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Dear Stoner: I read that people are prone to crying and getting emotional while flying, and it made me realize that I get emotional and sometimes cry after smoking weed. Is that a known side effect?
Kinko
Dear Kinko: As someone who teared up watching Guardians of the Galaxy at 35,000 feet, it’s hard to judge in-flight or post-toke crying. That said, you could be on to something serious. Everyone’s brain is wired a little differently, and cannabis is very much a mind-altering substance. That’s why most of us like the plant, but we can’t ignore individual responses to THC and the need for responsible use.
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We’ve all seen emotional, happy and angry drunks, and cannabis can bring out emotional or hidden sides of us, too. (I’ve never seen someone go from sullen to angry after smoking a joint, but it’s not impossible.) Most research points to emotional dysregulation as a side effect of long-term cannabis use, as well, which is worth considering if you’ve been smoking weed for a while, especially if the emotional episodes increase.
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