Everyone has a stress and anxiety, but optimists tend to see things somewhat differently. Optimism tends to help us be happy more often and can help with health. Optimism can protect against depression even if there is a history. An optimistic outlook makes people more resistant to stress. Optimism may even help people live longer.

Studies show 18- to 34-year-olds saying their average stress level is a 6 out of 10, compared with a 3.4 among people ages 65 and older. So a little help can be useful. Here are the best types of marijuana to help be more optimistic and hopefully have a healthier, happy mindset.

Consuming marijuana can be done by smoking, vaping or eating via gummies or other edibles. You can also use creams, oils and tinctures…but also start slow with dosage until you get to the right spot.

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Lamb’s Bread

Also known as Lamb’s Breath (ew), this sativa strain gives huge amounts of energy and positive introspection, allowing you to chill out and feel the stress slip away. This strain is popular amongst people who suffer from depression and rumour has it that even Bob Marley was a fan of it.

Alien Sour Apple

This type of marijuana gets its name from its sweet and sour flavor, which is similar to that of a Granny Smith green apple. It will leave you feeling energized, with a positive and bright euphoria.

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Light Of Jah

This marijuana hybrid is sativa dominant and, as such, affects your creativity and uplifts your positive mood. Light Of Jah’s flavor is the perfect mix between fruity and spicy.

Alpha Cow

This strain smells incredible, like a perfect mix of blueberry and sweet toffee. This sativa blend gives you a calming high leaving you with mellow cerebral sensations making you feel uplifted and happy.

Cinex

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Mixing strong flavors like sweet citrus and earthiness, this strain clears your head and brightens your mood, perfect for stimulating your creativity and giving you a super positive mindset. It’s also popular amongst patients that suffer from pain and depression.

PCV OG

This strain allows you to focus on your work or whatever it is you’re doing without any haziness, allowing you to be productive, brightening your mood and keeping your brain in top form.

NY Cheese

This smelly strain is great for consuming during the day time, giving you a spark of energy that will have you feeling creative, social and just flat out amazing.

Papa’s OG

This type of marijuana gives you positive cerebral effects while also relaxing your body, offering you the best of both worlds whenever you’re looking for some time to relax.

Blue Wreck

Contrary to its name, this strain gives you a positive attitude for your day while at the same time maintaining an active and clear head.

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Mission Kush

This type of marijuana is perfect for long conversations, mood elevations and productivity. Whenever you’re feeling like you’re not in your best mood, Mission Kush is there to right that wrong.

Hopefully, the best types of marijuana to help be more optimistic will help you reframe situation and bring some lightness to your life.

Welcome to Leafly Buzz for February. We got your monthly bouquet of West Coast fire flower. But we’re changing up the format here in year 3 of the Buzz. You gotta keep it fresh. You gotta keep it moving.

Let’s go.

Data Grinder

Strains are like celebrities. One minute you’re in, the next you are out. Here’s four flowers on the move in February:

• Grand Daddy Purple—⬆️ 5.1%. The grape-tasting classic taps nostalgia fans.
• Super Runtz—⬆️ 14.5%. A Runtz variety stays winning into 2024.
• Zoap—⬆️ 6.4%. Readers chose to add Zoap to our Top 12 hot strains to smoke in 2024.
• GastroPop—⬆️ 29.8%. Compound Genetics’ royalty strain finds new fans.

New in the Leafly Strain database

The top 50 growers could release 20 strains this year and we would have 1,000 new varietals to try, easy. I guess that means no days off. Fresh in the database: a Jack Herer for 2024; and new-new from Umami Seed Company and Seed Junky Genetics.

Picks of the dispensaries

We are seeing some fabulous flower on shelves in California this winter—just smokin’ hot remixes of the latest and greatest. Zoap has escaped into the wild. RS-11’s next wave is here.

Fresh in stores

Best-selling top-shelf

Dig down deep this February for some change to splurge on some life-changing ganja. See our tasting notes on fresh stuff from Wonderbrett and Ridgeline Farms.

Best-sellers—Value buys

Winter is a fabulous time to scoop up amazing 2023 outdoor full-sun that’s perfectly cured, affordable, and hype. We’re talking Mule Fuel. Indoor keeps crushing this winter with a classic: Paris OG.

High Note

Smoke the perfect cultivar for the new Bob Marley biopic “One Love.”

And that’s the newer, tighter, chunkier, more modular Leafly Buzz. Hope you liked it! Let us know in the comments below.