Medical Cannabis Can Make You A Better Parent, Study Explains Why
Does consuming cannabis make you a better parent? It can, say researchers.
A recently published study that looked into the question concluded that medical marijuana can increase parenting time by improving parents’ health as long as they don’t over do it.
“Marijuana can provide medical benefits for those suffering from chronic pain, sleep disorder, depression, and PTSD, allowing parents to better interact with their children,” said Cynthia Bansak of the St. Lawrence University economics department and Jun Hyung Kim at South Korea’s Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
The study looked at the consequences of state-level medical marijuana legalization using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ American Time Use Survey (ATUS) between …