Cannabis Is Marketed as Stress Relief, and a New Cortisol Study Adds to a Thin Evidence Base

 Cannabis Is Marketed as Stress Relief, and a New Cortisol Study Adds to a Thin Evidence Base

Frequent cannabis users woke with higher cortisol than nonusers in a new Oregon State study, adding nuance to widely marketed stress relief claims.

Stress relief is among the most common reasons people give for using cannabis, and it is among the most common themes in how cannabis products are marketed. The scientific evidence supporting that pa…