What happens in the brain when cannabis makes you anxious?

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: ScienceDaily

What happened

Cannabinoids may intensify anxiety by removing a natural brake on specific neurons in the brain’s fear center, particularly during stressful situations.

In mice, shutting down those neurons sharply reduced cannabinoid-related anxious behavior.

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  • Reported by ScienceDaily and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:26:07 UTC.

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