Eli5: Why does weed make many adults feel paranoid, overwhelmed, etc. while it acts like an escape or stress relief for others?

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Why is it so polarizing?

Even people who used to smoke a lot just can t anymore, myself included: I used to exclusively smoke until my early 20s; Now even a couple tokes make me either feel self conscious or totally overwhelmed and „braindead“.

Others have the exact opposite effect, where it makes them super relaxed or even forget all their worries to a point that they need to stop to confront their problems.

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From my absolutely, totally anecdotal experience: a lot of the people who get anxious and paranoid when smoking weed are women. A lot of the men get totally relaxed. I know it sounds weird, and of course this doesn’t apply to everyone, but most of the women I’ve met dislike the way they feel after consuming cannabis. Probably like 90% of women I’ve talked to.

No idea why that is.

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