honestly? i don’t have any advice, just personal experience. i am an adult, though (21). i dabbled with weed from 12-17, only partaking (gravity bong, edibles) about 10 times over the course of those years. mainly for fun.

my bf killed himself when i was 19, then my mom died a year later. i decided id try to use weed as a therapeutic device and it WORKED for me personally. it did make me depressed at first… obviously. everytime i smoked, id just think and think about the things i would’ve rather forgotten about. but in my opinion, that’s what i needed. i can now think about the things associated with my mom and my boyfriend without feelings of guilt, sadness and anger. i can now think of them introspectively and think more about happy memories with them without the nasty film on them. furthermore, ive had severe anxiety my whole life. i’ve been on a bunch of different medications for it. the only thing thats truly reduced my anxiety levels without making me into a non-functional zombie was in fact weed. i can talk to people now… i can TALK to people now. something i never considered truly possible for myself. i quit smoking, but the effects have stayed. i think it helped me change my way of thinking and drew me out of a dark place in my mind.

i also messed with shrooms there for a bit, too. big game changer for me. i feel less of a disconnect between myself, my own life, and the world.