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Here's How CBD Can Help With Your Sleep

While not a permanent cure for insomnia, CBD can help some people get a better night’s sleep.

ByAllison Futterman
Credit: Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock

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In 1940, American chemist Roger Adams isolated and identified CBD. Since then, scientists discovered that CBD is not psychoactive and have investigated CBS’s potential health and medical benefits.

In recent years, this natural remedy has become increasingly popular as a sleep treatment. While the exact mechanism of how CBD works is still being studied, it’s likely that it leads to better sleep by addressing conditions that adversely affect sleep.

Cannabidiol, colloquially known as CBD, is a compound found in cannabis. Along with tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, they comprise the two most prevalent cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant. While THC can cause people to feel high, CBD does not.

Additionally, CBD is not addictive, has a generally good safety profile, and there is no known fatal dose. There isn’t a precise recommended dose for sleep, but a recent study shows that 150 mg nightly had a positive effect.

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  • Allison Futterman

    Allison Futterman is a Charlotte, N.C.-based writer whose science, history, and medical/health writing has appeared on a variety of platforms and in regional and national publications. These include Charlotte, People, Our State, and Philanthropy magazines, among others. She has a BA in communications and an MS in criminal justice.

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