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Last week, the head of the largest opposition party in Germany condemned the nation's intention to decriminalize marijuana and pleaded with the EU to intervene and stop the initiative. According to the Associated Press, Klaus Holetschek, the health minister for a state government in Germany backed by conservatives, met the director-general for migration and home affairs of the EU in Brussels on Wednesday to demand an EU veto.

Thankfully, marijuana has been shown to greatly help with anxiety. Thousands of people rely on weed in different forms to help deal with feelings of anxiety and panic. It must be said, that there are also those who feel that weed with high levels of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) may cause some people to feel anxious, while it calms down other people. Some people though, do feel a great improvement in their moods when consuming low doses of THC.

The Longevity Science Foundation (LSF) reports that the use of psychedelics for mental health treatments is gaining momentum at an unprecedented pace. Compounds such as MDMA, ketamine, and psilocybin have demonstrated encouraging outcomes in treating PTSD, depression, and addiction. In addition, researchers have shown that ketamine and psilocybin may assist in regenerating neural connections, which could have far-reaching implications in the development of treatments for neurodegenerative disorders associated with aging, as per the LSF.