Cannabis use and dopamine/serotonin levels.

Cannabis for medical or recreational use has consequences either way. For the occasional user cannabis can be fun, but the regular or daily user often neglects priorities and other needs of humanity, in other words, doing only what needs to be done. Don’t misunderstand, usually the daily cannabis user is about “me first.” Then there is the chronic user and that is often referred to as the associated “cancer” drug, cannabis.

I was a daily cannabis user for many years and when Covid arrived, cannabis came with walking the plank. What I mean is that Covid itself has taken my dopamine and serotonin levels to a reckoning of understanding. It is almost January 2026 and I can only emphasize that long-Covid sufferers need to protect their dopamine/serotonin levels and research avenues of healing from long-Covid. I can assure you that cannabis is no friend for those who find themselves smoking it more than on “special occasions.” THC plays on lies and anyone who debates that usually enjoys the controversy of fighting to be right. I cannot ever have THC again because I know what it does and I know what it does not do for me, personally.

And furthermore, since I’ve completely stopped using THC, my brain fog has diminished and my energy levels are consistent, praise God. No more munchies, instead, I’m repairing leaky gut and putting my energy into a greater study of myself, my surroundings and my compassion is more and more unrehearsed. Cannabis gave me more of a tunnel vision approach to living and that makes me sad, wasting so much time in exchange for a lie or settlement.

In closing, a commitment for the truth is worth the price and THC will take your health from you, including your state of mind under the creator of Heaven and Earth! It took a pandemic for my eyes to open and through that pandemic a greater and genuine concern, not only for myself but a genuine concern for the good of it all, including others. I’m putting a greater effort into my concerns for humanity and getting to know myself on a whole new level. The Bible makes it clear about watching and remaining sober and I can finally see and I’m not afraid to surrender to the Word of God. I only wish I would’ve surrendered sooner in my drug addiction. One of my new founded passions is the study of supplementation. I love learning and knowing that God is with me.

-Cliff Tompkins 12/2/25

I asked AI this question:

Is it possible for the body to make enough dopamine but not enough serotonin?

Yes, it is possible for the body to make enough dopamine but not enough serotonin because they are synthesized from different precursors and regulated by separate but interconnected systems. A deficiency in serotonin can occur for various reasons, such as not having enough of the building blocks like tryptophan, or issues with how the body uses it, while dopamine levels may be normal. 

  • Different precursors: Serotonin is primarily made from the amino acid tryptophan, while dopamine is synthesized from tyrosine. If your body has sufficient tyrosine but is lacking in tryptophan, it could lead to normal dopamine levels with low serotonin.

  • Interconnected systems: Dopamine and serotonin systems influence each other, but they are not perfectly synchronized. For example, one study found that certain medications that increase dopamine activity were less likely to cause sexual dysfunction (a side effect of low serotonin) than those that only affect serotonin.

  • Other factors: Serotonin production can be affected by diet, exercise, and light exposure, while other factors like sleep deprivation can damage dopamine receptors, making the body less effective at using the dopamine it produces. This means it is possible to have normal production of one but not the other.