Work Hard, Sleep Harder

Have your sleep standards been slipping? Ditch the lousy night’s rest and wake up on the right side of the bed, you deserve it.

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“Honestly, I just got too many hours of sleep last night, I think that I’m a little too well rested,” said absolutely no one on planet Earth circa the 21st century.
We were already overworked and under-rested to start with, but who could’ve predicted that the emergence of COVID-19 would put our notoriously unbalanced work-life situations into full tilt, maximum overdrive? Nobody, that’s who. But that doesn’t mean we weren’t all left to pick up the pieces as we coined terms like ‘overemployed’—having more than one fulltime job simultaneously—and redefined the job duties of being a parent to include k-12 teaching and full-time extracurricular entertainment and supervision.

And granted, things got better after a little while. Schools reopened and after-school services started allowing groups of children—albeit smaller, and therefore more expensive groups—to join their venues once again. Working from home became a common solution and precisely none of us missed the long, daily commutes in heavy traffic which we’d been forced to accept.

And then the recession hit. The majority of Americans have had no choice but to cling to the swinging pendulum of our daily expectations; one day we’re joining the ‘Great Resignation’, the next we’re reapplying to our old job due to layoffs at the new one and being labeled ‘Boomerang Employees’. They say it’s a jobhunters market out there, but if that’s the case, then why are all of our workplaces so shortstaffed? Why is everyone being stretched to their absolute limits?

I’m afraid we don’t have the answers to such large questions ourselves, we are, after all, just trying to make it through each day just like you. But one thing is obvious: our schedules got longer, our stress levels higher, and more demands are placed on us all the time—but somehow we still need to carve out those precious 8 hours of sweet, glorious shut-eye at the end of the day. The problem is, that many of us don’t have that luxury.

What do we have? Chronic stress, insomnia, sleep apnea, depression, anxiety, loud neighbors, you name it! And the real kicker is that a lot of these things are really only helped by the one thing they cause to elude you: a good night’s sleep. (Maybe a good month’s sleep is more like it.)

Enter the vast array of cannabis products that many people have not even heard of, let alone considered as a way of achieving a better night’s rest and the sense of wellbeing that follows. And spoiler alert: there’s a buy 2-get 1 deal for KIVA and special Dabwoods live resin disposable vape promotion that you’re not going to want to miss. If you want to skip ahead to read the details on what to buy and what you’ll get, simply click here.

But we digressed, so back to the matter of all of those awesome products that can totally boost your sleep game which up until now, you may have been missing out on. Most folks know about flower and joints, and a lot of adults are well-versed in the use of concentrates and edibles as well. The emergence of micro-dosing as a trend is evidence enough of that!

But are you aware that there are edibles that are specifically geared towards achieving a deep, restorative sleep? Have you heard about sublinguals, drops or tablets that you place under the tongue rather than smoking? Were you aware that you could drink your THC or consume it in capsule form just like a multi-vitamin? If you answered ‘no’ to any of these, read on to learn how you can use various forms of THC to enhance your night’s rest with products that will make five hours of snoozing feel like eight.

Buddies THC Gel Capsules

If you’ve never tried alternative cannabis products, these are a fantastic introduction. Each gel capsule contains between 5mg-100mg of THC depending on which product you choose to buy. Buddies offers a variety of potency and package size options from 100mg-1000mg total THC so you can choose the best for yourself and you budget. The best thing about this brand? You can try a 4-pack of 25mg capsules to see if this product is the right one for you for just $4.99. You can choose Sativa strains which are geared toward more alert, cerebral effects, or capitalize on the hours of sleep that you can get, by using an Indica or Hybrid variety to lull you into a deep, restful slumber.

Camino ‘Sleep’ Gummies

5:1 THC:CBN gummies by KIVA

If you haven’t heard of CBN—or you have, and don’t know what on Earth it is—don’t feel bad. It’s a component of the cannabis plant that is valued for its relaxing, sleep-inducing effects, as opposed to THC which is the psychoactive component of the plant best known for getting you ‘high’. Much like CBD has a different slew of benefits when isolated, CBN is a valuable component that can either be taken alone or in tandem with THC to achieve a good night’s rest without the panic attacks and lingering effects that some users face when using 100% THC edibles. And if that’s not enough to sway you, consider that right now (while supplies last!), when you buy 2 KIVA products, you can take home a tin of these Camino CBN gummies to try for just $1.

Wyld Elderberry Gummies

2:1 THC:CBN gummies

CBN is such an important component when considering sleep, that we thought it best to show you another option that’s even higher in CBN potency. These delicious gummies by Wyld have 2mg of THC for every 1mg of CBN, a much more balanced ratio than the 5:1 Caminos if sleep is your main focus. But what’s all the fuss about CBN? Well, when you partake in most flower, vapes, concentrate, edibles, and etc… you are ingesting a product made with the holistic components of the entire bud. CBN occurs in all cannabis, but is naturally higher-occurring in the sleep hall of famers of the marijuana world: Indicas. Essentially, you get the mixed effects of THC in its various forms (yes, there’s more than one!), plus CBN, and frequently a touch of CBD. However when you’re using a product for a pointed purpose, it serves you well to use products that have been made with isolated forms of these components. Enter 2:1 CBN gummies. If sleep is what you want, these formulas been hand-crafted to send you to dreamland without the effects of excess THC that can leave you feeling groggy, or just too stoned. And your lungs will thank you for going the edible route as well!

Surplus ‘Knockout’

1:1 CBN:THC, 20mg

Cannabis beverages are another great way to get the benefits you’re looking for while avoiding smoking. This one from Surplus is formulated with sleep in mind, again bearing CBN and THC together. However this 1:1 beverage packs a higher amount of CBN than any of the options before it, matching 1mg of CBN for every 1mg of THC. A 12oz drink has 20mg of each inside of it, which is a healthy enough dose to send all but the highest of tolerances to dreamland (and tbh, even long-term THC users are likely to be nodding off an hour or so after finishing a whole can). Consider that individual gummies contain no more than 10mg of THC apiece, and some contain as little as 1mg of CBN (although some will boast up to 5mg per gummy).
Drinking a can of Surplus will give you the CBN benefits equivalent to eating 5-20 gummies. But due to it’s 1:1 ratio, it does this without sending you over the edge with excess THC; at the proportions offered in most gummies would add up to 50mg-200mg of THC per 20mg of CBN! Yikes!

Level Tablingual ‘Sleep’

5mg CBN per tab

100mg CBN per box

If ‘no THC’ sounds like the best option for you, don’t worry, you can still enjoy the benefits of CBN. Level produces these totally stress-free tablets you can pop under your tongue before you begin the rest of your bedtime routine. While CBN tends to work well with THC, it also functions as a standalone element which, much like CBD, will not get you ‘high’. These tablets exist to help send you to sleep and keep you there, without the psychoactive effects that many avoid cannabis for. Chance are if you’re reading this blog, you may be comfortable with using THC, but if you’re like us then you know plenty of sleep-deprived people who don’t partake. If you know someone who is suffering from insomnia but is looking for low-intervention methods to combat it—ie; without prescriptions or habit forming components like melatonin—let them know about THC-free CBN tablets. The effects are fast acting, kicking in within 5-20 minutes on average, and the best part—a pack of 20 costs only $12.99. A pack of sleep tablets from the drug store are likely to set you back a similar amount, so give it a go! And, if you’re a fan of the SLEEP tablets, you might enjoy CALM tablets which are formulated with just 5mg of CBG, instead.