“I would not interpret these findings as proof that medical cannabis does not work. Rather, they show that the available research is too limited and uncertain to give patients and clinicians a clear answer,” lead author Lucia Varela, a neurologist and fellow at the University of Manitoba in Canada, told Gizmodo.

Forgive my ignorance here, but, isn’t this person saying “not enough info”, and not “it doesn’t help”?

Is this news?

Just from a basic logic perspective using cannabis largely shouldnt help anyone fall asleep. It raises your level of dopamine, which is counterproductive if trying to sleep. Not that its impossible to sleep under that circumstance, but its not a sedative by any means.

Take, for instance, the drugs commonly prescribed to narcoleptics (and also pilots flying long missions). A class of drugs called eurogics (IIRC), like modanifil, which are not stimulants yet are capable of preventing people from feeling tired whatsoever. How do they do this? They exponentially raise the level of dopamine in the body.

Now, because they aren’t stimulating the CNS it is still possible to go to sleep fairly easily even while on them. It just makes it impossible for you to feel the sensation of tiredness by elevating dopamine levels. Insomniacs dont have issues feeling tired, in fact we can be tired quite often and still be unable to sleep. But smoking weed surely isnt going to help if the elevated dopamine levels make you feel like you arent tired on top of the insomnia that is already keeping you awake

The best thing for insomnia is something that is a genuine sedative, as in something which depresses the CNS and ultimately makes you feel tired. As much as Benadryl is bad for you to take regularly, Im not afraid to take a few in a pinch if I am having a severe bout of insomnia. Shit will put you out