The Benefits of a Cannabis-Infused Workforce

People go to work stoned all the time.

No matter what your occupation is, whether you need to report to an office or work from home or remotely, working while intoxicated definitely has its perks. It’s no surprise so many people do it. In 2019, Quinn Thomas, a marketing communications organization, conducted a survey of 900 cannabis users. The results showed that 1 in 4 cannabis users living in states where cannabis is legal get high at work.

This is just one of many studies.

So why are more people working while high?

It turns out it can really help you. And contrary to what people think cannabis use makes you lazy or unproductive, the opposite may be true, at least for many people in the population. In fact, studies show that cannabis use has no impact on productivity.

But how MUCH you smoke plays an important role: if you get extremely high, you might not be able to function on anything, and this has been proven time and time again by multiple studies going back many years. For those looking to experiment with cannabis use for productivity, small doses are always best, maybe even microdosing.

In general, microdosing marijuana consumes between 2.5 mg and 5 mg, which is easy to measure if you are ingesting edibles or tinctures. When smoking, maybe a small hit instead of several big ones. Of course, your own tolerance also plays a role.

That being said, here are the benefits you can get from working high:

creativity

Many people feel most creative after smoking a few puffs or even eating edibles. For these reasons, it’s common for artists of all types to get high before beginning their creative process.

Some famous creatives known to use cannabis are Steve Jobs, Amedeo Modigliani and Charles Baudelaire to name a few. Maybe the next time you have a creative block, you could give it a try — and let cannabis help you see what you can uncover. According to experts, creative processes depend on activities in the frontal lobe of the brain, and when you consume cannabis it increases cerebral blood flow to that part of the brain, making it more active.

Jasen Talise reported in the Berkeley Medical Journal that studies conducted as early as 1992 confirmed that cerebral blood flow increases after marijuana use. These results were confirmed by further investigations in 2002. “When test subjects with high and low creativity are compared, the former exhibit both higher baseline frontal lobe activity and greater frontal gain while performing creative tasks,” said Dr. Alice Flaherty. Alice Flaherty is from the Department of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. “Marijuana is a stimulant. And most stimulants increase performance of all kinds, at least in the short term,” she added.

solve problems

The ability to solve problems more efficiently is an important skill that everyone needs at work. Biologically, it is the ability to connect abstract thoughts, which can also be referred to as divergent thinking or lateral thinking. Diversified thinking is essential in problem solving, and all businesses need people like that. It enables people to be motivated, to find new solutions to challenging problems, to seek new opportunities, to have a broad perspective and to be enthusiastic about learning.

A 2014 study conducted by Leafly found that dosage is key if you plan to use cannabis for creative purposes. They found that low doses of THC, or 5.5 mg in the study, led to an improvement in deviant thinking. Meanwhile, a 2015 study conducted by researchers at University College London found that THC was linked to better deviant thinking in 15 human subjects.

focus and clarity

The truth is that for many of us it can be so difficult to focus on the job at work. There are countless distractions all around us, from the internet and cell phones, our immediate surroundings, or maybe some underlying conditions like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Chronic Fatigue, or others.

Cannabis use has been proven to help people with ADHD, and that’s proof enough that it can help you focus at work. You don’t need Adderall or other harmful stimulants – cannabis is safe and well tolerated; You can even have a few hits with your morning coffee to help focus at work. A 2008 report discussed before the International Association for Cannabis Medicine revealed that THC positively contributes to behavioral improvement as well as overall performance in a patient with ADHD.

working memory

If you want to be successful in your business or a job, working memory is important. Working memory helps us retain information long enough for us to use it; it also helps in following directions and concentration.

Being able to remember what tasks need to be done, which employees need special attention, addressing problem areas at work, and countless other things to remember require working memory. And contrary to stereotype, cannabis users are not forgetful. A 2018 study conducted by University of Florida researchers looked at animal subjects and found that the rats forced to inhale cannabis benefited their working memory.

“Cannabis smoke improved working memory accuracy. Placebo smoke did not affect working memory accuracy,” they wrote. Some differences were noted when they examined performance by gender, although the results were still incredible. “The overwhelming majority of research in both animal models and human subjects indicates that acute administration of cannabis and cannabinoids induces deficits in tests of cognitive function, including working memory,” the researchers wrote.

Conclusion

There you have it.

Cannabis helps the human brain work in many ways. If you want to try this yourself, remember to always start with small doses.

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