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So what states and what kinds of jobs can those that smoke pot get? I know here they drug test and pot heads just try to stay on public assistance. If someone gets in or causes an accident in the workplace, they immediately drug test.
True, for mostly blue-collar jobs.
Self-employed people, including professionals, are not subjected to drug tests. That's a big motivation to be self-employed for many folks. Neither are the vast majority of office workers.
You seem to think that most users are in the lower echelons of society. That's a very poor assumption on your part.
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Also, where legalized, didn't it bring in a lot of homeless and people that maybe weren't the desired type of citizens for an area? I guess they are going to divert some of the profits for pot to the homeless. Geesh!
There's some evidence of this in Colorado. I don't believe it's such a huge problem that the legal states are considering recriminalization. And of course as more states get on the bandwagon, this effect will disappear.
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All laws should be enforced. They have started drug testing suspected drug users here and denying them public benefits and they can't pass the drug test to work. Just something to think about.
Fine. So poor people are (again) taking it in the shorts. But frankly, it's not poor people who are the driving force here.
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States' rights? I thought control of drugs fell under the federal government, not the state.
Where on earth do you get that idea????? States have always had their own laws and enforcement regarding marijuana use. In fact, some states are tougher on marijuana users than the feds are.
As of this past general election, 29 states have now legalized marijuana in some fashion. State Marijuana Laws in 2017 Map You will note they are not all liberal states.
I don't know what the Trump administration will do. I hope they will continue to live by the Holder agreement, and I deeply wish that they would announce this. If they decide to override the states on this, I truly don't think that it will be a political/public win for them.
What is it about one of God's naturally growing plants that gets them all hissy? IF these people took as much offense at people starting asinine wars of choice as they do about someone smoking a joint this country'd be in a lot better shape.
The Christian Right seems to be against anything that gives people any pleasure. If it's fun and enjoyable, it's a sin and should be illegal. I am flat out sick of it.
I say he doesn't legalize it. He doesn't drink. He told his kids no drink, no drugs when they were younger. He lost a brother to alcoholism.
I live in an apartment complex. I don't want to smell it anymore than I want to smell cigarettes. If you want to eat it, I'm okay with that because it doesn't impact me.
The title of the thread lead me to believe that Trump was taking the pot. Oh well.
His AG thinks pot is as addictive or more addictive than opiates.
IMHO it will be legal nationwide within the next 10 years.
I thought the same thing, when I read the title about "Trump on Marijuana?". I figured it might explain a few things about his scattered behavior.
I predict that in 5 years, it will be totally illegal again, across the country, because of the huge upsurge in related crime it will bring and the number of deaths caused by pothead drivers.
The Christian Right seems to be against anything that gives people any pleasure. If it's fun and enjoyable, it's a sin and should be illegal. I am flat out sick of it.
You know, I have been thinking the same thing lately. Also, this administration seems to be causing more trouble than they are worth; I am really sick of the whole mess. Going backwards a hundred years or so is not my idea of a good time.
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