The proponents of any type of prohibition will often promote undocumented ideas to promote their own, and the same is true of those who would continue the oppression of cannabis (marijuana) prohibition. One of those assertions is that marijuana drains a users motivation, creates apathy and a general inability to progress in life.
In order to assess differences in motivation and general well-being, the authors of this study used a large sample size of 487 individuals. Strict definitions of marijuana use (7 days a week) and non-use (never) were used as criteria.
They found that daily marijuana use does not affect motivation. Additionally, the small difference found in subjective well-being was likely attributable to the fact that medical marijuana users had medical symptoms which preceded their marijuana use.
