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Use of Cannabis to Relieve Pain and Promote Sleep by Customers at an Adult Use Dispensary.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Acute Effects of Oral Cannabinoids on Sleep and High-Density EEG in Insomnia: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of sleep research · 2026Trial
- Comparative feasibility and preliminary efficacy of CBT for insomnia among adults seeking and not seeking addiction treatment.Journal of sleep research · 2024Trial
- Cannabis use as a moderator of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Trial
- Substitution of Cannabis for Prescribed Medications in the Management of Anxiety and Depression Among Midlife Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Joint Relations Among Cannabis, Sleep, and Affective Symptomatology: A Scoping Review.Current addiction reports · 2026Review
- Interactions between cannabis use and chronic pain on sleep architecture: Findings from in-home EEG recordings.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026Article
- Sleep Motives and Expectancies for Cannabis Use in Pregnancy.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2026Article
- The association between chronic medical health conditions and Delta-8 THC use among U.S. Adults.Journal of substance use · 2025Article
- Sleep quality and duration as predictors of alcohol and cannabis use motives in daily life.Addictive behaviors · 2025Article
- Association of Recreational Cannabis Legalization with Frequency of Using Cannabis for Sleep.Journal of psychoactive drugs · 2025Article
- UK Medical Cannabis Registry: A clinical outcomes analysis for insomnia.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Dispensing Medical Advice: San Francisco Bay Area Budtender Recommendations for Pain and Sleep Relief.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2025Article
- Current Cannabis Use in the United States: Implications for Public Health Research.American journal of public health · 2024Article
- Use and co-use of alcohol and cannabis following physical pain in the daily life of community adults engaged in regular substance use.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Article
- Bidirectional associations between sleep and cannabis and alcohol (co-)use in daily life.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- The Effects of Stigma: Older Persons and Medicinal Cannabis.Qualitative health research · 2024Article
- Trends in U.S. Medical Cannabis Registrations, Authorizing Clinicians, and Reasons for Use From 2020 to 2022.Annals of internal medicine · 2024Article
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- Cannabis dispensary staff approaches to counseling on potential contraindications to cannabis use: insights from a national self-report survey.BMC primary care · 2023Article
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Abstract
Medical cannabis patients consistently report using cannabis as a substitute for prescription medications; however, little is known about individuals accessing cannabis through adult-use markets. A survey at two retail stores was conducted in Colorado, United States. Between August 2016 and October 2016, store staff asked customers if they wanted to participate and, if so, provided an electronic survey link. All customers reporting medical certification were excluded. Of 1,000 adult-use only customer respondents, 65% reported taking cannabis to relieve pain and 74% reported taking cannabis to promote sleep. Among respondents taking cannabis for pain, 80% reported that it was very or extremely helpful, and most of those taking over-the-counter pain medications (82%) or opioid analgesics (88%) reported reducing or stopping use of those medications. Among respondents taking cannabis for sleep, 84% found it very or extremely helpful, and most of those taking over-the-counter (87%) or prescription sleep aids (83%) reported reducing or stopping use of those medications.
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