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Study: Stressed Rats More Likely to Seek Pot

Rats with higher baseline stress hormones and lower endocannabinoid levels showed greater motivation to self-administer cannabis vapor, researchers found in a 3-week study.

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A new study shows it might not just be stressed-out people who like to relax with a little cannabis.

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Highly-Stressed Rats Sought Puffs of Cannabis to Relax

Learn how rats with naturally high hormone levels chose to chill out by seeking puffs of cannabis vapor.

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Study: Stressed rats more likely to seek pot

A new study shows it might not just be stressed-out people who like to relax with a little cannabis.

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More Stress, More Cannabis: Discovered the Factor that Drives Consumption

In a three-week experiment, rats with higher corticosterone repeatedly activate the release of cannabis vapors.

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Kiro7 broke the news in Seattle, United States on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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