Originally posted by toycar
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Yes there is probably a whole culture out there of people who smoke under the radar and are "functional" smokers.
There are 314 million people in the US. I would dare to bet that the majority of people who smoke are not responsible and do not hold down as many responsibilites as you.
Obv I have no proof to show for that, but the culture has been glamorized here in a negative way.
If you compare it to places like the Netherlands(which Bill did), you can clearly see that we in the US have A LOT of work to do before it would be integrated in a way that would have little impact.
If we adopt the Netherlands policy tomorrow, do you really think that overnight all these responsible "potheads"are going to come out of the shadows?
And even if they do and in a few years studies show that some people can perform while high, do you think that will cover all 314 million? No way.
And the whole "close minded" us holding down the stoners is kind of offensive.
I agree that it should be legal.
I agree that you have the right to smoketh it.
However, it in no way shape or form, should effect my life at all.
I choose not to, and therefor, I don't want to have to deal with the consequences(to a point).
Obv no one can prevent Joe smoe from slamming into my car while drunk/high.
It can and will happen.
The fact remains, and there are plenty of studies to show, that while smoking MJ does not produce the same impairment alcohol does, it does produce IMPAIRMENT.
When you smoke one bowl, just one bowl, you are impaired. You would agree right?
For you one bowl might be shit, but out there somewhere, one bowl might blaze someone right up.
And being knowledgable on this, I know first hand that different strains produce different highs.
One bowl of some BC bud or very well hydoponic produced bud can really knock an average user off their feet.
Maybe they could still do toddler activities, but toddlers don't drive vehicles or report to a job everyday.
I go back to driving because driving is so engrained within our culture.
2nd, were all on this forum for a driving related hobby.
I don't think you actually grasp how high the function level of driving is.
Two types of motor skills, gross and fine.
Driving maxes BOTH those skills.
And I don't mean to say your a fool and you don't know shit.
You deff got a few years on me and a lot more street knowledge im sure, but we just take a lot of shit for granted and don't realize sometimes how much skill everyday tasks consume. Everyone is guilty of it, unless your forced to be aware of it.
It just comes down to risk.
There are people who do nothing all day but assess risk.
The risk of jeopardizing peoples lives/property will always come before anyones notion that they can do things better high.
They may not have a free for all event testing people, but they have done numerous studies that show the impairment of being high, can have just as devestating effects as being drunk.
Heck just texting while driving kills people every day now.
I think to summarize, you need to wrap your head around the fact that whats good for the goose is not always good for the gander.
You need to open your mind up and take into account the many possibilities and ramifications that will come with releasing this on the public.
And I know your not talking about flying planes or driving school buses, but there are a lot more things going on then just those two.
Look at those two guys missing from the oil rig explosion.
You go everyday probably without even thinking about the guys who are out there drilling for oil.
Im not sure how tough the regulations are on them, but im sure there is a zero tolerance for substance abuse.
So should that be laxed for them? At the expense of their own lives and their co-workers and the shores on which they drill?
I mean there are just millions of possibile problems, that the current system needs to remain in place.
I don't agree that employers should lax their policy on this because you want to smoke at home.....then how would they catch the ones smoking in the bathroom at work?
You see?
It has to be set in stone and until there is a better way you pay that price for partaking in that vice.
Sorry, it does suck, but that's how it goes.
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