Marijuana Legalization and Regulation

[prime333]

As more and more states consider relaxing their marijuana laws, a majority of Americans said they favor laws allowing adults to buy small quantities of marijuana. I'm sure you are all paying attention to this do you think pot should be legal or criminalized?

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by prime333

As more and more states consider relaxing their marijuana laws, a majority of Americans said they favor laws allowing adults to buy small quantities of marijuana. I'm your you are paying attention to this do you think pot should be legal or criminalized?

Have a little hoot at lunch?

Seriously though, don't care if it's legalized or illegal but I don't support decrimminalization.

[Sliver]

What's the reason the government gives for keeping it illegal at this point?

[DOOM]

Originally Posted by Sliver

What's the reason the government gives for keeping it illegal at this point?

"War on drugs"

[FlamesAddiction]

Legal, but controlled like alcohol and tobacco.

Decriminalization isn't good enough IMO. It should be accessible to any adult that wants it.

[Caged Great]

I have never smoked or otherwise consumed marijuana, but I want it legal. All it does is waste resources to go after the people using it. Tax it, regulate it, profit from it.

[CaptainCrunch]

Legalize it, put it in liquor stores and tax the crap out of it. Treat it the same as liquor in the workplace "Hey you smell like burning grass, your fired"

Make it illegal to sell it to minors.

Take a percentage of the tax revenue and put it towards drug treatment for more serious drugs.

If you want to grow it and sell it you have to have a license, you can only sell it to liquor stores and if you sell it to anyone under the age of 18 its a heavy fine.

Done

[northcrunk]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Legalize it, put it in liquor stores and tax the crap out of it. Treat it the same as liquor in the workplace "Hey you smell like burning grass, your fired"

Make it illegal to sell it to minors.

Take a percentage of the tax revenue and put it towards drug treatment for more serious drugs.

If you want to grow it and sell it you have to have a license, you can only sell it to liquor stores and if you sell it to anyone under the age of 18 its a heavy fine.

Done

It's acceptable practice to have a beer with lunch, why not a doob?

[CaptainCrunch]

I believe that the effects are different in terms of one beer versus one dube. And maybe I should change it slightly, if your operating machinery or doing something where a mistake can do harm.

But with the potency of the stuff on the market, what's the effect of smoking one joint, are you high at that point, while a beer at lunch in moderation doesn't get you wasted.

Now if there was a brand called grass light then we could talk.

[PIMking]

Originally Posted by Sliver

What's the reason the government gives for keeping it illegal at this point?

Because they make more money on it being illegal..

you guys know how conservative I am and I think that Mary Jane should be legal. The only thing I problem to me is testing for it if you're operating a car or at work ect.

[PIMking]

Originally Posted by northcrunk

It's acceptable practice to have a beer with lunch, why not a doob?

Because one beer isn't/shouldn't change your thought process and a doobie will.

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by northcrunk

It's acceptable practice to have a beer with lunch, why not a doob?

Might want to check your HR policy book, but for the vast majority of companies it is absolutely not acceptable to have a beer at lunch.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by Sliver

What's the reason the government gives for keeping it illegal at this point?

The whole incarceration system is big business

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Sliver

What's the reason the government gives for keeping it illegal at this point?

In the US, law enforcement budget lobby and prison lobby.

In Canada, kowtowing to US policy, at least historically. It's funny that as the US is moving in one direction, our government is starting to implement segments of the failed policy that they're moving from.

And by "funny" I mean ######ed.

[Senator Clay Davis]

I've read a few studies that suggested if the War on Drugs was ended tomorrow, anywhere from 100,000 to 250,000 people would lose their job (in the US). So yeah, that would be why its probably never going to end, a lot of people have a lot to lose from seeing it end.

[Daradon]

More Canadians support legalization of marijuana than even Americans I think, so I'm hoping this becomes a no brainer very quickly.

Purely from an economic standpoint, we stand to lose a lot of money on this if America continues to be ahead of us on this one.

Course, I believe we can thank Harper for this. Chretien was pro-decriminalization and moving in that direction and I believe the conservatives stopped it in it's tracks when they came to power.

[northcrunk]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

Might want to check your HR policy book, but for the vast majority of companies it is absolutely not acceptable to have a beer at lunch.

Most oil and gas office positions allow for it.

And personally I do not get effected by one joint. It's the same as alchohol. Some people get drunk off one beer while some get baked off one joint.

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by northcrunk

Most oil and gas office positions allow for it.

And personally I do not get effected by one joint. It's the same as alchohol. Some people get drunk off one beer while some get baked off one joint.

Quaaludes then?

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by northcrunk

Most oil and gas office positions allow for it.

And personally I do not get effected by one joint. It's the same as alchohol. Some people get drunk off one beer while some get baked off one joint.

You may want to check what is written in your policy manual. There may be some differences in the level of enforcement especially for certain departments, but usually HR departments tend to stay away from grey areas like you just defined as it can be tough to discipline.

I'm sure what isn't written in your policy manual is "you can have a beer or two, as long as you aren't really feeling tipsy and it doesn't affect your work".

[northcrunk]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

You may want to check what is written in your policy manual. There may be some differences in the level of enforcement especially for certain departments, but usually HR departments tend to stay away from grey areas like you just defined as it can be tough to discipline.

I'm sure what isn't written in your policy manual is "you can have a beer or two, as long as you aren't really feeling tipsy and it doesn't affect your work".

Usually "moderation" is the key word they use in the companies I have been that allow it. But it is also dependant on if your co-workers drink as well.