A sleep psychologist reveals that the success of cannabis in preventing insomnia is highly individual. This post from Discover Magazine’s ‘The Crux’ reviews how cannabis affects your sleep. If you speak to someone who has suffered from insomnia at all as an adult, chances are good that person has either tried using marijuana, or cannabis, for sleep or has thought about ... Continue Reading
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STUDY: Sleep abnormalities associated with alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, and opiate use: a comprehensive review
ABSTRACT: Sleep abnormalities are associated with acute and chronic use of addictive substances. Although sleep complaints associated with use and abstinence from addictive substances are widely recognized, familiarity with the underlying sleep abnormalities is often lacking, despite evidence that these sleep abnormalities may be recalcitrant and impede good outcomes. ... Continue Reading
5 Ways Marijuana Helps You Sleep Better
Research on marijuana and sleep reveals a number of ways marijuana helps people sleep better. This post from World Health Support sheds light on five proven reasons why every adult should consume cannabis before bed. It’s common for people to use marijuana before bed time, whether out of habit or necessity. Now, research on marijuana and sleep helps explain why. Besides ... Continue Reading
What Smoking Weed Before Bed Does to Your Sleep
Does smoking weed before bed lead to better sleep? Does it increase the risk of insomnia or help fight it? This post from Complex delves into what experts think weed does to the length and quality of your sleep. Nothing quells the demons of insomnia quite like a quick rip of indica, but what are the exact benefits of some pre-sleep smoking? Interestingly enough, as found in ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Potential Effects of Cannabidiol as a Wake-Promoting Agent
ABSTRACT: Over the last decades, the scientific interest in chemistry and pharmacology of cannabinoids has increased. Most attention has focused on ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC) as it is the psychoactive constituent ofCannabis sativa (C. sativa). However, in previous years, the focus of interest in the second plant constituent with non-psychotropic properties, cannabidiol ... Continue Reading