Legal pot

[sze5003]

So now I see in the news Colorado and washington state will legalize pot. What I'm wondering is will companies still hire people for professional positions ? For example I don't think clients would want me coding fixes into their investments if I was a stoner. Just wondering what's going to happen. I'm not against it but it looks like there is a lot to consider.

 

[techs]

There is no legal pot. Its still illegal under federal law.

 

[OCGuy]

Are you serious OP? There are plenty of stoners in every state. Legalizing pot isn't going to change anything.

If you are getting loaded before or during work, that is your risk. Same with alcohol, pills, etc.

There are thousands upon thousands of people who use it responsibly.

MJ has been basically legal here in CA for years, and believe me, you can still get hired.

There is no legal pot. Its still illegal under federal law.

The feds don't have the money, will, or manpower to arrest personal users. Also, if the states dont cooperate, they have nowhere to jail them.


Besides, the warning from Justice today said be sure you don't bring it on Federal land. Meaning...they are giving up, for now at least. This is the way the world is moving.

 

[Kyle]

Are you serious OP? There are plenty of stoners in every state. Legalizing pot isn't going to change anything.

If you are getting loaded before or during work, that is your risk. Same with alcohol, pills, etc.

There are thousands upon thousands of people who use it responsibly.

MJ has been basically legal here in CA for years, and believe me, you can still get hired.



The feds don't have the money, will, or manpower to arrest personal users. Also, if the states dont cooperate, they have nowhere to jail them.


Besides, the warning from Justice today said be sure you don't bring it on Federal land. Meaning...they are giving up, for now at least. This is the way the world is moving.

Exactly...though living in Seattle where it's now "legal" I do wonder if it'll be less taboo to talk about w/ coworkers...not uncommon to say something like lets go get a beer after work- for some reason I don't think people will be comfortable for a while talking about smoking.

 

[slightlyhuman]

Exactly...though living in Seattle where it's now "legal" I do wonder if it'll be less taboo to talk about w/ coworkers...not uncommon to say something like lets go get a beer after work- for some reason I don't think people will be comfortable for a while talking about smoking.

i'm in arkansas but did see it on the ballot this year(issue 5) and that surprised the hell out of me. almost passed too. 48/52.. it was only for med mj and i don't think it would affect some of the guys i know that do it and have nice jobs.

i think it'll be viewed the same way a dwi would be. you don't necessarily talk about going to jail over drinking or getting hammered in general. i know who to talk to about getting a beer after work and who not to. probably the same way about pot. having a dwi, imo is a lot worse these days than a misdemeanor for pot. at least my buddies dad(attorney) told me that..

nice first few post. :thumbsup:

 

[jagec]

You're right, OP, pot will basically destroy the professional workplace. Soon, the only jobs you'll be able to get in Colorado and Washington will be baking brownies or sucking dicks for $5 a pop.

 

[FelixDeCat]

lol potheads

 

[Ns1]

1. How is smoking on your offtime any different than drinking in your offtime? It isn't. You would be fired for coming into work drunk and the rules should be the same for weed.

2. White collar professionals already smoke pot and are still great at their job. seriously, smoking pot is not different than alcohol at ALL.

(except one is illegal at a federal level)

 

[Gooberlx2]

lol potheads

lol squares

 

[FelixDeCat]

1. How is smoking on your offtime any different than drinking in your offtime? It isn't. You would be fired for coming into work drunk and the rules should be the same for weed.

2. White collar professionals already smoke pot and are still great at their job. seriously, smoking pot is not different than alcohol at ALL.

(except one is illegal at a federal level)

That is the most ignorant thing Ive have read all night. Both alcohol and weed are bad for you. The latter has the added drawback of making you stupid, fat, lazy and unmotivated. Lying also tends to be a problem. It makes you say stupid things like "weed is harmless".

 

[Ns1]

The latter has the added drawback of making you stupid, fat, lazy and unmotivated.

news for you, alcohol does the same thing. Except you also get violent and beat your wife.

 

[OCGuy]

That is the most ignorant thing Ive have read all night. Both alcohol and weed are bad for you. The latter has the added drawback of making you stupid, fat, lazy and unmotivated. Lying also tends to be a problem. It makes you say stupid things like "weed is harmless".

How many times have you watched Cops and someone beat their wife after hitting a bong?

Your view of the world is skewed by relig-nut bullshit. And assuming anyone who defends legalization is a user is ignorant.


Legalization of MJ is a conservative issue just as much as it is a liberal-hippie-stoner issue. From the conservative side, our government does not have the money to pay to arrest non-violent personal users, take them to court, house them, feed them, pay the guards who watch them, pay the guard's pensions, etc.

The self-rightous republican "legitimate rape" assholes are officially going the way of the dodo thanks to idiots like you. The party will be taken back by fiscally-conservative, "hands off my body and personal life" quazi-libertarian Republicans and Independents.

