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.
Dr. Julian Wichmann, M.D., managing director of Bloomwell GmbH, says that the survey reveals new insights into sleep disorders and their impact on daily life for the people who struggle with them.
“This survey goes a long way in both legitimizing the severity of sleep disorders and the toll these conditions take on people’s lives, as well as providing real-world patient evidence that medical cannabis is a highly effective treatment,” Wichmann writes in an exclusive statement about the survey.
The findings of the survey revealed that 95% of respondents said sleep disorders place a significant burden on their daily life and work. As a result, almost 93% have tried over-the-counter sleeping aids such as valerian or melatonin, while 83.5% have used prescription sleeping pills.
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