Medical cannabis is a significantly more effective sleep aid than prescription and over-the-counter sleep remedies, according to a survey of medical cannabis patients released on Sunday. The survey of more than 1,000 people who have been using medical cannabis to help them sleep found that nearly 70% of patients reported that cannabis is a better sleep aid than prescription sleeping pills. More than nine out of 10 (91.2%) said medical cannabis was more effective than OTC sleep remedies.
The survey was conducted by Bloomwell Group GmbH, a Frankfurt, Germany-based medical cannabis company. The survey included 1,086 people who have been using cannabis to treat sleep disorders since 2023. The survey is the largest in Europe to date to study the effectiveness of medical cannabis as a sleep aid, Bloomwell reports.