In America the 15% of employees used cannabis during working hours. This is stated recently survey published byAmerican Marijuana with the study "High at work from home".
The investigation was conducted on 1,001 workers at a distance to “find out both what they think about getting high while working from home and their attitudes toward telecommuting and drug use.”
Marijuana at work: worthy helper or spanner?
The published data underlines that, of the workers who confirmed the consumption of marijuana, the majority were able to enjoy several benefits, including:
- 52.9% reported a decrease in stress
- 51.1 greater creativity
- finally, 42.6% reported an increase in productivity
Furthermore, the research highlighted that: 28.7 of remote employees would have liked to smoke cannabis with their colleagues, 17.8% wanted to smoke with theirs boss, and 13.4% wanted to smoke with both.
"Surprisingly - the researchers begin - of the 40.6% of respondents who worked from home under the effects of marijuana, the majority he didn't continue during the pandemic. More than 63% of respondents answered 'no' and 36.8% answered 'yes' when asked if they got high while working."
"Thesocial isolation - the authors conclude - can partly explain this change. Employees, held more directly responsible by their families, as well as by colleagues and managers, have chosen to break this habit."
The study ultimately found that the majority of companies (53.6%) did nothing drug tests, while 23% did it regularly and 23.4% occasionally. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. a law has been passed that prohibits firing employees who use marijuana.
| For further information: In Washington D.C. It is forbidden to fire anyone who consumes cannabis
