| Subject: Re: Summer's over, time to discuss marijuana legalisation |
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Astrid
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Date Posted: 18:01:25 09/06/02 Fri
In reply to:
Michelle
's message, "Re: Summer's over, time to discuss marijuana legalisation" on 17:30:16 09/06/02 Fri
>Right, I know they can tell that marijuana has been
>used, but, unlike alcohol, there is to BAC or anything
>to distinguish what is "too much" and what's "ok."
I am not terribly satisfied with current alcohol limits, either, though. WHen I drank, I never drove right after. Even if it was just one glass of beer. I think they set the limits way too high--I know my coordination is affected by a very small amount of alcohol (way less than that which would make me "legally drunk").
I should think it would be as easy to moniter cannabis levels in the blood as alcohol, no?
>Of course it is- and that's why there are blood tests
>and breathalizers to determine who has been drinking.
>People who are high are not in the best state of mind
>(I know the same can be said for those who are tired,
>etc, but still), and I think there needs to be a way
>to monitor/test for that. *I* object to it being
>legal because I believe it would be abused much, much
>more often than it would be used recreationally in a
>safe environment.
Apparently the evidence suggests that if legalised, it would be used less than it is now.
I dunno, Michelle, I have used pot, alcohol, Gravol, cough medicine. Of all these, pot affected me the least. Pot affected my perceptions but didn't make groggy, sleepy, uncoordinated, etc.
Nevertheless, I don't think its use should be tolerated on the job (anymore than the use of alcohol or sleeping pills should be).
I just think that the legality of a drug can't be based on how a person COULD abuse it, because all kinds of OTC drugs can have a negative impact on a person's driving, work, etc.
A.
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