How To Nap In A Way That Actually Makes You Feel Rested
While naps can’t make up for full night of sleeping, they can help you be more productive and contribute to a healthier lifestyle.
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Two Democratic heavyweights slug it out in the Sept. 1 primary. Both say they’re progressive—but have opposed legalization for years.
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Despite hemp being legal across the country, bans on smokeable flower are threatening farmers.
Despite hemp being legal across the country, bans on smokeable flower are threatening farmers.
Smoking Weed After Work Doesn’t Affect Job Performance, Study Finds
Researchers concluded smoked weed after hours had no negative effects at the workplace, and believe drug screening programs should adapt to this new reality.
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Actor Seth Rogen is urging young people to stay home and smoke marijuana rather than risk spreading the coronavirus by going out — and he’s getting praise for his recommendation from a top Canadian politician.
After British Columbia Premier John Horgan put out a call for Rogen and fellow Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds to use their influence to discourage risky behavior amid the pandemic, the comedian tweeted a message urging young people to practice social distancing while consuming cannabis.
“Please do not go out to parties and BBQs and other large gatherings! The COVID is still out there!” Rogen said. “It’s more fun to hang out alone and smoke weed and watch movies and TV shows anyway! Do that instead! Thank you!”
Horgan quoted the tweet and thanked the actor, linking to the province’s COVID-19 information website that also encourages people not to “pass around drinks, smokes, tokes, and vapes.”
“Now is not the time for sharing anything that’s been in your mouth,” the site from British Columbia’s provincial health officer states.
But while Rogen’s general recommendation was well taken by the top B.C. elected official, some cannabis enthusiasts have argued that people should consider refraining from smoking it and instead consume using alternative methods given the potential additional risk to the lungs at a time when the virus that targets the respiratory system is spreading.
NORML gave that advice in a post in March, saying that “because COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, some of you may wish to limit or avoid their exposure to combustive smoke — as this can put undue stress and strain on the lungs.”
“Alternative delivery devices, such as vaporizer heating devices can significantly mitigate combustive smoke exposure, and of course, the use of edibles or tinctures can eliminate smoke exposure entirely,” the group wrote to supporters.
Rogen, who co-owns the cannabis company Houseplant, has been known to leverage his celebrity for advocacy purposes in the past. For example, he released a PSA last year that promoted expungements efforts and highlighted issues that stem from having a criminal record.
On a more casual note, Rogen and Snoop Dogg offered advice to first-time cannabis consumers last year in a joint appearance on Howard Stern’s show, emphasizing the need to take it slow in the beginning.
Rogen also became an outspoken activist for research into Alzheimer’s after he witnessed his mother-in-law develop the disease.
In 2014, he opened his testimony before a Senate committee hearing on Alzheimer’s research by joking that he wasn’t there to discuss the topic some might expect: marijuana.
Combining the two issues last year, Rogen hosted a cannabis-fueled charity carnival to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.
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Seth Rogen’s Pandemic PSA: Swap Partying For Weed And Movies
The Canadian-born comedian has some advice for young people partying it up in B.C., which is experiencing a COVID-19 uptick.
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Using cannabis to unwind after work does not reduce workplace performance, according to a new study published in the Group & Organization Management journal.
Researchers from San Diego State and Auburn University conducted the study to shed some light on the current stigma against using pot in the workplace. The researchers note that although millions of Americans are currently using cannabis today, either medicinally or recreationally, most of the research on the topic was conducted in the ’70s and ’80s.
“Although it is common for organizations to screen employees and applicants for substances including cannabis and for politicians and societal leaders to make sweeping claims about cannabis, there is virtually no empirical research exploring cannabis use in relation to the modern workplace,” the authors explain. “Dated research that offers limited empirical evidence is a serious concern for organizations, governments, and society.”
The study authors interviewed 281 employees and their supervisors about cannabis use and its potential impact on workplace performance. The researchers asked each employee to report how often they used pot during their average workday, including two hours before and two hours after work. Supervisors were then asked to evaluate each employee on three categories: Task performance, or how well each employee did their job; citizenship behavior, or willingness to help other employees; and counterproductive work behavior.
Researchers then compared each employee’s evaluations with their self-reported pot use to look for connections. The analysis showed that employees who got high before or during work were more likely to receive lower ratings for task performance and counterproductive work behaviors from their supervisors. Getting high before or during work also had a negative impact on citizenship behaviors focused towards the organization, but not on citizenship behaviors towards other employees.
Workers who used cannabis after work did not show any signs of reduced workplace performance, counterproductive work behavior, or negative social behavior. “After-work cannabis use did not relate to any of the workplace performance dimensions,” the authors wrote. “This finding casts doubt on some stereotypes of cannabis users and suggests a need for further methodological and theoretical development in the field of substance use.”
The findings raise concerns about the problematic use of workplace drug testing for cannabis. Because the body takes a long time to metabolize THC and other cannabinoids, a standard urinalysis test is unable to pinpoint the exact time that a person used cannabis. A person who hit a joint at a party one weekend and abstained during the work week is just as likely to fail a piss test as someone who smokes all day every day.
Although this study makes it clear that using pot at work can impact performance, it also shows that after-hours use does not interfere with employees’ ability to do a good job. But, due to the inefficiency of urine tests, an employee is just as likely to be fired for safe after-work use as they are for getting stoned at work. The researchers hope that their current study will be a springboard for future research into cannabis and the modern workplace.
“To our knowledge, this is the first study using temporal cannabis items in relation to different forms of workplace performance,” the authors explained. “This is also the first study isolating cannabis in relation to workplace behaviors in nearly 20 years.”
There have been a few recent studies that have touched on the topic, though. In 2018, researchers found that workplace fatalities have been significantly declining in states with legal medical marijuana. And another study from the same year found that 63 percent of employees working in Colorado’s legal cannabis industry admitted to being high at work, but did not indicate any negative impact related to on-the-job use.
An Essential Guide To Making Your First Marijuana Experience A Great One
Cannabis shouldn’t create anxiety. Depending on the strain you use, it should ease anxiety, so let’s start there.
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These Are The Conditions CBD Can Treat, According To Science
There’s a lot of misinformation and exaggeration regarding the benefits of CBD. Here are some conditions that the compound can help alleviate.
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