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Does CBD Make You Sleepy?

Aaron Cadena
CBD Origin
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5 min readOct 17, 2018

From night owls to stressed out parents, millions of people around the world suffer from insomnia. With 30–35% of adults in the United States showing symptoms of insomnia, experts are calling insomnia an, “epidemic.

There’s good news though — and yes… it comes from the Cannabis plant.

With supporting medical research and mountains of testimonials, cannabis-derived CBD has proven to be effective in improving symptoms of insomnia.

Because of this unique benefit, some are now faced with an ironic concern:

“If CBD helps you fall asleep, does CBD make you sleepy? If it does, will it affect my mind set if used during the day?”

To the average person, it’s easy to assume CBD would make you sleepy, especially if you’re familiar with the powerful sedative effects of using marijuana or THC.

After all, how could CBD help alleviate sleeping disorders like insomnia without making the user sleepy?

Keep reading to find the answer and learn some surprising facts about CBD that you may have never known.

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Aaron Cadena
Aaron Cadena

Written by Aaron Cadena

CBD enthusiast, passionate writer, and Editor in Chief at CBDOrigin.com―the CBD community’s leading digital publication and online knowledge base.

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