“These results have significant policy implications, particularly with respect to the use of traditional workplace drug testing. It is high-time to abandon these discriminatory methods in favor of performance testing and fit-for-duty testing, which employ measures to assess whether someone is currently under the influence, whether it be from marijuana on anything else.”
Researchers reported that those with a history of cannabis use “demonstrated significantly better cognitive performance.” Cannabis use “was not associated with increased risk of dementia” and researchers found “no supporting evidence of a causal link with [longitudinal] cognitive decline in later life.”
“This study adds to a growing body of evidence that cannabis use may be associated with greater brain volume and cognitive performance in aging adults.”
“Expanding harm reduction strategies by integrating cannabis substitution could provide individuals with greater choice in managing their alcohol use and increased access to tailored interventions may enhance autonomy, stability, and empowerment, ultimately reducing alcohol-related harms.”
“It is time for politicians and others to stop assessing cannabis through the lens of ‘what we don’t know’ and instead start engaging in evidence-based discussions about marijuana and marijuana reform policies that are indicative of all that we do know.”
“These findings provide support for the idea that legal cannabis can serve as substitute for alcohol among certain individuals, and that legal cannabis markets may, in some instances, disrupt alcohol-dominant marketplaces.”
“Our results indicate that older adults who reported using cannabis in the prior six months did not differ on neuropsychological testing results when compared to older adults who reported no recent use of cannabis.”
Daily consumers demonstrated improvements in SDLP (standard deviation in lateral positioning) following cannabis ingestion. Both daily and occasional cannabis consumers reduced their speed following cannabis use, whereas those in the control group typically increased their speed.