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Do you think Marijuana should be legal?

Yes. 184 76.35%
 
Yes, for Medicinal purposes only. 21 8.71%
 
No. 32 13.28%
 
Other (post). 4 1.66%
 
Total:241
Marks on 07 November 2012
JOKA_ said:

whoa, no way.

 

Edit:  If its no longer illegal, can employers still fire you/deny employment if you have it in your system?


Should be able to. It's the employer's right to hire who he wants. You can't discriminate based on sex, orientation, race, etc. but nothing in the consitution protects discriminating based on "drug" use



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Zappykins on 07 November 2012
the_dengle said:
JOKA_ said:

I'm not saying show up to work high. 

What I mean is some places do urine/hair tests to see if you have smoked in the last few days/weeks.  Could employers still deny employment if you don't pass a test saying you have done a legal drug a few weeks ago?
Torillian said:

That's pretty difficult though, are there tests that you can do like breathalyzers to test if you are under the influence of Mariuana currently and not just test if you've smoked it within the last couple of days?  You can't show up to work drunk, but if you wanna get tore up over the weekend that's your business.  I'm curious how companies will handle weed if it isn't an all or nothing thing like it is now where they can just test if you've done any weed within the last few days or even the last month or so with some tests.  

This is the problem. Employers need a way to determine whether or not you are currently under the influence -- otherwise they have no way to differentiate between people who smoke on their own time and people who smoke right before work. I don't know whether or not such a method exists, but if it does not or is more expensive, I expect the law to continue to allow employers to deny employment to people who 'fail' drug tests.

If somebody can compentely do their job then what is the issue?

There are studies showing assembly line working under the influcense of Marijuana are more productive than those who are not.  I also have been told many graphic designers and other in a creative industry use it and are more productive.

But I do not want a pilot stoned.  So I think it is not apropriate for some jobs.



 

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the_dengle on 07 November 2012
Zappykins said:

If somebody can compentely do their job then what is the issue?

There are studies showing assembly line working under the influcense of Marijuana are more productive than those who are not.  I also have been told many graphic designers and other in a creative industry use it and are more productive.

But I do not want a pilot stoned.  So I think it is not apropriate for some jobs.

I'm not exactly saying it's "right," just saying that it most likely will be the case. I don't really care how stoned the guy who made my sandwich was. But I do believe that employers have a right to decide for themselves whether or not they're okay with their employees being marijuana users -- this is MUCH different from discrimination over sex, race, orientation, etc. People who smoke made the decision to smoke, with the knowledge that it would affect their ability to find employment.

You said yourself that you wouldn't want your pilot to be stoned, so you acknowledge at least that some jobs demand sobriety. I believe that it is the employers' right to decide whether or not theirs is one of those jobs.



NightDragon83 on 07 November 2012

Perfect timing... we're gonna need plenty of it if we are to survive 4 more years of Oh-Bummer in office. Maybe he can get the "Choom Gang" back together to celebrate his victory tonight.



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the2real4mafol on 07 November 2012

That's great, maybe one day it will legal in the UK but we need to get rid of the conservatives from power first lol



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Galaki on 07 November 2012
Metrium said:
Marijuana is less lethal to your health than cigarettes and alcohol, so I always thought it was stupid to make it ilegal.

A lot of monies is lost to big corps if this is legalized. First in line is big pharmacies, closely followed by organized gangs.



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Proclus on 07 November 2012

Really glad to hear this, the world needs to get with the 'effing times and just legalize it globally, will be smoking some tonight in celebration for some of youse.



Andrespetmonkey on 07 November 2012

Awesome. I would still be too young to smoke it legally though l8i



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ArnoldRimmer on 07 November 2012

Congratulations! It's nice to see that after decades of demonization, sanity is slowly but constantly coming back to drug policy. Personally I believe that within the next 10-20 years, most western countries will have liberal cannabis laws.