How Cannabis Keeps My Bipolar Condition in Check

After countless pharmaceuticals, this writer found a drug that works

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I grew up believing my brain would turn to fried eggs in the presence of drugs, and sizzling brains weren’t for me. My firm anti-drug manifesto was practical, not moral: “I’m smart, I need all of my brain cells, so keep your drugs.” I smoked weed twice in college, but…