Why be openly 420?

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

I knew I was starting to outgrow the whole drug addict phase when I wouldn't want to tell people I smoked pot, or I'd feel embarrassed when I did.

 

[MrColin]

I don't care which side of the marijuana debate you are on, it's still illegal about 99% of the time. My question is what do you think of people who advertise that they smoke?

I see people who proudly wear marijuana themed clothing, put pot bumper stickers on their car or apply for jobs using joey420@ismoke.com on their application. When did it get so trendy to be open about your smoking with the entire world?

If you manage to land a job using that email address you are more likely to find yourself in an asshole-free work environment.

The bumper stickers, I have no earthly idea. I heard of one case where a court upheld an officers claim of probable cause to search based on the driver had a copy of a local newspaper on the passenger seat that featured a picture of a marijuana leaf. If that holds up, the bumper stickers are pretty stupid.

Advertising and even boasting of one's own stupidity is probably a mating strategy, that's the only explanation I can come up with.

 

[ProchargeMe]

I don't talk about it unless it's already been brought up. I quit though, so either way it doesn't matter to me.

 

[Train]

So does drinking. It's ironic that the congressman voting on anti-pot laws are making the decisions over 3 martini lunches.

I'm curious, When's the last time an actual anti pot law was passed?

 

[Robsasman]

I'm curious, When's the last time an actual anti pot law was passed?

Why would you need to pass more when you already have the strictest of any 1st world country.

 

[Imp]

Cause it's cool to let people know that you take mind altering substances.

Beer/alcohol is nice and legal and people my age (20s to 30s) always end up talking about how wasted they got last night or over the weekend.

Someone I know showed me a bag full of weed he had in his car to go camping with. Probably the size of a fist. I was supposed to be impressed, apparently...

 

[Gooberlx2]

I think it's ill advised, and I've never been a fan of stoner culture, but I don't care that much.

Regardless, you've got the answer right there. "Stoner Culture".

It's not really any different than kids who identified themselves as metal, goth, punk or whatever in HS, and then essentially advertise themselves as such. Chances are most of these people with, for example, "420" in their email are HS or college kids who will grow out of advertising themselves that way. They might still smoke up, but they won't brag about it to the world, because they'll eventually learn that the world doesn't really give a shit about them.

 

[Rifter]

I'm Canadian. People here care less.

The real question is why/when did it get so taboo?

This.

 

[Colt45]

Certainly the best way to change things is to hide and cower.

 

[Northern Lawn]

If I can smoke Dandelions and drink wine I should be able to smoke mj without it being a crime. It's prohibition and really, it's a crime against the people.

 

[Wyndru]

Some of the most intelligent people I know are pot smokers and they have no problem advertising that they smoke. I haven't smoked since college, but I have no reason to judge anyone who does. If they enjoy the drug and letting people know they smoke, then good for them. I think I'd rather someone be up front about it than a shady closet smoker that you occasionally get a whiff off of. As long as they aren't in my face trying to get me to smoke, I'm good with it.

 

[dbk]

If you ever want a corporate or a govie job..then you prob shouldn't do that.

 

[preslove]

I see people who proudly wear marijuana themed clothing, put pot bumper stickers on their car or apply for jobs using joey420@ismoke.com on their application.

This smells like bullshit. I've been on a ton of hiring committees and haven't seen a single instance of this. Have you?

Given your posting history, I'm leaning towards you making it up. Do you manage a taco bell, or something?

 

[sigurros81]

Gee I dunno cuz its fucking illegal?

Its like bragging about your drunk driving.......

Oh.....

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Please don't show your ignorance by comparing support for marijuana the same as bragging about drunk driving, because it's nothing the same.

We all know that there is very little logic to the criminalization of marijuana, so let's not even get into that debate, but don't you agree that the best way to change something is through being informed and getting everyone educated and comfortable with it?

I don't walk around bragging about my smoking habits, but whenever I am able, I try to educate and inform people on the benefits of marijuana, and little by little, one day, people will truly see the benefits.

And more to the point, police can't really arrest you for wearing a Marijuana shirt, however they can arrest you for admitting to driving drunk and running over a dog or something.

 

[lxskllr]

And more to the point, police can't really arrest you for wearing a Marijuana shirt...

No, but they can create a lot of hassle for you. Someone wearing a weed shirt has a good chance of having weed in their car, and you could end up getting a ride some place you don't want to be. You can get your car later for the low price of $500 assuming they don't game the system, and take it under forfeiture rules.

 

[sigurros81]

No, but they can create a lot of hassle for you. Someone wearing a weed shirt has a good chance of having weed in their car, and you could end up getting a ride some place you don't want to be. You can get your car later for the low price of $500 assuming they don't game the system, and take it under forfeiture rules.

But that has nothing to do with the pot smoker and everything to do with corrupted asshole cops.

