Autism, Depression, and Medical Marijuana

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NOTE: Please look up the real science of marijuana before you jump to conclusions. (Marijuana is non-addictive, impossible to overdose on, and is used to treat many things. Much evidence points to it destroying cancer cells (I oversimplified it, but it is really interesting))

I don't think I need to "treat" autism. Just the stuff that comes with living in a neurotypical world: the stress, the overwhelming-ness, etc.

I do, however, know I need to treat depression, I have a mild depression that gets worse with less sunny seasons. I take many vitamins such as B vitamins, omega 3 6 9, and vitamin D because I have deficiencies.

But I'm tired of this depression thing I've had almost my whole life and I want it to stop. No more of this!

I was wondering if anyone with autism has any experience with this? How has it made you feel? What is the way your most comfortable taking it in? How has it directly related to your autism?

I would also like to open the discussion to people who know less about this, maybe some of us have information to share. I prefer it not to become a debate on right or wrong, but maybe a debate on merits/non-merits.

If you rely on medical marijuana to deal with stress, what are you going to do when you don't have it on-hand?

Not possible to prove the merits of it without directly saying "It's a conspiracy... man.”

I don’t use it but I do follow similar vitamin patterns..


To start- the original studies showing that marijuana somehow kills brain cells was flawed in its execution. They gave ** rats/mice heavy doses of it via an attached mask and what they failed to consider was the low oxygen levels due to the fumes.

The **rats suffered from hypoxia, which is harmful to the brain, and they announced it was marijuana that did it.

**Edit: I just found it and it was monkeys not rats, apologies..
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-Additional theories exist, for example the war on drugs started because the massive amounts of protest due to the Vietnam war. They needed to do something to discredit the crowds and they began smear propaganda of drugs in order to quiet people down about it who were most vocal (pot smoking hippies )

-Problems like lacing with other drugs exist, but overall the effect of the drug does not show addictive properties itself- it may become a habit but so can eating..

-It does help calm people and it has many medicinal uses.

-It's from a plant, and any synthetic drugs they make to try and copy it never quite gets the same results
== being from a plant, its easy to produce, and cheap. Plants are not patentable so I see a conflict of interest right there.


I support legalization of it, and sale in a regulated fashion like alcohol.

People using it bothers me not, and I trust plants more than the toxic crap they give out now that DOES kill and mutate cells (cancer).

It does stink something awful though.

I use it for migraines, insomnia, and anxiety.

In my experience it's not good to rely on constantly (ie: every single day even if you don't really need it) because smoking too much can cause anxiety, but everyone's different. It is the only thing that helps me with migraines that isn't addictive and doesn't have painful side effects, so I'm incredibly thankful to live in California where it's legal!

In terms of it's affect on AS, it makes me feel even more socially inept/anxious if I'm stoned around NTs, so I really prefer to just do it by myself before going to bed.

It works like most drug therapy regimes, has wanted and unwanted side effects and can stop working for you in time.

Many beneficial side effects with weed. Over dosing should be more of a public awareness issue than present *all safe* ideology

I was referring to overuse mostly
like getting chubby from eating too much
too much cannabis is unhealthy

most users use too much