Best CBN Gummies

Anywhere from one-third to one-half of the U.S. adult population have difficulting falling asleep or staying asleep.1 51 Whether it’s due to stress, insomnia, lifestyle, or any number of causes, this difficulty ends up in sleep deprivation, which can have a profound effect on your day-to-day life.2 3 As explained by Dr. Jennie Stanford, MD, FAAFP, DipABOM, a family medicine physician and member of our medical review board, “Poor quality or inadequate sleep is strongly linked to poor health outcomes, including appetite changes, weight gain, insulin resistance, stress, and depression.”

Many people seek over-the-counter solutions to the causes and effects of poor sleep, and one option that’s gained popularity is cannabinol (CBN) gummies. CBN is often referred to as the “sleepy cannabinoid,”4 but does it live up to its designation?

In this guide, we cover the research behind CBN’s efficacy and safety, and examine what we’ve found to be the best CBN gummies on the market.

See below for a quick rundown of our recommendations. Then read further to see how we made our picks.

Over the past two decades, Innerbody Research has helped tens of millions of readers make more informed decisions involving staying healthy and living healthier lifestyles.

For this guide, we spent over 175 hours reading more than 50 scientific sources on CBN, with the goal of assessing its safety and efficacy and identifying its most suitable user populations. We also surveyed the competitive landscape to pinpoint the CBN gummy products that stood out. We then purchased the most promising ones and tried them ourselves so we could bring you hands-on details from a customer’s perspective. This combination of scientific research and human experience has informed our recommendations.

Additionally, like all health-related content on this website, this review was thoroughly vetted by members of our Medical Review Board for accuracy. As more information about CBN enters the scientific literature, we’ll update this page accordingly.

As with any supplemental product, we examined CBN gummies using criteria that we felt were most important to consumers with regard to a gummy supplement:

• Safety
• Effectiveness
• Cost
• Customer convenience
• Taste

Let’s see which product rose to the top in each category.

Safety

Advantage: Slumber Deep Zzzs

While all four of our recommended CBN gummies are third-party tested and have easily accessible certificates of analysis (CoAs), Slumber Deep Zzzs is the only one of them that satisfies all of the safety conditions we look for:

That is, in addition to its transparent testing parameters, Slumber Deep Zzzs stands alone as the only allergen-free option without melatonin, an ingredient that can cause both unpleasant short-term side effects and long-term cardiovascular harm.52 53

For more information on the safety of CBN itself, see the section titled “Is CBN safe?” later on in this guide.

Effectiveness

Advantage: Slumber Deep Zzzs

We like it when a study supports a specific supplement brand, because it fills the gap between the theoretical applications of an ingredient and the practical effects of a product containing it.

Among the recommendations in this guide, Slumber Deep Zzzzs is the only one that has unquestionably undergone targeted scientific study that quantifies its ability to promote sleep health after 21 days of consistent use:

• Improved sleep quality and patterns in 71% of participants
• Improved ability to stay asleep in 82% of participants
• Increased ease of falling back asleep after waking in 80% of participants
• Increased feelings of refreshment in the morning in 71% of participants
• An average of 72 more minutes of sleep per night among all participants

Although the study was self-funded and unpublished, we recognize that this type of research typically doesn’t exist unless the manufacturer makes it happen themselves. CBN research on humans is generally difficult to come by, anyway, so we appreciate Slumber’s efforts here.

The only other one of our recommendations that may have undergone a self-funded study is Charlotte’s Web. We say “may” because the study doesn’t name Charlotte’s Web as the product used in the study, only as the place where three of the study’s researchers worked. We can only conjecture, based on the form and amount of CBN administered to participants, that it was the Stay Asleep gummies we recommend.

Furthermore, unlike Charlotte’s Web, Slumber is a complex of multiple cannabinoids, which a 2023 study suggests may improve users’ sleep quality and duration. The same study notes that melatonin, one of the active ingredients in Green Roads, is generally more effective as a sleep aid, but melatonin comes with starker side effects, and Green Roads hasn’t been the subject of any specific scientific research to date.6

We cover more information on CBN’s mechanisms of action under “How does CBN work?”

