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  "title": "What happens in the brain when cannabis makes you anxious?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/what-happens-in-the-brain-when-cannabis-makes-you-anxious",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-07T01:26:07.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Cannabinoids may intensify anxiety by removing a natural brake on specific neurons in the brain’s fear center, particularly during stressful situations. In mice, shutting down those neurons sharply reduced cannabinoid-related anxious behavior.",
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        "title": "What happens in the brain when cannabis makes you anxious?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/what-happens-in-the-brain-when-cannabis-makes-you-anxious-12544101",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:26:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}