Pew: Majority Of Americans Now Favor Legalizing Marijuana

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Pew: Majority Of Americans Now Favor Legalizing Marijuana

[Ian]

How long before the prohibition is repealed? I'd really like to smoke a bowl without worrying at work about a drug test or polygraph answer.

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

Might it not be bannable in certain positions even if it were legal?



Edit - Not tryin' to piss on your joint or anything...

[Ian]

Might it not be bannable in certain positions even if it were legal?

No, it would be viewed the same as alcohol, not the same as cigarettes. Show up drunk at work (or stoned) and you're likely in trouble. But after hours, what profession completely forbids people from having a drink on their own time? Some people if they're on call to come in I suppose, but the same rules would apply.

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

Ah, right.
I just imagined that non-use may be a stipulation in certain employee's contracts.

[JimC]

Might it not be bannable in certain positions even if it were legal?

No, it would be viewed the same as alcohol, not the same as cigarettes. Show up drunk at work (or stoned) and you're likely in trouble. But after hours, what profession completely forbids people from having a drink on their own time? Some people if they're on call to come in I suppose, but the same rules would apply.

I'm fairly certain it is metabolised more slowly than alcohol. Have 2 or 3 drinks in an evening, and you would register zero blood alcohol next morning, if tested (either on the road or at work).

Smoke a joint, and it may still be detectable for at least several days, even though you would not still be stoned.

[SteveB]

Might it not be bannable in certain positions even if it were legal?

No, it would be viewed the same as alcohol, not the same as cigarettes. Show up drunk at work (or stoned) and you're likely in trouble. But after hours, what profession completely forbids people from having a drink on their own time? Some people if they're on call to come in I suppose, but the same rules would apply.

I'm fairly certain it is metabolised more slowly than alcohol. Have 2 or 3 drinks in an evening, and you would register zero blood alcohol next morning, if tested (either on the road or at work).

Smoke a joint, and it may still be detectable for at least several days, even though you would not still be stoned.

I'm willing to test both those claims out. At the same time.

[JimC]

Might it not be bannable in certain positions even if it were legal?

No, it would be viewed the same as alcohol, not the same as cigarettes. Show up drunk at work (or stoned) and you're likely in trouble. But after hours, what profession completely forbids people from having a drink on their own time? Some people if they're on call to come in I suppose, but the same rules would apply.

I'm fairly certain it is metabolised more slowly than alcohol. Have 2 or 3 drinks in an evening, and you would register zero blood alcohol next morning, if tested (either on the road or at work).

Smoke a joint, and it may still be detectable for at least several days, even though you would not still be stoned.

I'm willing to test both those claims out. At the same time.

Some of the worst experiences I ever had as a young bloke was hitting both booze and dope hard at the same time - and I don't mean sipping a glass of wine and smoking a modest joint.

After that, I generally kept them either separate, or moderate...

[Audley Strange]

Wha?

Dave's not here man.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

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[Ian]

Even more now in favor (58%):

http://www.gallup.com/poll/165539/first ... juana.aspx

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It seems the 65-and-older crowd are the only ones with a majority against:

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[Seabass]

So now that three-fifths of the population are in favor of legalization, when can we expect our politicians to do something about it?

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Anybody else notice that that graph draws a pretty workable spliff?

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

^

[Ian]

Anybody else notice that that graph draws a pretty workable spliff?

I am sadly not familiar enough with spliff to see one hidden in the graphplot without mention of it. Perhaps that'll change in coming years.