“These findings add to the emerging evidence of cannabis’s sleep-enhancing properties,” investigators concluded.
Topic: Health/Safety
More than 80 percent of respondents said that they had eliminated their use of over the counter and prescription sleep aids after switching to cannabis.
“This [finding] seems to suggest that this therapy should be considered in addition to current therapies for cancer-related pain.”
“These findings suggest that cannabis and sub-products could be considered adjuncts in obesity treatment.”
Cannabis consumers filled fewer opioid prescriptions and were prescribed fewer total morphine milligram equivalents postoperatively.
Twenty-four percent of respondents said that they used cannabis prior to bedtime, “with reported benefits including reduced time to fall asleep … and improved sleep quality.”
Brazilian investigators reviewed 59 studies, including 23 clinical trials, assessing the cognitive safety of CBD.
Reductions in patients’ prescription drug use was most frequently reported among those prescribed benzodiazepines.