> My workplace has a "smoking area" dedicated to drug use, and allows "smoke breaks" for the sole purpose of consuming said drugs. We have places called "bars"

> My workplace has a "smoking area" dedicated to drug use, and allows "smoke breaks" for the sole purpose of consuming said drugs. We have places called "bars" that exist for the sole purpose of taking drugs in public. My workplace does not, bans all drug use. All buildings and employee locations are smoke free zones, and if they catch you, actually does enforce it, leading up to termination if not outright upon discovery. See all of big tech' campus rules as the most relevant example, then further to quite literally more places than just "bars" where people also maintain an occupation. > Are we actually giving these students equal opportunities to consume it legally, or are we saying "you're a prisoner for 8 hours, and we're going to abuse that authority to deny you any access to your perfectly legal recreational activities during that period"? Legal adults can remove themselves from school by dropping out, an option they have had since the very second they turned 18. Until then, they are either the responsibility of a dedicated guardian, or the institution. Meaning parents or the school, they are not their own person. School is also, not a prison, so your hyperbole stops as soon as it starts. > If we're going to crack down and say kids should go 8 hours without drugs, shouldn't we be OK enforcing that on the adults in the workplace, too? See above. 8 hours truly is not long, I would bet a fair amount of legal adults do reach that length of time without touching drugs every single day, even the ones that do drugs recreationally. > Why are we holding these students to a higher standard? Why are we spending thousands of dollars on enforcing the rules for students, and nothing on the rest of society? See above. I don't think legal adults are as clueless as you make them out to be. > I think it's perfectly reasonable to complain about unequal enforcement. No idea what this means.