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I wish people would stop equating cannabis (the correct term) with alcohol. For me and my combat vet friends, it's our medicine, usually a replacement for the s

I wish people would stop equating cannabis (the correct term) with alcohol. For me and my combat vet friends, it's our medicine, usually a replacement for the serotonin zombie bullshit the VA tries to give us. Of course if the job position is one of, say, operating heavy machinery, etc, drug use should at least be disclosed, but in states that are legal, cbd strains and smaller controlled doses in edibles etc mean I bet there are a lot of people who are high at work and you just don't have a clue. Its just not the same as showing up drunk. Do you immediately fire the guy who takes his adderal? Too bad I live in a state that doesn't recognize the medical benefit yet, so I forgoe for legal reasons, but some of my buddies in the same state are literally risking jail and worse just to use their medicine. Its not an employers business whatsoever unless relevant to the particular job. Also, people need yo stop signing employee agreements and whatever paper HR shoves in their face. Last place I was at I signed one document, and just threw away the drug testing paper. Without those papers signed many employees have no recourse on the subject at all anyway. Of course, many people are so far entangled in one form or another they let their employee walk all over them. People ought to be more willing to walk out the door in at will states, and need to be more specific about trigger conditions in contract work.

throwawaypol1 9y ago
> People ought to be more willing to walk out the door in at will states, and need to be more specific about trigger conditions in contract work. Oh wow, who knew it was that easy! Why didn't anyone think of that? I'm glad you've single-handedly solved the problem.
i_am_nomad 9y ago
I agree with you, cannabis seems to help a lot of people, and nearly anything that reduces rates of opioid abuse is a good thing. But, man, am I tired of smelling it everywhere. If cannabis users are going to be so inconsiderate about stinking up common spaces, it's going to be difficult to support legalizing it for recreational use.
- arca_vorago 9y ago
  Hence edibles, tinctures, lotions, etc.
- t0mbstone 9y ago
  If they use a proper vaporizer or an edible or any number of other techniques, the smell isn't a problem. Only uneducated idiots actually smoke the stuff anymore. There are so much better delivery mechanisms nowadays which are much less harsh on your throat and lungs, it's not even funny. Source: I used to live in Denver, and I knew a lot of friends and co-workers who used vaporizers and never had a problem with smell.
- oblib 9y ago
  I'm not big fan of the smell either, especially in public spaces, but I'm much more affected personally by the perfumes people wear, both men and women. Some of those will give me splitting headaches that last for hours, even days, after just a few minutes of exposure. It took me years to figure out that was causing me to feel so awful. I spent my younger years getting sick in school, in church, in shopping malls and when visiting relatives. I've gotten good at avoiding it now, but I don't whine and complain about it to everyone who uses that stuff. I just remove myself from their presence. I've also noticed that many of those who complain the loudest about the smell of herb or tobacco are those that reek the most of those nasty toxic perfumes so if you've drenched yourself in that crap before you walk by me and decide to complain about herb smoke be prepared to have me unload on your toxic smelly self because I will not hesitate.

throwawaypol1 9y ago

> People ought to be more willing to walk out the door in at will states, and need to be more specific about trigger conditions in contract work. Oh wow, who knew it was that easy! Why didn't anyone think of that? I'm glad you've single-handedly solved the problem.

i_am_nomad 9y ago

I agree with you, cannabis seems to help a lot of people, and nearly anything that reduces rates of opioid abuse is a good thing. But, man, am I tired of smelling it everywhere. If cannabis users are going to be so inconsiderate about stinking up common spaces, it's going to be difficult to support legalizing it for recreational use.

arca_vorago 9y ago
Hence edibles, tinctures, lotions, etc.
t0mbstone 9y ago
If they use a proper vaporizer or an edible or any number of other techniques, the smell isn't a problem. Only uneducated idiots actually smoke the stuff anymore. There are so much better delivery mechanisms nowadays which are much less harsh on your throat and lungs, it's not even funny. Source: I used to live in Denver, and I knew a lot of friends and co-workers who used vaporizers and never had a problem with smell.
oblib 9y ago
I'm not big fan of the smell either, especially in public spaces, but I'm much more affected personally by the perfumes people wear, both men and women. Some of those will give me splitting headaches that last for hours, even days, after just a few minutes of exposure. It took me years to figure out that was causing me to feel so awful. I spent my younger years getting sick in school, in church, in shopping malls and when visiting relatives. I've gotten good at avoiding it now, but I don't whine and complain about it to everyone who uses that stuff. I just remove myself from their presence. I've also noticed that many of those who complain the loudest about the smell of herb or tobacco are those that reek the most of those nasty toxic perfumes so if you've drenched yourself in that crap before you walk by me and decide to complain about herb smoke be prepared to have me unload on your toxic smelly self because I will not hesitate.