Cost

Advantage: Koi Complete Nighttime Rest

While hemp and cannabis products can be pricey, two of our recommendations here occupy the lower end of the cost spectrum. One is Koi Complete Nighttime Rest, and the other is Charlotte’s Web Stay Asleep. Koi ultimately has the advantage, though its up-front price tag is higher. Here’s a table to illustrate why:

It comes down to the per-serving cost. Charlotte’s Web may be less expensive up front, but it has just half the serving count of Koi. You’d need the 60ct bottle of Charlotte’s Web for an equal number of servings, but that increases the one-time cost to $49.99 and the subscription cost to $32.49, and Koi’s price points are lower on both measures. Not until you examine each brand’s largest unit size does Charlotte Web’s become more cost-effective, and only as a subscription. So, all told, Koi is the more accessible option for most people.

Customer convenience

Advantage: Koi Complete Nighttime Rest

Previously, we gave Charlotte’s Web the advantage for customer convenience. Since then, Koi has surpassed our original pick by tripling its guarantee period, removing eligibility conditions for refunds, and adding a subscription program.

Here’s a table to illustrate:

Notice that Koi also offers partial guarantees: at 91-149 days past the purchase date, you’re still eligible for a 50% refund.

Charlotte’s Web still has the advantage in terms of delivery interval options, but it isn’t enough to outshine Koi’s refund policy.

Taste

Advantage: Green Roads Sleepy Zs

Whereas many cannabis-based gummies taste bitter and “skunk-like,” Green Road Sleepy Zs are more like straight candies. Our testers likened them to cubes of blackberry jam. Its flavor profile is more likely to appeal to an audience beyond regular users of cannabis edibles.

Slumber Deep Zzzs came in a close second for taste, but they retain a skunk-like odor that may taint the initial flavor experience.

Koi and Charlotte’s Web taste pretty good to us, as well, but the other two products are the ones that stood out to our testers.

Below is a quick-reference chart comparing the key points of our top CBN gummies. Except for the cost per serving, the prices in the chart are rounded up to the nearest dollar.

CBN (short for cannabinol) is a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid.7 Cannabinoids, in general, are the biologically active compounds derived primarily from the Cannabis sativa plant.

Most early research on cannabinoids focused on the “major” or “big four” cannabinoids:9

• THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)
• CBD (cannabidiol)
• CBG (cannabigerol)
• CBC (cannabichromene)

But cannabis plants can produce more than 150 other compounds known as “minor cannabinoids,” which have only recently started to garner attention from the scientific community.9 CBN falls under this category.

Unlike other cannabinoids, CBN isn’t made by the plant; rather, it’s a product of THC degradation.8 This means that CBN concentrations are highest in aged cannabis products.9

How does CBN work?

CBN affects certain receptors in the body.20 They’re usually classed as either:21 22

• Cannabinoid 1 receptors (CB1): Found throughout the body but primarily located in the brain and nervous system. As explained by Dr. Peter Grinspoon, MD, an instructor at Harvard Medical School, CB1 receptors “act like traffic cops to control the levels and activity of most of the other neurotransmitters.” As such, they can modulate or adjust physiological factors such as hunger, alertness, and body temperature as necessary.20
• Cannabinoid 2 receptors (CB2): Mainly found in the body’s peripheral and immune tissues and the gastrointestinal system, but are also present to a lesser extent in the brain.23 CB2 receptors play a role in regulating eye pressure, gut motility, immune functioning, and intestinal inflammation, among other things.20 26 Researchers are also investigating the CB2 receptor as a “therapeutic target” for conditions like neuropathic pain and Alzheimer’s disease.23

CB1 and CB2 receptors are part of the body’s endocannabinoid system, which controls and regulates a wide range of functions (e.g., memory and learning, sleep, body temperature, emotion processing, pain response), and different cannabinoids affect these receptors in different ways.20

According to researchers, CBN has a “higher affinity” for CB2 receptors than for CB1 receptors, which is why it isn’t psychoactive.24 25 In contrast, the cannabinoid THC affects CB1 receptors more intensely (stimulating the CB1 receptors in the brain is what causes the high associated with THC).9 20

Having less of an effect on CB1 receptors doesn’t mean CBN has no neurological effect. On the contrary, the fact that CBN may improve various aspects of sleep suggests that it does have some effect; it’s just not as strong as one caused by some other cannabinoids.4 5

Is CBN legal?

At the time of this writing, yes. As long as the CBN is derived from hemp and has a THC concentration less than 0.3% on a dry weight basis, it’s generally legal to purchase and use in the United States.10

That said, because state laws vary, your access to certain CBN products (namely those that contain higher than 0.3% THC) will depend on where you live. Among our recommendations, for example, Slumber Deep Zzzs cannot be shipped to Idaho, West Virginia, Oregon, or Rhode Island; and Koi Complete Nighttime Rest can’t be sent to California or Oregon. Our other top picks, Charlotte’s Web and Green Roads, don’t specify any shipping restrictions on their CBN products.

