Week 6 EOC: Weed in the Workplace

"Employers with employees who use medical marijuana will have to do some studying into the employee's job requirements. In those states where an accommodation is required, an employer needs to carefully evaluate the job before taking any action due to the use of medical marijuana." (Society for Human Resource Management)

To put into perspective how marijuana affects people in the workplace you need to think about the type of environment that the employer will be in. As a fashion professional, in the workplace I would find it completely acceptable. Marijuana affects people all differently. It has different affects on the body.

During a study conducted in 2013, researchers from Melbourne to Barcelona, figured that different genes affect the influence of cannabis on the brain, and while performing all those cognitive tests on smokers vs. non-tokers, they also found that “daily cannabis use is not associated with executive function deficits.” "Why Pot Affects Everyone Differently." High Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2016.

Another argument is that recreational smokers have no affect to their executive functions. During years and years of smoking recreational users find it easier and more comfortable to function while using. It makes them more focused on the task at hand and generally makes their work excel v.s a non-recreational smoker it throws them off and does not make them focus.


Interestingly, the study also concluded, “daily cannabis consumption does not significantly impair executive functions among young users, not even in users with age of onset before 15 years old.” "
"Why Pot Affects Everyone Differently." High Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2016."

This study was done with 86 recreational marijuana smokers and 58 non recreational smokers and ouyt them through a series of different tests. "COMT Val158met and 5-HTTLPR Genetic Polymorphisms Moderate Executive Control in Cannabis Users." Neuropsychopharmacology. Nature Publishing Group, 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2016.