Marijuana and Job Performance: Comparing the Major Streams of Research

Though some estimate that marijuana use has cost U.S. companies billions of dollars in lost productivity, the relationship between use of marijuana and job performance is far from clear. In this paper, I review studies on this topic from four different methodological perspectives and discuss models...

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Published inJournal of drug issues Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 941 - 970
Main Author Schwenk, Charles R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.1998
Journal of Drug Issues
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Abuse
Cannabis
Drug use
Factors
Job evaluation
Job performance
Marijuana
Methodology
Performance appraisal
USA
working conditions
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Summary:Though some estimate that marijuana use has cost U.S. companies billions of dollars in lost productivity, the relationship between use of marijuana and job performance is far from clear. In this paper, I review studies on this topic from four different methodological perspectives and discuss models to account for their apparently contradictory findings. This discussion suggests hypotheses for future research addressing possible reasons for inconsistencies in past findings.
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ISSN:0022-0426
1945-1369
DOI:10.1177/002204269802800407