A third of Brits would use medical marijuana to help treat depression, a new study has suggested.
Medical cannabis clinic Mamedica says that 32% of those polled say that if they could treat their mental health condition with cannabis-based remedies over antidepressants then they would because they think it’s safer. Some 43% say that they have been living with severe anxiety for years and have not found a remedy to help, while 34% say that they think the treatment they are receiving for their mental health is not personal to their condition.
Over eight million people are experiencing an anxiety disorder at any one time across UK, according to Mental Health UK. The UK has also seen an exponential rise in the number of people taking antidepressants, with some 83.4 million items prescribed in 2021/22, according to NHS data.
