Cannabis May Be Sabotaging Your Sleep Without You Even Knowing It, Study Finds

Using weed to sleep? Here's a wake-up call. Sort of.

Millions of people use marijuana to help them sleep. But does it actually work? A new study examining decades of cannabis use found some statistically significant differences in sleep duration, efficiency, and nighttime wakefulness. The results are intriguing, but whether they mean much in the real world is another question — one with no clear answer.

Cannabis May Be Sabotaging Your Sleep Without You Even Knowing It, Study Finds

Nearly 35 years of observational data link greater lifetime cannabis use to poorer sleep in middle age, challenging its reputation as a sleep aid. More than eight hours of sleep might sound like a good night’s rest, but a new Northwestern Medicine study linked recent cannabis use to both a greater likelihood of sleeping that [...]

Cumulative and Recent Cannabis Use Linked to Poorer Sleep Quality

Cannabis use has been linked to poorer objective sleep quality in middle-aged adults, although no association has been found with self-reported sleep.