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Amazon probably doesn't actually want national legalization. That would mean their perk of no drug testing isn't worth as much. The whole point of this stance i
by colinmhayes 5y ago
Amazon probably doesn't actually want national legalization. That would mean their perk of no drug testing isn't worth as much. The whole point of this stance is that it helps their recruitment machine, not because they actually care about marijuana usage.
- riboflavin123 5y agoMaybe from an employment perspective, but I'd expect Amazon's sales, distribution, and delivery systems to make boatloads of money selling cannabis online. Maybe not immediately, but 5 years after legalization, Prime Weed (tm) will be a huge moneymaker.
- scohesc 5y agoOrdering a joint from the nearest Amazon Marijuana dispensary and a drone delivers it and lights it for you before it leaves.
- ry4nolson 5y agonot to mention the increased sales from people ordering while high.
- colinmhayes 5y agoI guess it depends on the state. I'm betting that the likelihood of Amazon being allowed to sell marijuana in my state(illinois) within the next decade is right around 0%.
- smoldesu 5y agoI'm willing to bet against that quite handily.
- colinmhayes 5y agoAmazon didn't go to highschool with Madigan, so it's hard for me to see it happening.
- wpasc 5y agoI would bet Amazon would envision the long game of the potential for participating in legal marijuana deliveries would vastly outweigh the benefits of maintaining a recruiting advantage from no drug testing (which would possibly remain a draw for users of other drugs).
- totetsu 5y agoWasn't that the plot of a scanner darkly?
- Nasrudith 5y agoDon't a lot of the corps only have it from federal contractor requirements spreading bad policies like herpes amongst the relevant linked industries?
- inglor_cz 5y agoTen years down the line, Amazon workers will get a free bong at the end of each shift to feel better about their job.