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Subject: Re: Summer's over, time to discuss marijuana legalisation


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M23
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Date Posted: 19:18:52 09/06/02 Fri
In reply to: Astrid 's message, "Re: Summer's over, time to discuss marijuana legalisation" on 18:01:25 09/06/02 Fri

>I should think it would be as easy to moniter cannabis
>levels in the blood as alcohol, no?

I've heard of tests regarding previous usuage, never tho have I heard of a test which could measure level of impairment when it comes to pot.

""" 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."""

I think it *IS* abused far more often than people are aware of, A friend who "can't face his job" goes out to smoke during break...never mind that the "tools" that he works with are potentially very dangerous. He has no problem satisfying the demands of his job...the result however is that he is abusing a recreational drug.


""pparently the evidence suggests that if legalised, it
>would be used less than it is now."""

I always question where these stats are coming from...LOL merely because I question whether or not some folks are really telling the truth...LOL I know ALOT of my contemporaries *NOW* would not be up front about their recreational/abuse of pot
>
<< >cough medicine. Of all these, pot affected me the
>least. Pot affected my perceptions but didn't make
>groggy, sleepy, uncoordinated, etc.>>>>

I'd agree...now I have not pot since I was a teenager...quality control has changed dramatically since then
>
"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 think ALOT of pot usage is just not even noticed frequently...in a previous career tho I saw far more abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol usage...(during the tail end of the acceptedness of "liquid lunches" tho that all has changed in my field.
>
"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."

ITA
>
>A.
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Re: Summer's over, time to discuss marijuana legalisationMichelle19:40:32 09/06/02 Fri
Re: Summer's over, time to discuss marijuana legalisationAstrid09:38:10 09/07/02 Sat

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