Grow up. Learn why it is illegal in the first place. Something tells me you have at least 1 member in your family that is on a much worse substance than marijuana, yet you think it is OK because some idiot in a lab-coat prescribed it for them, or some liquor-store owner gladly fed their addiction. But that is OK, because some asshole in Washington decided that it was not Schedule I.

 

[herrjimbo]

That is the most ignorant thing Ive have read all night. Both alcohol and weed are bad for you. The latter has the added drawback of making you stupid, fat, lazy and unmotivated. Lying also tends to be a problem. It makes you say stupid things like "weed is harmless".

yes, meowkat, stop drinking and smoking pot. i gotta know: have you ever done either?

if not then i suggest you continue sucking dicks while masturbating.

and, everyone's entitled to their opinion, not just you.

 

[Ruptga]

Allow me to be the first to say that Felix got pwnt, and in record time too.

Hey now, we don't need to sink to personal insults to totally invalidate his sad arguments.

 

[FelixDeCat]

lol, nothing like getting the stoners up-in-arms with a little truth serum. :sneaky:

You know Im right guys, stop horsing around and give me props already.

 

[Ns1]

Grow up. Learn why it is illegal in the first place. Something tells me you have at least 1 member in your family that is on a much worse substance than marijuana, yet you think it is OK because some idiot in a lab-coat prescribed it for them, or some liquor-store owner gladly fed their addiction. But that is OK, because some asshole in Washington decided that it was not Schedule I.

so much this.

 

[Ns1]

lol, nothing like getting the stoners up-in-arms with a little truth serum. :sneaky:

You know Im right guys, stop horsing around and give me props already.

 

[qliveur]

There is no legal pot. Its still illegal under federal law.

More proof that the will of the people means nothing to the feds.

lol, nothing like getting the stoners up-in-arms with a little truth serum. :sneaky:

Says the grown man who still believes in magic.

 

[sze5003]

I'm just interested to see what will happen...probably nothing because you are right, most people that smoke, I wont use the other term as I think not everyone likes being called that, don't do much when high. I just know from friends who smoked, ended up with worse drug habits, and at the time they were always saying no way man I'm only ever gonna smoke weed. Next thing I know the parents shipped him to rehab for heroin. Of course, it's not everyone I'm talking about here but I've seen it happen to close friends. I for one do not have an addictive personality at all.

Just something I was thinking about not necessarily saying it will destroy society or people. But I know there will be those that will take advantage of it and you guys are right it wil be handled just like alcohol.

 

[Ns1]

^^

Honestly if it wasn't weed they would have gotten hooked on pain killers or someshit. People who have addictive personalities will get addicted to...anything. It is the DESIRE to intoxicate, not necessarily the intoxicant.

Most smokers who stop smoking start drinking.

 

[Raizinman]

In Colorado where it is legal, has anything changed there? Are there now pot stores where you can go in and purchase it? Are there people on every street corner selling pot? What has changed in the pot legal areas? Tell the people in the non-legal states what is now different?

 

[Pr0d1gy]

I'm just interested to see what will happen...probably nothing because you are right, most people that smoke, I wont use the other term as I think not everyone likes being called that, don't do much when high. I just know from friends who smoked, ended up with worse drug habits, and at the time they were always saying no way man I'm only ever gonna smoke weed. Next thing I know the parents shipped him to rehab for heroin. Of course, it's not everyone I'm talking about here but I've seen it happen to close friends. I for one do not have an addictive personality at all.

Just something I was thinking about not necessarily saying it will destroy society or people. But I know there will be those that will take advantage of it and you guys are right it wil be handled just like alcohol.

There is factual statistical evidence that says drug use goes down when it is legalized. Also, marijuana is not the gateway drug that big pharmacy has tried to paint it as through lobbyists for years, I was always much more likely to do something harder when I was drinking. Weed is the most harmless drug on the planet. The only real side effect is if you are a lazy person, you may be a bit lazier when you're stoned.

As for your friend, he must have had some serious issues to go from puffing a joint to shooting heroin because I've done almost every drug on the planet and I never touched that shit. Everyone knows heroin is super dangerous and addictive...what most people don't know is weed is completely harmless.

 

[jacktesterson]

Deleted due to not being comfortable talking about the topic from work.

All I'm going to say is this topic is completely overblown. People are brainwashed into things that are simply not true about it.

 

[Ns1]

You're not the addict I'm referring to.

 

[Murloc]

I think it's stupid to debate about weed and work functionality when there's plenty of bankers who snort cocaine.
A fat, lazy and stupid stoner is like a fat, lazy and stupid alcoholic: a special case that doesn't justify bans.

Also I would not speak about pot at work even if it was legal, it's like talking about how you got shitfaced last saturday: dangerous and stupid.

I think that saying "let's go for a beer" is different because you don't get drunk.
Saying "let's go smoke after work" is like saying "let's go get hammered" because it has a real effect. And that's something I'd not say.