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Science: Cannabis Does Not Make You Lazy After All - Purple Power - 01-03-2018
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Science: Cannabis Does Not Make You Lazy After All
Florida scientists dispel the myth that marijuana consumption zaps your motivation.
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<a class="author url fn" href="https://thefreshtoast.com/author/treyreckling/" title="Posts by Trey Reckling">Trey Reckling</a>
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<time class="entry__date" datetime="2017-12-29T14:00:20+00:00">Dec 29, 2017</time>
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Marijuana will ruin your motivation. It will make you lazy.Or so we were told. It is an old stereotype drummed into the public with multi-million dollar ad campaigns. We were taught that it not only fries your brain like an egg but strips away any personal motivation, leaving you living with your parents well into adulthood.
Like much effective propaganda, kernels of truth help obscure the lie. We do know that cannabis engages the CB1 receptors in a way that promotes the release of dopamine, the pleasure chemical naturally produces. So, it is no surprise that someone who uses cannabis would enjoy it and want to do it again. But does this mean that in the process our personal motivation to accomplish short and long-term goals is inhibited? It is a good question and one that all cannabis enthusiasts should want to know the real answer to.....
https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/cannabis-does-not-make-you-lazy-researchers-find/