Does marijuana boost creativity? Make people lazy? Research challenges cannabis stereotypes
Studies about marijuana use in recent years have attempted to gain more insight into common stereotypes about the drug, which has gained more mainstream acceptance and emerged as a growing medical treatment for a wide range of conditions. Cannabis is widely associated with creativity, but is this supported by evidence? Conversely, many people believe weed makes people lazy and unmotivated. Studies on both of these questions cast doubt on conventional views about the drug.