Also, with the introduction of the federal “hemp ban” in 2025, CBN products with trace THC may become illegal on a national level. The law takes effect in November 2026, but some lawmakers are trying to intervene. We’ll be following developments closely and will update this guide accordingly.

Research has shown that CBN has the potential to provide a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to sleep improvements, pain relief, anti-inflammatory effects, neuroprotection, and antimicrobial activity.4 7

The support for these benefits has mostly come from animal or cell studies or analyses of CBN’s chemical structure, so more high-quality human research is needed to confirm them. Moreover, Dr. Stanford notes: “It is important to remember that supplements are not regulated by the FDA. This means that the purity, potency, dose, and presence or absence of other ingredients aren’t guaranteed. Supplements have varying levels of third-party testing, as manufacturers can choose whether or not to invest in this step.”

Nevertheless, the existing literature on CBN is promising and warrants closer examination.

Like other cannabinoids, CBN is intended for healthy, nonpregnant, non-breastfeeding adults ages 25 and up.

CBN is most often promoted as a way to help people sleep better throughout the night,5 but recent research suggests that it may also relieve muscle pain and inflammation.7 11 With at least one-third of U.S. adults reporting trouble sleeping,1 20.9% experiencing chronic pain,12 and 34.63% dealing with systemic inflammation, that means a good portion of the population could benefit from CBN.13

Who should look elsewhere?

Some people may wish (or need) to look beyond CBN for their health concerns, including but not limited to those who:14

• Are pregnant or breastfeeding
• Are under the age of 25
• Take opioids, NSAIDs, benzodiazepines, or anticholinergic medications15
• Have a family or personal history of psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia)
• Have liver conditions
• Live in states that restrict certain types of CBN products

You should also look elsewhere if your sleep, pain, or inflammatory problems are chronic and severe. Despite the growing positive research, CBN isn’t likely to help with diagnoses such as insomnia and complex pain syndromes. A medical evaluation and possibly a prescription medication would be indicated instead.

If you’re interested in learning about some CBN alternatives, we detail a few options under the “Alternatives to CBN gummies” section toward the end of this guide.

Like other cannabinoids, CBN should be generally safe for healthy, nonpregnant, non-breastfeeding adults aged 25 or older.14 But since CBN research is still very much in its infancy, it’s difficult to make a blanket yes-or-no statement about its safety, and even if you meet the inclusion criteria completely, you should always speak with your doctor before starting a new supplement.

Also, to reiterate, there are some people for whom CBN is contraindicated for safety reasons:14

• People taking NSAIDs, opioids, benzodiazepines, or anticholinergic medications (CBN could interact with them)15
• People with a family or personal history of psychotic disorders (CBN might exacerbate symptoms)
• People with liver conditions (CBN may elevate certain liver enzymes)

It’s worth noting that these contraindications are for cannabinoids as a whole, not CBN exclusively. The research may eventually show that CBN has fewer exclusion criteria, but given the current scarcity of human research on CBN, you’d be better off playing it safe. As more high-quality studies are conducted and the scientific community’s knowledge of CBN and its safety grows, we’ll update this guide accordingly.

According to the studies that do exist, CBN doesn’t appear to cause any significant adverse effects:

• Multiple research teams have stated that CBN has a “good safety” profile and that there’s “no suggestion of systematic effects.”16 17 Researchers from one 1973 study even encouraged its healthy, male volunteers to “receive the largest amount of [intravenous] CBN they could ‘comfortably tolerate,’” and no subjects dropped out; in fact, they ultimately reported the experience to be “mild and enjoyable.”17 18
• In a 2023 human study examining the safety and effectiveness of CBN with and without CBD for sleep, the authors state that there were “no deaths or [adverse effects] leading to study discontinuation in any treatment group.”5 The incidence of nonserious side effects (drowsiness, headache, sleep difficulties, and altered sense of taste) was similar to that in the placebo group.5
• A 2023 proof-of-concept study document explains that some older studies on CBN from the 1970s and 1980s used daily oral doses of up to 1,200mg for around a month at a time. While this research didn’t examine factors like sleep, sedation, or next-day effects on cognitive function, there were “no notable safety concerns, aberrations, or toxicity concerns from these studies.”19 (Over a gram of daily CBN is quite a lot, so we recommend you take only the amount of CBN directed by your doctor and the product manufacturer.)

