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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Hannah Harris Green

Cannabis can help some people – but not everyone – sleep

a silhouette of a person smoking, a blue sky and clouds ahead
A person smokes marijuana during a 420 celebration at Washington Square Park in New York City on 20 April 2024. Photograph: Leonardo Muñoz/AFP/Getty Images

Many insomniacs swear by cannabis as a way to help them sleep – while many scientific studies have found that THC actually exacerbates sleep problems.

A new study published last week in Addiction might explain why.

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