Pages


Monday, December 13, 2021

Should've asked a pothead instead of spending the money on a study

It’s a common assumption among marijuana users: Using weed will help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Scientists, however, aren’t so sure that’s true. 

“This is an understudied but important area, as many people are increasingly turning to cannabis products as sleep aids,” said sleep specialist Wendy Troxel, a senior behavioral scientist at RAND Corporation, who was not involved in the study.

*****

Back when I was smoking that shit, I was sure it would help put me to sleep but it was a restless sleep and dreaming was a very rare thing. Hell, I went for years without dreaming.
When I quit, I was tripping on not being able to go to sleep, but I think I was falling asleep quicker and within a week of quitting, my dreams were back. Not only that, but it used to take me three cups of coffee to wake up in the morning. After I quit smoking weed, maybe one.