Is Marijuana Helping , or Hurting Your Sleep? .<br />Is Marijuana Helping , or Hurting Your Sleep? .<br />A common trope among users of marijuana <br />is how useful it can be in helping <br />one fall asleep, but research <br />shows that may not be the case. .<br />A common trope among users of marijuana <br />is how useful it can be in helping <br />one fall asleep, but research <br />shows that may not be the case. .<br />According to CNN, using weed <br />might be hurting your beauty rest.<br />According to CNN, using weed <br />might be hurting your beauty rest.<br />A study, published in 'BMJ,' found that adults <br />who had used marijuana 20 days or more <br />throughout the month were around 64% more <br />likely to sleep less than six hours a night.<br />Adversely, the same adults are also 76% more likely to snooze nine hours or more.<br />Adults in the study classified as <br />moderate weed users didn't <br />experience shortness of sleep.<br />Adults in the study classified as <br />moderate weed users didn't <br />experience shortness of sleep.<br />Moderate users were 47% more likely <br />to sleep more than nine hours.<br />The study analyzed the use of marijuana as a sleep aid for 21,729 adults between the ages of 20 and 59.<br />The study analyzed the use of marijuana as a sleep aid for 21,729 adults between the ages of 20 and 59.<br />Researchers say additional studies will be needed since the results are inconclusive.<br />At this time there still isn't any clear evidence that cannabis is helping sleep. , Dr. Bhanu Prakesh Kolla, specialist <br />Center for Sleep Medicine Mayo Clinic, via CNN.<br />At this time there still isn't any clear evidence that cannabis is helping sleep. , Dr. Bhanu Prakesh Kolla, specialist <br />Center for Sleep Medicine Mayo Clinic, via CNN.<br />The studies just give us <br />the possibilities that (marijuana) could hurt your sleep, but it <br />may help and so we just <br />don't know until you try it. , Dr. Karim Ladha, clinician-scientist University of Toronto, via CNN.<br />The studies just give us <br />the possibilities that (marijuana) could hurt your sleep, but it <br />may help and so we just <br />don't know until you try it. , Dr. Karim Ladha, clinician-scientist University of Toronto, via CNN