Best CBN gummy for most people

Slumber’s marquee and best-selling product is its Deep Zzzs gummies. They’re made with full-spectrum hemp extract, meaning that they contain all of the naturally occurring components of the cannabis plant, including THC.35

Some experts believe full-spectrum extracts benefit from the “entourage effect.”36 Basically, the idea is that using the whole cannabis plant (and all of its components) brings about more benefits than just using an isolated part. More research is needed, but as noted in a 2023 review, advocates suggest it could be why “many patients experience an overall better effect from full-spectrum products.”37

In this guide, only Slumber and Koi use full-spectrum extracts. Green Roads is broad-spectrum (similar, but not nearly as much THC),35 and Charlotte’s Web uses a CBN isolate (just pure CBN).

Another of Slumber’s commendable qualities is that it was investigated in a sleep study involving more than 500 participants, with positive outcomes. The participants took Deep Zzzs for 21 days and then logged their sleep quality and satisfaction. Over 70% of participants reported feeling more refreshed in the morning, 82% agreed the product helped them sleep, and 80% said it was easier to fall back asleep when they did wake up. Although this study wasn’t published in a peer-reviewed journal, it gives us quantitative data on Slumber’s efficacy.

The results of our testing experience mirrored the study, too. Our tester with insomnia found that Slumber Deep Zzzs did help them fall asleep faster and wake up less frequently during the night.

Taste-wise, Deep Zzzs have a pleasant lemon-raspberry flavor that covers up a good share of the hemp taste, but they also have a fairly strong “skunky” odor that takes some getting used to.

Pricing and satisfaction guarantee

Slumber Deep Zzzs are, unfortunately, the most expensive of our top picks if you choose to buy them as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions, however, take off a chunk of the base cost, bringing Deep Zzzs down to a price point comparable to that of our other recommendations. Here’s how the pricing looks:

• One-time purchase: $60 ($2.00 per serving)
• Subscription (25% off): $45 ($1.50 per serving)

Subscriptions ship free as well (non-subscribers need to cross a $75 threshold to unlock free shipping).

As for returns, Slumber offers a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, but it applies only to your first purchase of a product, and you must try the product for at least two weeks before initiating a refund. The guarantee policy also notes that “after consultation from our CBN Experts, it may also be recommended to increase the dosage by 5-10 mg.” The policy comes off as convoluted, and on this front we much prefer Koi and Charlotte’s Web, which have no such stipulations in their guarantees.

Best budget CBN gummy

Like Slumber Deep Zzzs, Koi Complete Nighttime Rest is a full-spectrum product: it contains CBN, CBD, and THC.35 This means it may also provide the entourage effect we’ve discussed. Because the entourage effect may enhance the effects of a full-spectrum hemp product, Complete Nighttime Rest could be well-suited for people who have particular difficulty falling asleep.36 37

They used to be available in Orange Cream and Black Cherry flavors, but now the product page shows only the latter. At any rate, our testing team has found the Black Cherry to be tasty enough; it’s a bit tart and blends well with the earthy hemp.

One of our testers did have a mildly negative reaction, however: an apparent interaction with one of their medications, causing a drop in blood pressure. (This is why it’s very important to speak with a doctor before starting a new supplement.) It’s worth mentioning that none of our other testers had a bad reaction, and Koi Complete Nighttime Rest should be generally safe for most healthy, nonpregnant, non-breastfeeding adults.

Pricing and guarantee

Koi Complete Nighttime Rest comes in three unit sizes and price points. In that regard, it’s on the same level as Charlotte’s Web Stay Asleep. Koi, though, is more cost-effective than Charlotte’s Web, especially with the addition of a subscription program.

Even when you consider that the 120ct unit size doesn’t net you any cost advantage over the 30ct option, Koi still costs less per serving than Charlotte’s Web at almost every level.

The cost is even lower (by 25%) if you are:

• A healthcare worker
• A member of the military (active duty or veteran)
• A first responder
• A government worker (federal or local)
• On government assistance (e.g., disabled, low-income, unemployed)

Koi’s money-back guarantee is also the best in this guide. You have 90 days from the date of purchase to return your product for a full refund, and from 91 to 149 days for a 50% refund. And no longer must your product be at least 50% full to be eligible for a return.

