Now, a new study presents compelling evidence that medical cannabis could offer a promising alternative treatment for insomnia, sparking hope for improved sleep therapies. Their findings, published in PLOS Mental Health, suggest that patients experienced significant improvements in self-reported sleep quality, anxiety, and quality of life. “The study demonstrated improvements in subjective sleep quality and other captured PROMs in insomnia patients treated with cannabis-based medicinal products,” the researchers write. Patients’ sleep quality scores more than doubled in the first month after treatment began, improving from an average of 2.66 to 5.67 on the Single-Item Sleep Quality Scale. By reducing anxiety in the early months of treatment, cannabis may indirectly improve sleep quality.