You may have noticed that cannabis use affects your dreams. You think that you imagine that? No, you do not, because cannabis can affect your dreams, especially if you stop smoking or do not consume for a long time. And even during or just after consumption, confusing, exceedingly clear, beautiful and exciting dreams can arise.
Cannabis improves the quality of sleep
Cannabis is known to improve our sleep quality. And maybe one or the other consumer can confirm this. So many a joint in the evening leads to an improved and deeper sleep. Of course, it also depends on the variety, after all, there are also cannabis varieties that have a stimulating effect. If you have problems falling asleep, a joint could help you. And indeed, many individuals who have been diagnosed with sleep disorders report how helpful pre-sleep consumption is. Described is a relaxed, deep and restful sleep.
Many varieties of cannabis can improve sleep. For example, here Bubba-Kush should be mentioned, a well-known Indica variety. She is known for a relaxed intoxication and that you can relax after spending hours quietly on the sofa. The variety Blue Mystic, also an Indica variety, can be pleasantly relaxing. So, these varieties are mostly for relaxation and to get a deep and restful sleep. And what about the dreams? Does cannabis use really affect or do we just imagine it?
Cannabis and the dreams
Those who find that their dreams change after consuming cannabis or are different during a break are not imagined. Strong consumers report that very bizarre and vivid dreams occurred during a cannabis break. However, just as many report that they can not remember the dreams the next day. Both are possible. But why does that happen and why does cannabis affect our dreams, especially in the smoke-free stages?
Many people believe that cannabis influences their dreams and above all they believe in the so-called REM phase. Grass reduces the REM phase and thus the dreams. Anyone who stops smoking promotes the REM phase, or the effect of this. This means that the dreams become much clearer during a break. However, there is not enough evidence to really confirm this theory. It could even be that this theory is not true at all, after all, in the field of dreams is not even rudimentary everything explored. Some studies want to prove that the REM phase is suppressed, others want to prove that it is stimulated. In addition, many studies in this area are long outdated, except that there are just 6 pieces of it.
But if the REM phase has nothing to do with the crazy dreams, why do they arise?
Crazy dreams due to a deprivation?
Unpublished studies now want to prove that the crazy dreams could have to do with a deprivation. Sleep is very strongly influenced during consumption, intensity, duration and other factors should be mentioned here. A parallel is drawn to alcoholics, who also have to fight during a deprivation with insomnia and constant waking up or wild dreams.
Cannabis users have no dreams?
So are cannabis messing up our dreams? Well, there is a study by Roehr that deals with the weirdness of dreams. Who wakes up from the REM phase, who remembers exactly his dream. Anyone who oversleeps the REM phase and only wakes up after that can no longer reproduce the dreams. Anyone who consumes cannabis usually sleeps through the REM phase and can not remember their dreams and also not having any of them.
However, one would have to do more studies to confirm this theory. However, most consumers do not care if and what their dreams are. Many are even glad to dream nothing.
