Can cannabis help you sleep? Here's the science | Jen Walsh

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🗓️ 20 April 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Can cannabis actually treat insomnia? It's complicated, says sleep physiologist Jen Walsh. While the plant has been used across time and cultures, there's been little scientific research on how it impacts sleep disorders like insomnia. That's precisely where she and her team come in. Learn about the world's first study into the potential of medicinal cannabis as a safe, accessible treatment to help us all rest easy.

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0:13.0	One third of us struggle with insomnia,
0:16.0	falling or staying asleep.
0:18.0	Even if this isn't a problem for you,
0:20.0	surely you know what it's like to not get enough sleep.
0:23.4	When I don't sleep enough, I'm so downright cranky
0:25.6	that I have an alter ego who I blame all my bad decisions on.
0:29.4	How promising, then, that there's a safe, quick acting
0:32.2	insomnia treatment available now.
0:34.6	In her 2022 talk from TEDX Kings Park Salon, physiologist Jennifer Walsh shares the science
0:41.0	on cannabis on insomnia and how it could help so many of us sleep better
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