Medicinal cannabinoids are being increasingly prescribed for a range of conditions including sleep. Do cannabinoids help sleep? How are they prescribed? We discuss the use of medicinal cannabinoids with Dr Karen Hitchcock, physician and author, who has considerable experience in the use of cannabinoids.

Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep.

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Audio Timeline / Chapters:

• 00:00 - 02:18 Introduction
• 02:18 - 24:47 Theme - Cannabinoids and Sleep
• 24:47 - 27:15 Clinical Tip
• 27:15 - 29:55 Pick of the Month
• 29:55 - 30:40 What's Coming Up?

Next episode: Social time and daylight saving time

Links mentioned in the podcast: 

• Mindfully podcast- Sleep series
• Drug: on medication, legislation and pleasure- The Monthly
• Study of cannabinoid for insomnia - University of Western Australia
• CANSLEEP study- University of Sydney
• How do cannabinoids impact sleep?
• Tracking sleep- podcast episode
• Use of psychedelics- part 1
• Use of psychedelics- part 2
• Mindfully podcast- Sleep series

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