According to a recent research paper, marijuana does not make people that lazy or unreliable and explored how cannabis after work did not hurt people’s performance or productivity the next day.
The paper, published in SAGE JOURNALS, is entitled, “Altered States or Much to Do About Nothing? A Study of When Cannabis Is Used in Relation to the Impact It Has on Performance.”
The research looked at how marijuana at different times of the day affected how people were able to complete assignments and meet their job requirements. The research additionally looked at their behavior towards colleagues and their attitude toward their work.
According to the results, marijuana use after work did not affect any of the measures of workplace performance but the same could not be said for use before or during work.
The drug interfered with their ability to carry out tasks, affected their concentration and reduced their ability to solve problems during work.
The study had not provided much detail about how much cannabis the participants consumed – just that they used it before, during or after work.
The paper concluded, “Cannabis use among the general public has exploded over the past decade, yet there is virtually no empirical research within the organizational sciences exploring the performance-related implications of cannabis use for more than two decades. This is clearly problematic as our knowledge and understanding of the workplace has advanced at the same time the types and uses of cannabis have evolved. This study took an initial attempt to address this void by exploring the relationship between different forms of cannabis use and different forms of workplace performance. Results linking certain types of cannabis use (i.e., before work) with workplace performance are important to organizations with substance use policies, but so too are null findings between after-work cannabis use and workplace performance. Ultimately, organizations and governmental bodies need to present evidence in favor of their beliefs and substance policies. We hope this research serves as a foundation for what could be a rich and long field of inquiry in the years to come.”
