{"id":118,"date":"2019-09-09T22:34:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T22:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wmlearnver2.wmmota.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:39:53","slug":"will-cbd-help-you-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/cbd\/will-cbd-help-you-sleep","title":{"rendered":"Will CBD help you sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A good night's sleep has incontestable benefits for general health and wellbeing. For 30% of the general population<\/a>, however, sinking into an effortless slumber doesn't come easily, according to a national poll by the Sleep Foundation. To make matters worse, sleeping pills and medications commonly used to induce sleep are often accompanied by side effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One possible alternative to these medications is cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating cannabis compound. It is currently trending as a sleep aid as many are discovering that it promotes drowsiness by removing obstacles to sleep, such as anxiety. But are there scientific grounds to believe that CBD can actually support and bolster more healthful sleep? Weedmaps spoke with four experts to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhat is CBD and how does it work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While we have some understanding of how CBD interacts with the body, there is still much to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCBD itself doesn't do a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to binding to CB1 and CB2 receptors but instead promotes the binding of the endocannabinoids already in our systems,\u201d Drew Ford, Chief Science Officer at Kase Manufacturing<\/a>, a cannabis extraction facility, told Weedmaps. \u201cIt ensures they bind to the receptors that they're supposed to go to.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a>Photo by: Gina Coleman\/Weedmaps<\/cite>
Research suggests that CBD may act on serotonin receptors, prompting the release of endocannabinoids. Serotonin is also one of the most important neurotransmitters for regulating the sleep-wake cycle. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t