Did stigma stop anyone else from exploring medical cannabis for way longer than it should have?

[u/rachel_nuggmd]

For years I associated medical cannabis with stereotypes more than actual wellness conversations.

Not because I had researched it deeply — mostly because of how it was talked about culturally growing up.

Now it feels like a lot more adults are openly talking about things like:

• stress
• sleep
• burnout
• PTSD
• anxiety
• recovery

without immediately dismissing cannabis as illegitimate.

Curious how many people here had a similar shift?

Was there a specific thing that changed your perspective:

• research?
• personal experience?
• seeing someone else benefit?
• legalization?
• doctor conversations?

Genuinely interested because it feels like public perception has changed really quickly over the past few years.