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Forget counting sheep and warm bubble baths. For millions of people who have problems falling and staying asleep, cannabis has become an increasingly popular sleep aid. But the evidence that the drug can help is limited.
鈥淭he hype surrounding cannabis has definitely outpaced the science behind it,鈥 says at the University of Toronto in Canada.
For instance, in a 2022 survey of more than 27,000 adults living in the US and Canada, scientists found that