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I also would argue against cannabis in this. However good it is at calming you (and it is: I use it as a stress reliever to try and cut the stress-itch-stress-itch cycle in eczema) it camn bring a range of problems. My ex used to use it to try and stay on an even keel when he was going through a similarly difficult time: serious anger management problems. It did help; but, it can also add to depression, and if your man is also on medication for a bi-polar condition it may interact negatively with his medication, or indeed with his particular brain chemistry (given that his brain chemistry is a little off kilter to start with).
The last thing you need is to add paranoia (a definate potential with cannabis) to the mix, or leae him feeling too panned out to 'deal' with difficult situations, given that there is clearly a difficult (and anger inducing) situation to start with.
If he's already on medication for his depression (is it diagnosed as bi-polar or depression?) then he should probably, as a first step, talk to his doctor: explain he is still having difficulty in controlling/usefully expressing his anger. See what the doctor has to say (preferably if it is the same doctor who prescribed his meds) and possibly ask his advice on further therapy/approaches.
Alongside that read up on the sensory systems, or NLP approach to counselling and see if that sounds reassuring.
If it's reasonable that he be feeling angry, that is if he is in a position where anger is the normal and healthy response; then it is just about, as Elspode says, learning how to express that, and gain a workable sense of perspective with it: not everything that induces anger should induce rage. Now, if all anger is felt as rage, then that's either something chemical or cognitive. A counsellor may be able to help identify which and suggest an appropriate course of action.
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