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Frequent cannabis users wake up with their “stress hormone” already elevated
ScienceDailySunday, August 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Frequent cannabis users may wake up with unusually high levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggesting their daily stress rhythms could be disrupted.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Frequent cannabis users may wake up with unusually high levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggesting their daily stress rhythms could be disrupted.
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Frequent cannabis users may wake up with unusually high levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggesting their daily stress rhythms could be disrupted.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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