AASM Survey Finds 33% of Adults Sleep Better With Marijuana as 47% Report No Use

1 articles · Updated · Newswise · Jun 1

One-third of U.S. adults in an AASM survey said marijuana makes their sleep slightly or significantly better, while 11% saw no effect and 8% said sleep worsened.
Gender and age gaps were pronounced: 39% of men reported better sleep versus 28% of women, and adults ages 25 to 44 were most likely to report a benefit at 45%.
AASM said the sleep effects of cannabis remain mixed, citing research that found better self-reported sleep quality but also greater objective wakefulness among long-term daily users.
The group warned marijuana use can bring daytime sleepiness, impaired driving, dependence and withdrawal-related sleep disruption, and said chronic insomnia is better treated with cognitive behavioral therapy or certain prescription drugs.
The survey of 2,007 U.S. adults was conducted in June 2025; separate CDC data show 3.7% of adults used marijuana most days or every day in the past month to help them sleep.

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