RESEARCH PAPER PART 1
SECTION A:
Research Question: How does cannabis use affect sleep in people positively or negatively?
I chose to research whether cannabis use affects sleep in people in a positive or negative way.
I am an avid user of cannabis and would like to find out more information on what is taking
place inside my body when I consume it for sleep. I use cannabis daily to help with my
struggle to fall asleep and it works well although there must be side effects and certain unseen
factors being affected by this habit. This relates to the course content as we have spoken
about the health implications of consuming cannabis as well as the effects it can have on the
brain.
SECTION B:
Keywords: cannabis, sleep, brain, rest, health, mental, physical, medical, cannabinoids
SECTION C:
To obtain authentic academic journals for this research paper, I used the PROQUEST from
the research and journals database of the University of Waterloo. While I was searching for
articles on this topic, I came across some roadblocks regarding the relevancy of the content of
the articles to my research question. This led me to alter my original question from “How
does cannabis use affect sleep and brain activity in youth?” to a broader question that allowed
me to find more relevant articles that I can now use for further research. I created a
brainstorm for keywords to use in the advanced search function in PROQUEST and they
brought up thousands of useful articles. Luckily their titles were informative resulting in my
search being relatively quick all the while finding meaningful and useful articles for my
research and development of my question. I was also lucky to find that most of the articles I
was interested in had access to the full text pdf’s so there were no further issues in that
aspect.
SECTION D:
Bonavitacola, J. (2022). Cannabis Treatment for Sleep Disorders Warrants Further
Investigation. Drug Topics, 166(9), 45.
Calik, M. W. & Carley, D. W. (2023). DMSO potentiates the suppressive effect of
dronabinol on sleep apnea and REM sleep in rats. Journal of Cannabis
Research, 5,
1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-023-00199-4
Costiniuk1, C., MacCallum, C. A., Boivin, M., Rueda, S., Lacasse, G., Walsh, Z., Daeninck,
P. J., Margolese, S., Mandarino, E., Deol, J. K., Sanchez, T. and Bell, A. D. (2023).
Why a distinct medical stream is necessary to support patients using cannabis for
medical purposes. Journal of Cannabis Research, 5, 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-023-00195-8
Goodhines, P. A. (2022). Cannabis Sleep Aid Use in Daily College Life: An Intensive
Longitudinal Assessment Approach. Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Global.
Jacobs, W., Merianos, A. L., Quinn, P., Barrington-Trimis, J., & Leventhal, A. (2023).
Association of self-reported use of cannabis for the purpose of improving physical,
mental, and sleep health with problematic cannabis use risk. BMC Public Health, 23,
1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16324-0
Kolla, B. P., Hayes, L., Chaun, C., Lindy, E., Deyo-Svendsen, M., & Mansukhani, M. P.
(2022). The effects of cannabinoids on sleep.p. Journal of Primary Care &
Community Health, 13. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319221081277
Marsh, N. P. (2022). Sleep, Alcohol, and Cannabis Use in College Student Drinkers with and
Without ADHD. Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
Pinzone, A. G., Erb, E. K., Humm, S. M., Kearney, S. G. & Kingsley, J. D. (2023). Cannabis
use for exercise recovery in trained individuals: A survey study. Journal of Cannabis
Research, 5, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-023-00198-5