The Unexpected Reason Medical Cannabis Cuts Employee Sick Days by 7 Percent

While the reduction in absenteeism sounds modest on paper, the compounding productivity gains are proving to be a massive win for industries reliant on manual labor.

BY BRUCE CRUMLEY @BRUCEC_INC

Employers still struggling with the dilemma of how to test and potentially sanction worker use of marijuana in states where the drug has been legalized might want to follow the lead of workplace tokers and just chill out. It turns out authorized use of cannabis for medical reasons actually reduces the days those employees call in sick—leaving managers shorthanded when they do—and has no effect on recreational user absence.

Consider that pot’s unexpected payoff amid the continued spread of legal cannabis consumption.Weed’s role........

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