Marijuana is the most commonly used drug in the US, most reported users are between the age of 18-25, and the college students are no exception. This study was designed to find out if there are any correlation between marijuana usage and poor academic performance of college students. To better understand the correlation between marijuana usage and poor academic performance among college students, Phillips, Phillips, Lalonde, and Tormohlen (2015) used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) method on Colorado college students to understand if marijuana usage and carving can be related to academic achievements (GPA). The participants had to answer various of different questions via text-messaging for two weeks, three times per day at random
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For participants to be eligible to take part in the study they had to meet some conditions; minimum age requirement of 18 years, have been enrolled in the school for a minimum of one semester, usage of marijuana at least 2 times per week, report of marijuana usage during the past week, tested positive for marijuana on a urine test and last owning a cell-phone with text-messaging option (Phillips et al., 2015). The study took place between March 2011 to November 2012 before smoking of marijuana was legalized for adults over 21 years of age in Colorado. Participants confidentiality was highly valued and all the contact information were discarded after the study was over and the data of the study was recorded with only the participant’s ID’s and were stored in a safe place. (Phillips et al., 2015). During the time of the study each participant was sent three text messages, one within each time block, including nine questions. EMA questions were regarding the number of hours the participants spent studying, number of hours spent smoking marijuana since the last text message or the measure of their craving (Phillips et al.,
For participants to be eligible to take part in the study they had to meet some conditions; minimum age requirement of 18 years, have been enrolled in the school for a minimum of one semester, usage of marijuana at least 2 times per week, report of marijuana usage during the past week, tested positive for marijuana on a urine test and last owning a cell-phone with text-messaging option (Phillips et al., 2015). The study took place between March 2011 to November 2012 before smoking of marijuana was legalized for adults over 21 years of age in Colorado. Participants confidentiality was highly valued and all the contact information were discarded after the study was over and the data of the study was recorded with only the participant’s ID’s and were stored in a safe place. (Phillips et al., 2015). During the time of the study each participant was sent three text messages, one within each time block, including nine questions. EMA questions were regarding the number of hours the participants spent studying, number of hours spent smoking marijuana since the last text message or the measure of their craving (Phillips et al.,