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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 02:31 PM Feb 2012

Smoking pot tied to slacking off at work


updated 2/23/2012 7:56:35 PM ET
According to a real shocker from the world of bona fide science, smoking marijuana is tied to less motivation at the office.

The author of the study said it can't prove whether that's due to the drug's effects, the social environment in which it's used or whether pot smokers are just more likely to be laid-back from the get-go.

Though researcher Christer Hyggen suspects pot is the culprit, another possible explanation is that people who aren't so happy with their work situation or motivated on the job are more likely turn to drugs.

"There's a popular belief that people who smoke cannabis are slackers and that they don't want to work," Hyggen, from the Oslo-based social research institute NOVA, told Reuters Health.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46503990/ns/health-behavior/t/smoking-pot-tied-slacking-work/#.T0fXPJhxuKK
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tridim

(45,358 posts)
4. Sits here wondering how people can smoke pot and have a job..
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 02:40 PM
Feb 2012

Considering every job I've applied for has a drug pre-screening.

It wasn't like that up until a few years ago. I think this is why a majority of adults now support legalization. Alcohol drinking is an office joke, while even light pot smoking is grounds for immediate dismissal. It simply isn't fair.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
6. Actually, some businesses no longer do drug testing unless you get hurt on the job.
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 02:44 PM
Feb 2012

Kmart and Meijers, both here in Michigan- no longer do pre-employment drug testing.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
11. Hurt on the job
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 03:24 PM
Feb 2012

Still doesn't help if you smoked a joint the week before. Even if it wasn't your fault, you lose your job over the test. And here in Ca they still do pre=employment tests. I just buy synthetic urine if it's a cup test. If it's a lab, you're screwed. But if your in the middle of your shift, and get hurt at no fault of your own, you are as good as fired.

tridim

(45,358 posts)
16. The last drug test I had was given literally 10 minutes after the interview.
Sat Feb 25, 2012, 11:54 AM
Feb 2012

I didn't need to cheat, but it was shocking.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
5. I'll tell that to the woman I know that smokes pot and owns 7 McDonalds restaurants
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 02:42 PM
Feb 2012

I'll be sure to let her know that she is a slacker. I'll also have to let one of our city council member's, the
Dr I clean house for- and my boss who is also a smoker. I will make sure they know that they are all slackers.

 

rfranklin

(13,200 posts)
9. Yeaaah, man! Cheech and Chong had it right all along...
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 02:53 PM
Feb 2012

don't Bogart that joint my friend, pass it over to me!

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
10. What bullshit this is
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 03:20 PM
Feb 2012

Maybe the job is boring. I know the American pot smoker has to worry about some intrusive drug test, and may not go for the job that requires lab tests, which blocks their potential. It's society that has brought the pot smoker down, but applauds drinkers. And alcohol can be advertised to kids, but pot shops can't be anywhere near a school. Pot made the evolution of the 60's happen. Pot brought out the best music in the 60's. I think the study proved that pot smokers need more of a challenge at work. Where as the non smokers are just fine with hum drum.

 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
12. Even before the 60s -- there was jazz.
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 03:50 PM
Feb 2012

I wonder if those guys smoked any "pop"*
[hr]
*That's what Dizzy Gillespie called it.

--imm

Ratty

(2,100 posts)
13. Certainly smoking pot AT work
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 04:05 PM
Feb 2012

I did that only once. Came in on a Saturday and a coworker made an offer. I sat at my computer just staring at the screen, then snap out of it, type for a couple of minutes, then nothing until I snapped out of it again a few minutes later. This went on for two hours, typing then vegging then snapping out of it and typing again. Weird.

But as a general causation that's bullshit.

Warpy

(111,327 posts)
14. My own feeling is that it's just one more of those rubbish studies
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 08:00 PM
Feb 2012

that started out with the conclusion and looked for people who fit it.

The war against pot is mostly being fought by employers who are terrified the wage slaves won't work as hard if they can go home and toke up.

If someone else comes out with a study of cutting edge researchers who smoke pot, maybe that support would be eroded slightly. Unfortunately, we get bullshit like this.

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