Using cannabis to improve mental health – The Green Room

In this very special episode of The Green Room, the L.A. Times’ video series focusing on California’s cannabis, commerce and culture, we’re tackling the topic of mental health and wellness by revisiting our conversations with pot-smoking marines, marijuana moms and a couple of professional athletes who say the herb has helped them heal.

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50 Comments

  1. @sirvapalot on February 8, 2024 at 1:20 am

    Schedule one is a LIE



  2. @matthewvarnam4302 on February 8, 2024 at 1:20 am

    There’s nothing in this world that can help you like my JESUS.
    JESUS can help you sleep at night JESUS can take away all your Depression
    JESUS can take your Physical pain away.
    JESUS can take Your emotional pain away.
    Put it like this JESUS can do anything for you anything.



  3. @user-mg6lz2fw5l on February 8, 2024 at 1:22 am

    Rely on god to help not weed bro



  4. @danielolowu7626 on February 8, 2024 at 1:23 am

    Those mummies smoked weed until they became children rhymes and story writers. They have become great child educators.



  5. @green1328 on February 8, 2024 at 1:24 am

    Very good and interesting video thanks 😊



  6. @fredkapp498 on February 8, 2024 at 1:25 am

    Smartest thing Tyson did was collab with Northern Emerald to grow his genetics and make his edibles. I like his Toad and East Coast Toad. I believe Northern Emerald is his Ca partner. Remember tasting Ric Flair not sure who him and Evandor working with. Im not so sure other than name each celebrity brings. Tyson was semi hands on few yrs ago



  7. @Newcastle4lifee on February 8, 2024 at 1:25 am

    ❤❤❤Sending you all the love in the world.. You are loved. Keep ypur head up❤❤❤



  8. @wjsgvxjwg on February 8, 2024 at 1:29 am

    in australia its super slow
    we dont even have any dispensor stores or vending machines or drive thrus like americans do
    medical weed is hard to get hold of the process is whacked for some getting doctor to agree with our illnesses i heard some were easier but they 1 i tried wasnt up to par with customer service booked 1 week appointment then get to day of it & they tell me the doctor isnt in & rescheduled it to wrong day it would b easier to have stores for it & minimum & max u can buy is 10 grams which is $120-$180
    alot dont even have that much to buy it
    but am hoping in near future i can get connected to someone for at least pounds for myself for study purposes & trainning & company at times
    & or grow my own if i get enough money to get 10k-100k seeds lol
    its medicine tho if u have right strains good for activities & well being in moderation i feel some get physcosis quite isolated & paraniod i think id have days or weeks where i dont miss a day then id have weeks off it as well coz i dont wana b super reliant on drug to help me function with the amount of S word ive red about with people who have never missed 1 day doing it for 10-20 years straight so i wana keep mind aware & tolerant without it at times
    but its been 7weeks since ive been off it i think another 3-5 weeks im get on just a 50 im try make me last 2 weeks lol i dont have a job so i have to smoke alittle when i get more money id consider pounds worth also getting me 10-100k seeds



  9. @versatilejams on February 8, 2024 at 1:31 am

    Flair and Tyson – two authentic dudes. This would have been just as cool a video even if they were talking about a new Foreman grill knockoff.



  10. @_VISION. on February 8, 2024 at 1:31 am

    LMAO @ to improve mental health



  11. @user-xr2ht4sj4e on February 8, 2024 at 1:32 am

    When I was going through withdrawal from fentenyl the ONLY thing, that wasn’t an illegal drug, that helped ease the fatigue from pain associated with days of no sleep, and the uncontrollable bowel movements was cannabis or marijuana. I do not or have never used cannabis on a daily basis. It usually affects me where I am unable to deal with daily functions, with that said, it really really helped me through the withdrawal symptoms. I am still sober and have not gone back. I still do not use cannabis on the daily, but I recommend it be tried in the withdrawal stages from fentenyl.



  12. @benevolentslothman7951 on February 8, 2024 at 1:33 am

    you can get more joints out of an 8th, when did gram joints become standard. you don’t need that much in there. half gram joints for the win



  13. @Hokua888 on February 8, 2024 at 1:34 am

    AYea thank God in Jesus, The Christ.



  14. @tommygunn8355 on February 8, 2024 at 1:34 am

    Exorbitant not exuberant!🤣



  15. @user-ek4vf5cf7n on February 8, 2024 at 1:35 am

    လုပ္ေပး legal



  16. @lesreed8803 on February 8, 2024 at 1:37 am

    3:41🎄➕👦🏾👧🏻♻️🚩



  17. @TigerFang27 on February 8, 2024 at 1:37 am

    Merry Christmas Iron Mike



  18. @MichaelVascellaro on February 8, 2024 at 1:40 am

    so disrespectful to not put links into the products you promote in your video. step it up…



  19. @matthewvarnam4302 on February 8, 2024 at 1:42 am

    What they also fail to mention is that if your a very very heavy Cannabis user and you stop using cold turkey it can make you very bad sick like your going through the worst withdrawal sickness you’ve ever had. I’ve been hearing the news media talk about it saying there are other reports of this sickness on the west side where the cannabis is stronger….but yeah using cannabis very hard and then stopping you gonna be bad sick.



