164 million Americans struggle with sleep at least once a week, according to a 2016 Consumer Reports survey. Poor sleep is the number one reported medical complaint in the United States. It’s why Americans are predicted to spend $52 billion on sleep remedies in 2020, up from $41 billion in 2015. (Source: Research analyst Natana Raj)

Lack of sleep can affect your ability to think clearly and react quickly, and it can make you ineffective and grumpy. Plus, it can increase your stress level and lead to a host of other maladies.

In a recent Consumers Report survey of the ten percent who said they took CBD to help them sleep, “a majority of those people said it worked.” In the article Can CBD Help You Sleep, Consumer Reports quotes Joseph Maroon, M.D. a clinical professor and neurosurgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as saying that “CBD has properties that could help people sleep.”

This is fantastic news for people eager for a more restful sleep because, unlike sleeping pills (which should not be used long term), CBD is made with natural ingredients.