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Chronic Cannabis Users Not Lazy

Data suggests you can be hard-working, motivated and a chronic cannabis user at the same time.

New University of Toronto, Scarborough, Canada research, which will be published by the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, surveyed chronic cannabis users to see what effect getting high has on their everyday lives. 

“There is a stereotype that chronic cannabis users are somehow lazy or unproductive” says Michael Inzlicht, professor, Department of Psychology, who led the study. “We found that’s not the case — their behaviours might change a bit in the moment while they’re high, but our evidence shows they are not lazy or lacking motivation at all”.

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