  20. @bengtal on February 8, 2024 at 1:42 am

    Cannabis is a blessing and one of our greatest food/medicine plants on the planet, very much meant for human beings also, as controversial as that suggestion is to many. It is however, NOT a substitute for opiates as someone mentions somewhere just before 10:40. What we need to replace the problematic modern opiates, and address the opiate crisis, ironically enough, is probably the infamous opium poppies. The whole plant form, with its full spectrum of constituents working in concert/synergy, is quite different from any of the modern forms/derivatives going around today. I think opium is far more essential/beneficial to human beings than is acknowledged, which is why we have so many "addicts". They are trying to press a button that actually should be pressed, but there are myriad health issues at play with human beings right now, and the forms of opiates people are using, do not offer any ultimate help in dealing with those things, and in some cases maybe even serve to make them worse. No plant should be illegal, even opium has a place, and really should be enshrined.



  21. @WillThomas-hs3oj on February 8, 2024 at 1:45 am

    Pyscedelics for me were literally life changing for the better, weed for me not so much, dont even smoke it now. But i guess ppl are diff.when you hear ex nfl player takkimg about being happy, freedom, and good mental health over money, i can not express how important that is, that many ppl fall into that trap, and then if they do finally make the money, then there old and wasisted there whole lives realsing they wete chasing the wrong thing= waisted time.



  22. @jaydel6937 on February 8, 2024 at 1:45 am

    how stupid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



  23. @ca5ualm3dia on February 8, 2024 at 1:46 am

    WHY cant we have legal opium or cocaine, its not a big deal , oh wait the gov and feds what it illegal so they cam control us and kill us off !



  24. @grindeyyyyy on February 8, 2024 at 1:47 am

    Weed or any psychedelic mixed with binaural beats is next level



  25. @D9flow17 on February 8, 2024 at 1:48 am

    💥💥💥



  26. @hansmoser989 on February 8, 2024 at 1:48 am

    if the world is evil, cannabis can heal it…
    h.m.



  27. @herrdirektoor on February 8, 2024 at 1:50 am

    we need more dokumentations and interviews like this in german language and for countries where cannabis is illegal, to help them understand that cannabis isnt that dangerous and bad like they think!



  28. @icepick976 on February 8, 2024 at 1:50 am

    " and that’s cause I was unbalanced .. and I needed medical help "



  29. @billsny9243 on February 8, 2024 at 1:51 am

    Ill never be able to not see Rick walking off the Kill Tony podcaat pissed off. Nothing bad on him. He didn’t know. It was just a situation lol



  30. @sirvapalot on February 8, 2024 at 1:53 am

    HVGC nice rippoff of the southern cross



  31. @MimieZodwah on February 8, 2024 at 1:53 am

    When the student is ready the master appears.
    I am grateful for this.💚



  32. @kidvicious2227 on February 8, 2024 at 1:54 am

    these 2 guys are the best



  33. @zackisback3651 on February 8, 2024 at 1:55 am

    Thc will never improve your mood in the long run!



  34. @fraaggl on February 8, 2024 at 1:57 am

    In my country France, there is a huge trouble with the categorization of substances. First 99% of weed smoker smoke tobacco with it !! And second the vast majority of people will stop smoking pot when they want to stop smoking tobacco. The same with other drugs, a guy who would like to stop cocaine will almost all the time put weed in the basket an try to stop all drugs. Not considering that weed if the BIGGEST ally of people who want to stop real addictive substances like tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, etc…
    Every time I see one of my friend put tobacco on weed or hash it just makes me sick.
    I don’t want to live my old age surrounded by addicted absurd people who don’t want to experiment anything else than alcohol and tobacco. I find them blindly stupid. I think I will move to a country with free weed and open minded people.



  35. @DACapNoirrr4x on February 8, 2024 at 1:57 am

    Lmao tyson & ric products are garbage in my state.



  36. @sh1nyarm0r on February 8, 2024 at 1:58 am

    Cannabis kills people.



  37. @boansy1 on February 8, 2024 at 1:59 am

    My main bug bare is I think I am on the brink of alcohol addiction and with weed I can manage that. PTSD from military service is debilitating driving folk to drugs and drink so cannabis every other day brings you back mentally to functionality. It is a medicine for me and I absolutely recommend it for most Ex mil addicts or anyone who wants to better themselves, obviously as a medicine that you do not abuse.



  38. @Asian_American_Christian_Love on February 8, 2024 at 2:00 am

    🙂‍↔️



  39. @pjviitas on February 8, 2024 at 2:02 am

    Great stuff…thanks for taking the time and sharing



  40. @cIeetz on February 8, 2024 at 2:04 am

    I’m sure it affects everyone different, but I think theres certain factors people have to be conscious of and expand their points of view. My brother smokes weed everyday and hes basically a full blown sociopath at this point. It might be good for how he feels mentally but it sure puts a strain one everyone around Him. Only one in our family who currently smokes and impossible to deal with. Full fledged narcissist and dangerous when hes in a bad mood.



