Study finds no link between cannabis use and creativity.

New research suggests that cannabis may not be a gateway drug to creativity after all. Cannabis tends to lift moods, which in turn could produce the change in mind-set that fuels creativity. However, creativity assessments by third-party raters, who did not know who was under the influence, did not see a difference in creativity. Cannabis users tend to rate high on the openness personality trait, meaning they were more likely to seek out new experiences, which itself was bound to creativity. While getting high may not dramatically enhance creativity, it did not appear to impair creativity either, at least at relatively low doses.