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Does marijuana affect your sleep?

  • Written by Deirdre Conroy, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
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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 it.

This is reflected in the many variations of cannabinoid or cannabis-based medicines available to improve sleep –...

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