  41. @junkettarp8942 on February 8, 2024 at 2:05 am

    Cannabis is the greatest threat to western society since the invention of Vegemite.



  42. @gabrieljohnson1854 on February 8, 2024 at 2:06 am

    I vape cannabis for my mental health and it’s working I’m calm and mentally sound.



  43. @tommygunn8355 on February 8, 2024 at 2:07 am

    Theres no point in legalising something if it doesn’t cut out the black market . I’ll continue to buy illicit cannabis if they won’t make it reasonably priced.



  44. @danielolowu7626 on February 8, 2024 at 2:08 am

    The best women to be around are the ones who smoke weed only.



  45. @TxShoreDog84 on February 8, 2024 at 2:09 am

    Never forget. That guy bit a piece of that other guys ear off!😂



  46. @Victory63219 on February 8, 2024 at 2:09 am

    In my late teens & 20s my friends and I would do shrooms, Isd, and ecstasy occasionally. Good times!
    All were positive, fun, spiritual experiences. But, it’s been decades. I don’t know anyone who knows anyone who can get psychedelics from. I live in LA & there’s a Kush store three blocks from my house, but I can’t function alone on weed. I wish they sold psilocybin gummies. I’m a little depressed & a little anxious on a regular basis. I’m not a big drinker and I hate taking pills.
    A bite or two of a chocolate bar, or a cup of mushroom tea everyday would be a godsent for me.



  47. @JoshFarrow on February 8, 2024 at 2:11 am

    24 hours of dark in the end is key, make sure your pot is dry when you put it into the dark room🌱🤲🏻💨



  48. @stevenwendellnelson5228 on February 8, 2024 at 2:11 am

    I am delivering a sermon to you 🙏😊 please read

    Consistently Pray for forgiveness, guidance in a good (positive) direction, and for help against evil. Pray to be saved from hell  (whatever that may be). Pray for your friends and your family too, it only takes a minute or so/less at a time to pray. Do it and your life will slowly get better, or maybe quickly. It probably just depends on you and the kind of person you are/have been. Don’t wait until its too late and you have to suffer the consequences of built up bad karma from immoral acts/unrepented sins. Maybe together we can help make the world a better place by changing ourselves for the better, and changing things around us for the better.
    And addressing/thanking the CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, LORD GOD at the beginning and end of your prayers would be a good idea.
    Be my friend and I will pray for you, but I do not know how much help me doing so will give you. You should try to practice daily prayer yourself.
    I’m trying to help you get right with the LORD 🙏

    Amen.

    I have worded a short prayer for you to say if you are not sure what words to use, it may not be the best but here it is 😊

    ”   CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, LORD GOD,
    Please forgive me and my friends and my family for our immoral acts, please help guide us in a positive direction and please help us against evil. Please save us from Hell and have mercy on our souls. Thank you for everything CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, LORD GOD. Amen.  ”

    Please say this at least once a day for at least a month, do it longer if you want to and can 🙏

    You should prostrate yourself if you don’t want to do spoken prayer, or do both 🙏😊 Please worship the LORD GOD and not any idol.

    Please put your hands together 🙏 bow your head and say this prayer:
    "CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, LORD GOD, please know that I worship you and not any idols. Thank you for everything CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, LORD GOD. Amen"

    Say ‘  Om Namah Shivaya  ‘ or ‘  Om Namo Bhagavate Rudraya  ‘ out loud or in your head 108 times, or try to do it 1008 times 😊 try to do it everyday if you want

    repeat this aloud for as long as you want to, try to do it for like an hour a day or say it in a prayer  "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner"

    You can also say this prayer once a day or repeat it aloud as many times as you would like to:
    "Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen."

    Galatians 6:7-8
    "Do not be deceived, GOD is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to the flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.“

    Thessalonians 5:16-18
    "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    Philippians 4:6-7
    "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

    "O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!"   Repeat this aloud at least 3 times or as many as you want, do it everyday if you can

    I apologize for all the words 😊 I know how it may look

    If you can’t remember the words to any prayer, pray them as you read them if you cannot look and remember them 🙏 please consider beginnning daily prayer, it is a good habit that will help you if you do it and continue to do it. Don’t just read from the Book or merely say you are a member of a religion! Actually practice daily prayer, the most fundamental part of religion (or one of the most fundamental parts). What would any Holy Book be without regular prayer? It will actually help you!



  49. @buzzjohnson-hp6lu on February 8, 2024 at 2:12 am

    for those that dont know….these brands are at the top of the price spectrum…and the quality is no where near the price point….just like cookies……grassroots and cresco are way better and way cheaper by 20 to 30 a 8th type savings



  50. @Albert-nb7zg on February 8, 2024 at 2:12 am

    Hey man make a dispensary in MANOA VALLEY HONOLULU BIG AL ALOHA