Ditch the melatonin: How CBD saved me from 3 a.m. doom-scrolling

I used to think sleep was for the weak.Then I got older and busier and realized chronic exhaustion isn’t sexy.

There’s nothing glamorous about waking up feeling like you’ve been hit by a truck or staring at the ceiling at 3 a.m.because your brain decided it’s the perfect time to replay that one awkward conversation from three years ago.

Enter my love affair with CBD (specifically, Cornbread Hemp, but I won’t get ahead of myself).Now, I’ve tried my fair share of sleep remedies.Melatonin makes me feel like I’ve been drugged and left in an alternate timeline.

Herbal tea? Cute, but my anxiety doesn’t seem to respect it.And prescription sleep meds? Not my thing.

CBD, however, is the one thing that consistently works — soothing my mind, relaxing my body, and gently nudging me into actual rest without the hangover.So, I’ve rounded up some of the best CBD sleep products on the market.A third of them are Cornbread Hemp, because I have taste (read: opinions), but the rest are standouts in their own right.

Here’s what you need to know before you relegate yourself to another night of doom-scrollingIf I had to commit to just one sleep product for the rest of my life, it would be these.Cornbread Hemp’s Sleep Gummies are full-spectrum (meaning they actually work), with just enough magic to lull you into bliss without launching you into another dimension.

The organic herbaceous flavor doesn’t taste like instant regret, and best of all, it has no melatonin, so you wake up feeling rested, not disoriented.Ingredients: Organic Blue Agave, Organic Cane Sugar, Distilled Water, Organic Flavoring (Strawberry), Organic Hemp Flower Extract, Organic Herbal Sleep Blend (Chamomile, Lavender, Valerian Root Extracts), Organic Tapioca Syrup, Organic Carnauba Wax, Apple Pectin, Organic Citric Acid, Organic Butterfly Pea Powder, Organic Lavender Flower, Organic Chamomile Flower, Organic Tapioca Flour, Organic Rose Petals, Sodium LactateSize: 30 gummies per jarType: Gu...