Best CBN isolate gummy

Charlotte’s Web stands apart from our other recommendations in a couple of key ways. First, the company is a Certified B Corporation, meaning that it’s committed to a higher level of social and environmental performance than you’d typically see from a for-profit business. And second, its Stay Asleep Gummy is a CBN isolate. That is, CBD is its only key active ingredient, and is therefore a great choice for anyone who would like or needs to avoid THC.

Charlotte’s Web has a third point of distinction that’s less than ideal, at least in the context of this guide: whereas our other recommendations are one gummy per serving, Stay Asleep’s serving size is two gummies. That means every bottle’s useful life is effectively cut in half (i.e., 30 gummies equals 15 servings; 60 gummies, 30 servings). You could take just one gummy per serving, but that may not be enough to promote the sleep you need, especially since CBN isolates don’t provide the entourage effect, and research supports a full serving size (20mg of CBN) for sleep effects.5

Charlotte’s Web is also the least jaw-friendly of our picks, as they’re quite chewy. And though they taste decent, they’re a bit on the bitter side.

Pricing and guarantee details

Like Koi, Charlotte’s Web comes in three unit sizes and price points. Its subscription discount, however, is much more generous:

Also like Koi, Charlotte’s Web offers additional discounts to certain user populations, namely:

• First responders
• Teachers
• Students
• Nurses
• Active military
• Veterans

Its guarantee policy is runner-up to Koi’s, too. Although it has just a standard 30-day return window, it’s more straightforward than what you get with Slumber or Green Roads — no conditions about minimum use time or exclusions on opened items.

Best CBN gummy with added melatonin

Unlike our other top picks, the CBN in Green Roads Sleepy Zs plays more of a supporting role to the main players: melatonin and CBD. It also uses broad-spectrum extracts, which are similar to full-spectrum but with much less (close to zero) THC.35 The entourage effect is still possible, but it won’t be as strong.

Indeed, the THC content is low enough that it isn’t mentioned on the Sleepy Zs product label. But there’s still the risk that it could show up on a drug test, so it isn’t suitable for anyone who needs to avoid THC altogether.

According to our tester with insomnia, Green Roads Sleepy Zs gave them the second-best sleep outcomes among all our recommendations (only Slumber Deep Zzzs were superior). That being said, Green Roads occasionally caused next-day “hangover” symptoms, a common side effect of melatonin. The presence of melatonin could be a cardiovascular risk factor, as well, after long-term use.53

Taste-wise, Sleepy Zs were our testers’ favorite. The fruity blackberry flavor does an excellent job of masking the hemp.

Pricing information and guarantee details

Green Roads currently comes in two size options: 30ct and 10ct. The 10ct unit is more like a sample pack, but it could also be a good option for travel. Here’s how the pricing works out:

In terms of the company’s “guarantee,” it doesn’t feel like much of one. The 30-day policy covers only “new and unopened products,” so you can’t even try the product first.

The supplements market has no scarcity of sleep products. Some are better than others, so in this section, let’s look at the ones that are likely to yield the best outcomes.

CBD products

CBD (an active ingredient in most of our favorite CBN gummies) is another popular nonpsychoactive cannabinoid that has demonstrated the ability to help people with insomnia fall asleep and stay asleep.38 39 These effects may be partially due to its seemingly positive effects on pain and anxiety.40 41

If you’re interested in learning more about CBD for these concerns, you can read our guides to the best CBD for sleep or the best CBD for anxiety.

Ashwagandha supplements

If cannabis products don’t sound like the solution for your needs, a botanical like ashwagandha may be a good alternative. This plant is best known for its ability to relieve anxiety,42 which in turn may help you get better sleep and improve cognitive function.43 44 and more. Ashwagandha owes these potential benefits to its withanolide content.45

Ashwagandha is widely available as a standalone supplement but is also featured in robust complexes, such as our Innerbody Labs Sleep Support.

For more information on ashwagandha and our top supplement recommendations, check out our full guide on the topic.

Amanita muscaria gummies

Amanita muscaria mushroom gummies, like cannabis, may be able to help with a wide range of concerns. In particular, one of the substances found in Amanita muscaria, muscimol, has shown potential as an anxiolytic agent, a sleep aid,46 an anti-inflammatory,47 and a way to lessen neuropathic pain.48 Studies have mainly been in animals, so more human research is needed, but the current research is promising.

To learn more about Amanita muscaria gummies (and the mushroom itself), check out our full guide to the best options on the market.