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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent

Cannabis researchers say it’s high time to drop ‘lazy stoner’ stereotype

The Dude slumped with head in hand.
Jeff Bridges portrayed the stoner stereotype as The Dude in The Big Lebowski. Photograph: Gramercy Pictures/Sportsphoto/Allstar

Cannabis users are often depicted as lazy “stoners” whose life ambitions span little further than lying on the sofa eating crisps. But research from the University of Cambridge challenges this stereotype, showing that regular users appear no more likely to lack motivation compared with non-users.

The research also found no difference in motivation for rewards, pleasure taken from rewards, or the brain’s response when seeking rewards, compared with non-users.

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