Effects of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol on reward and anxiety in rats exposed to chronic unpredictable stress.

“The aim of this study was to examine how exposure to chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) will affect reward function and anxiety after acute administration of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta(9)-THC) in rats…

…both the low and the high dose of Delta(9)-THC exerted anxiolytic-like effects…

The present results provide clear evidence for an anxiolytic effect of Delta(9)-THC both in stressed and in nonstressed animals…”

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19406854

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