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What happens in the brain when cannabis makes you anxious?

2026-10-07 • ScienceDaily Psychedelics

Article summary

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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