If there is a lot of controversy about a subject, you know it has to be something pretty interesting. With drug testing being a pretty much regular procedure when seeking employment, people forget some aspects of how it became so popular over the years. Of course, government standards and the war on drugs contributed a lot to raising safety and efficiency of production in the workplace, but there is also a negative attitude towards all drugs in general. Some people are convinced that everything that is called “drug” and the fact that it is illegal automatically make it bad. For instance, there is a belief that smoking marijuana makes you sleepy, dopy, unmotivated, and basically transforms a person into an apathetic human being who is unlikely to perform his or her duties and will not get the job done. This is a common belief, however, the facts prove otherwise.

According to a recent study, people regularly exposed to high doses of cannabis over an extended period of time did not show any loss in motivation and their ability to perform did not suffer at all. When this substance is officially prescribed to a patient, it actually lists all that in the side effects, but let us not forget that some heavy prescription medications have much more adverse side effects than cannabis (but they are not labeled “illegal” at all.)

Interesting enough, another study shows that marijuana smokers generally tend to have higher paid jobs than non-smokers, which proves that you can “climb the ladder” even if you choose this sort of recreation.