Which symptom is not typically associated with cannabis withdrawal?

• A. Increased appetite
• B. Nervousness or anxiety
• C. Sleep difficulties
• D. Depressed mood

Answer: (A)

Cannabis withdrawal tends to show irritability, anxiety, sleep difficulties, and depressed mood, along with restlessness and a drop in appetite leading to weight loss. The clue here is appetite: during withdrawal, appetite usually decreases, not increases. Increased appetite is more characteristic of cannabis intoxication, when the familiar “munchies” occur as the drug’s effects are present. So that symptom doesn’t fit the withdrawal pattern, making it the best choice for “not typically associated.” The other options—nervousness or anxiety, sleep difficulties, and depressed mood—are common withdrawal symptoms and thus fit the withdrawal picture.