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They are the city’s new pot-smoking professionals — ganja-puffing teachers, TV execs and businessmen who go about their daily routines while under the influence, thanks to the drug’s decriminalization. “I started realizing a lot of my family smokes weed, and they’re all very successful adults,” said “Jake,” a 29-year-old TV writer in Midtown and small-business owner who regularly tokes up. “So I was like, ‘Hey, maybe weed’s not too bad.’ “I feel a lot more comfortable being a smoker now that it’s less enforced.” In 2011, the NYPD busted 50,000 people for lighting up in the five boroughs. By 2015, that number had dropped by 68 percent, to just 16,000.
Still, Anslinger needed evidence, so he wrote to the 30 leading scientists on the subject asking whether marijuana was dangerous; 29 wrote back saying it wasn’t, Harl said. The one scientist who agreed with Anslinger was presented to the world, and the rest was history. Until now.
“Marijuana is absolutely harmful and absolutely addictive. The industry is selling a lie that marijuana is more or less harmless, and that’s just not true,” said Dr. Kevin Sabet
originally posted by: havok
You would be surprised at who all will admit to using it, once it becomes legal.
The workplace doesn't have the proper way to test for it either, so that leaves out millions who smoke and can't admit it for fear of losing their jobs. Those same jobs won't be lost from having an actual addiction to drinking. All because the testing capabilities we have look back for chemicals in cannabis that stay in our system for 30-60 days. It's a ridiculously old way to test for cannabis use.
Facts are, just because you smoked last night doesn't mean you can't do you job today. But if you drank your butt off last night and come in hungover, you literally can't do your job.
One is legal though. The other is demonized.
Bill would prevent firing workers for off-the-job pot use
It would also prevent employers from not hiring someone for marijuana use
Bill would prevent firing workers for off-the-job pot use It would also prevent employers from not hiring someone for marijuana use
The biggest potheads aren’t who you’d guess
originally posted by: redmage
“Marijuana is absolutely harmful and absolutely addictive. The industry is selling a lie that marijuana is more or less harmless, and that’s just not true,” said Dr. Kevin Sabet
It's been well established that of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana only the latter is not physically addictive.