me , I no longer see the anxieties,or paranoia associated with weed. I’ve been smoking on and of since I was 13 , just turned 51 and ran 100 miles for my birthday. Weed works for me🙏

I quit 6 months ago after smoking, vaping, and eating edibles for over 50 years. It just got to a point that everything I did, I had to be high first. I realized after I was straight for a couple of months that life was still the same. Funny movies were still funny. Delicious food and snacks, still delicious And since I spent the better part of my life stoned, this new outlook on life is pretty weird and awesome too. It's like I'm on a different buzz, but it's free, and causes me zero hassle.

I am over 3 years sober from alcohol, and 2 weeks sober from Cannabis (daily edible user for multiple years). Being completely sober is truly when you can be your best self.😊

I could remember several years ago, cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I spent my whole life fighting Cigarettes addiction. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

I am an autistic person who survived spinal menengitis that spread to my brain as my autism masked my symptoms until it was nearly too late. I survived but developed a seizure disorder. We tried everything. EVERYTHING and I was told I would be dead by 25 as the kind of seizure I was having had a 1 in 6 chance of death each time I had one. A dear friend made me try cannabis. My seizures stopped. It was a miracle. Nothing short of a miracle. When I couldn't get it as it was illegal at the time, I would seize again. Once it became legal for medical, my life changed for the better. I am 50 now. I have lived twice as long as they thought I would. I still use cannabis, and work in the industry at a legal grow. Feels goo to be alive and helping others. But man am I exhausted. Might need a desk job soon.

Here’s my thing, in my mid 30s now, began at 21. I think 21 was an unintentionally good time to begin, maybe too young by science standards but not 13 either. Smoking a single bowl at night cannot and should not be equated to somebody smoking throughout the day, doing dabs or high thc % concentrates via edibles or back to dabs. Context is very important in the discussion. It is habit forming but considering all the problems in the world, our day to day lives, a couple hits of weed IMO is a life enhancer. Doesn’t mean that a performance enhancer can’t be abused either. Mental state, diet, physical fitness all apart of the picture too. Use responsibly, be aware of your routine with the plant. Be intentional and don’t “numb” yourself with thc. End rant. Much love y’all.

I'm a long time heavy user and I can relate to all these effects ! A really precise description of the affects of marijuana ! It would be nice to have mise en garde on the bad effects too !

After smoking for years almost 3.5grams a day, I went cold turkey in 2017 and the results have been beyond belief. Health, Wealth, Family and Personal Growth all benefited. You don't realize the grasp it has on your life until you give it up and look back.

Me and my mates were smoking 🍃 x amount of times a week. One day we decided to quit which must’ve been a short term thing for them but I took it as a long term thing. About over 6 months later I’ve still quit and my friends went back to it within the first month of quitting. When I see them they seemed so drained, lack of motivation & using it as a escape from their lives and today I have so much energy, my mind is clear and I am the healthiest I’ve ever been. I used to say everyone should smoke it, but now I realise not everyone should have it.

As some that smoked from the age of 16 to the age of 27, quitting weed was the best decision I’ve made. I’m 29 and my life has significantly improved. Great plant but not for me anymore.

I used to be a morse code operator at an international radio station, and reading morse code demands serious concentration. When I smoked marijuana, it made me concentrate better, and I won a competition for reading more ships than anyone else on my frequency.

As a user for 10+ years everyday, i just quit 4 days ago. Honestly it helped me with my adhd, helps me to focus, but the downside I eat too kuch, get lazy, paranoia, anxiety, not wanting to do anything the list goes on. It helped me but also has hindered me. The first day was tough I wanted to smoke so bad and I actualy got upset at one point and totally shut down, the secons day was actualy pretty good only 3 times i had the urge, yesterday was great, i got a great sense of clearity in my head i cannot explain other than i feel like i have had a fog in my brain until now. Today im feeling so good, the clarity is only getting better and better. I cant wait to see what the next few weeks has to comw- i know thats not a super long goal but this is the longest ive gone without smoking weed in 10 years.

I’m 65 now and had my first back surgery at 40… another one 10 years later. Back then, Kaiser had no problem giving me literally ALL OF THE OPIOID I WANTED. after the last one I asked my doc about MM…… there were only a couple dispensaries in the sf Bay Area. He said “absolutely….. way better for you than pills” Today? No alcohol, no pills, I grow the best ganja in nor cal…. No pain no addiction. Make up your own mind.

My brain and body started rejecting THC use well over a year ago. I have been off of it for 6 months now and never felt better. We are all individuals and this is what is working for me after years of use. I'm not for or against, just what works for the individual ❤️ 😊

Day 7 sober and detox is so hard. I feel thus sinkinf depression.but my mind is clear, i have more money in my bank account, and i feel that motivation slowlu slippinf back into me. Now that i dont have munchies im losing weight which is good for my health. I crave edibles so bad and miss that euphoria but in the end i fully believe in making the right decision for my happiness and future self