by Beatrice Credi
Marijuana use has been traditionally associated with lower
productivity at work and a higher incidence of both work-related
accidents and absenteeism.
Now these myths have been debunked, in a recently published study in the journal Health Economics.
The study data indicates that if not abused, cannabis has little affect
on work performance. But that’s not the whole picture.
The study also
evaluated the number of sick days used by employees since marijuana
became legal in the U.S. The number of requested sick days diminished.
Of course, it is difficult to understand if this is due to therapeutic
use of marijuana, but the data reflected middle-aged males, which
happens to be the category where there is a higher probability of
therapeutic cannabis assumption.
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