Again, it's also depend on your geographic location. I was in Seattle, and there were guys sitting on a park table smoking up a fat joint and there was a bicycle cop literally 15 feet away that left them alone. I was walking down Venice Beach CA and the entire stretch smelled of pot, and there were cops everywhere.

I think most cops who actually have any intelligence knows that these pot smoking people are generally peaceful and passive, so why arrest them when there are plenty of drunk idiots that are more prone to violence somewhere else.

 

[Saint Nick]

I think if everyone were openly 420, the laws would become irrelevant. That or our prisons would be stuffed to the brim.

I am open about it, but I definitely don't brag about it.

 

[lxskllr]

But that has nothing to do with the pot smoker and everything to do with corrupted asshole cops.

Again, it's also depend on your geographic location. I was in Seattle, and there were guys sitting on a park table smoking up a fat joint and there was a bicycle cop literally 15 feet away that left them alone. I was walking down Venice Beach CA and the entire stretch smelled of pot, and there were cops everywhere.

I think most cops who actually have any intelligence knows that these pot smoking people are generally peaceful and passive, so why arrest them when there are plenty of drunk idiots that are more prone to violence somewhere else.

I agree with all of that, but some people aren't fortunate to live in enlightened locales.

 

[sigurros81]

I agree with all of that, but some people aren't fortunate to live in enlightened locales.

Well, depending on where you are in the country, cops fuck with you based on your race, sex, and even religion just as well, so I guess you can now add marijuana to that list.

 

[Paladin3]

This smells like bullshit. I've been on a ton of hiring committees and haven't seen a single instance of this. Have you?

Given your posting history, I'm leaning towards you making it up. Do you manage a taco bell, or something?

My posting history? WTF are you talking about? I've got enough self-esteem that I don't have to go online to anonymously lie to a bunch of people I'll never meet in real life.

To answer your question: yes, several times. I worked for a long time in the theme park industry in Southern and Northern California. Naturally, we mostly hired teens and young adults, but a surprising number of them advertised their use either on their person, clothing, bumper stickers, email addresses or on their unblocked facebook or myspace pages.

I've had applicants come to interviews smelling of weed, or wearing marijuana leaf tattoos, toting imitation Louis Vuitton handbags where each of the LV logos was a tiny marijuana leaf, and even high as a kite. And those weren't even the scary interviews. Maybe it's a lack of maturity, or maybe they really didn't want a job.

I don't use, but try not to judge what people do in their personal lives. I wish pot was legal because putting someone in jail for it is fucking stupid unless they are hurting someone else. But there is big money to be made by the law enforcement community and prison industry, so I don't see it becoming legal across the board anytime soon.

 

[zanejohnson]

i'm not open about it.. however i do put myself in situations where the people i am always around think the same way i do... it's silly that we should have to be so hush hush about it, but whatev, i'd rather avoid any possible contact with law enforcement whatsoever... so that's always top priority... (mostly because i really dont think i could do a cops job, i would feel horrible) (and i dont like feeling deep seated hatred, and that's what law enforcement stirs up in me)


also, i know addiction, so i have mixed feelings about legalization (i also understand there would be alot of people hurt if the cartel suddenly got some real competition, there are entire towns supported by mj cultivation in parts of Mexico).. and being a sneaky ninja has it's other benifits.. and my sneaky ninja sense would go way down if i didnt have that edge to always live on keeping it sharp...

 

[Tim]

So you could care less about the issue? I hope people who say "I could care less" read this thread and learn a thing or two.

Reading comprehension

 

[Atomic Playboy]

I don't smoke pot because I don't like the sensation it gives me, but I have no problem with people who do. That said, people who advertise it are usually completely wrapped up in a stoner culture that makes them look and act like complete idiots. It's no better than someone bragging about going out and getting black-out drunk every night. To each his own, as long as you aren't hurting anyone, but you have to understand that some of that stuff is going to make you look like a complete imbecile in the eyes of responsible adults.

 

[Vdubchaos]

I don't smoke pot because I don't like the sensation it gives me, but I have no problem with people who do. That said, people who advertise it are usually completely wrapped up in a stoner culture that makes them look and act like complete idiots. It's no better than someone bragging about going out and getting black-out drunk every night. To each his own, as long as you aren't hurting anyone, but you have to understand that some of that stuff is going to make you look like a complete imbecile in the eyes of responsible adults.

I agree with you here, but just curious. Does it also apply to people that like to fuck the shit out of each other?

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[Atomic Playboy]

I agree with you here, but just curious. Does it also apply to people that like to fuck the shit out of each other?

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In a professional context, sure. Good on ya if you're into dressing up as a teddy bear in a diaper and getting spanked by a midget in an Oompa Loompa costume, but if you're bringing that up in any sort of professional dialogue with me, I'm thinking you're completely off the rails. You have to understand how to communicate in a professional setting, and drugs, alcohol, sex, violence or whatever extracurricular things you may be in to usually don't have any place in a workplace environement.