Prohibition repealed?

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by derf

Totally agree with you. I expect the military to be able to smoke one day, but only after there is a effective way to detect it.

Wanna hear a funny? It's not really a "ha-ha" funny, but more of a "geez, how fucking evil are some motherfucking people?" kinda funny.

Anslinger. one of the bloodsucking assholes responsible for hemp prohibition, testified at the time that cannabis would cause people to become violent, and commit crimes.

Of course, years later, when asked to testify regarding soldier's use of cannabis in the war, he testified that it was essential that they not use cannabis, as it made them unwilling to fight.

Soooo...the story seems to change with the venue...

[Kaneman]

The "funny" part is that all these decades later most people still buy Anslinger's bullshit hook line and sinker...even though they've probably never even heard of him before.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

The "funny" part is that all these decades later most people still buy Anslinger's bullshit hook line and sinker...even though they've probably never even heard of him before.

So you two believe that people operate at exactly the same capacity whether they are stoned or sober and my trepidations about working with pot heads are ill founded...

I don't know anyone that believes that people become "violent" on pot, that's crap... now not being able to count on a pot head in battle, I can get behind that premise.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

now not being able to count on a pot head in battle, I can get behind that premise.

I could get behind a pot head in battle. They'd to be too baked to move out of the way and would make a great sheild.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

I could get behind a pot head in battle. They'd to be too baked to move out of the way and would make a great sheild.

[Kaneman]

Apparently you guys don't know much about moderation. Performing tasks "on pot" is no different than performing a task while being a little tired. You willing to go into battle with someone who didn't get 8hrs sleep?

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Apparently you guys don't know much about moderation. Performing tasks "on pot" is no different than performing a task while being a little tired. You willing to go into battle with someone who didn't get 8hrs sleep?

What's the difference between that and someone being "on alcohol" in moderation? I suspect not much and that isn't going to be acceptable to the military anytime soon, if ever.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by goof2

What's the difference between that and someone being "on alcohol" in moderation? I suspect not much and that isn't going to be acceptable to the military anytime soon, if ever.

There is a vast amount of difference between alcohol and pot regarding the mental and physical effects on the human body. Even in small doses. The two should never be compared.

[t-homo]

Why is using on the job even being talked about? It's not like you are going to be allowed to smoke joints on smoke breaks.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by t-homo

Why is using on the job even being talked about? It's not like you are going to be allowed to smoke joints on smoke breaks.

Why not? I did it for over a decade and consistently performed above and beyond that of all my co-workers. I still have the reports to prove it.

People take prescription medication on the job every day and nobody bats an eye. Many people use pot as a medication, and it is far less mind altering than most medicines, and less lethal than all of them.