Seems I really kicked the hornets’ nest here. I usually don’t lay out a bunch of personnel info on the net as I don’t know when it’s going to come back and bite my ass, but I value your friendship (and others on here) immensely, so I will try to better articulate my views and hope it clarifies my earlier comments.
First of all my tongue in cheek post that seems to have offended many. I have a pretty indiscriminately sense of humor. Myself being the most common recipient of it. Be aware that I own all the Cheech and Chong movies and can’t remember most of them for some reason. If my attempted light side perspective of a buzzed society seemed like a personal attack on anyone’s habits, or needs I apologize.
As far as booze VS pot, hell yea, if it had to be one or the other that everyone on the road was using pot wins every time, but I prefer neither when my kid is in the car.
As far as my age, education, intelligence and experience with this product I will share that I am almost 20 years older than Glamy’s guess, didn’t finish all my high school courses, have my IQ above 140 and used and at times “moved” this product for almost 20 years.
About 10 years into my adult life my employer wanted to promote me and take me off the government insurance program and onto a private plan. I failed the pee test, got demoted (not fired) and eventually had to quit and try and climb the ladder somewhere that this wasn’t hanging over my head holding me back.
At the next job I moved up quick, but then a fuc**ing accountant started pushing the owners to get me to sign a document that said I would stop operating motorcycles while in their employ. While it never came to be and was laughed off when I confronted the issue with the owners it was my awakening to the fact that the golden rule is in effect for all employees. At this point I decided to clean up my act and get in line with the rest of the sheeple and have no regrets other than that I wish I’d stayed in school a little longer.
I have absolutely zero issues with anyone burning for medical or recreational purposes on their own time. I do have issues with them doing it while participating in activities that could harm others and with an employer not being able to decide if they want abusers in their employ. As much as it pissed me off back then I now see the need for control.
Notice I said abusers. My issues are with the people who smoke on the way to and during work hours. I consider these people to be abusers and I have worked with many of them and seen plenty of on the job stupidity. The guys that lite up after work and in the evening are the ones that I consider to be users as I once was.
As far as medical needs users are concerned I feel they should be treated the same way as any other disabled person. They should be allowed the same liberties as a guy with a broken leg. Stay home and get better, take on a job that allows them to work around the disability, or find an employer that will give light duty tasks. Like the label says, “Do not operate heavy equipment”
As I eluded to in the Tony Stewart post and again here, there needs to be a methods of control before full legalization and protection for users is awarded. What should they be? I don’t know. It effects everyone differently. Maybe there should be a proficiency test. One like I always wished there was for booze. You drink (or smoke) until a measurable amount is in your blood stream and then take some eye hand coordination tests? I don’t know, but I do know I don’t want the pilot that is taking me home today to be smoking a joint before we take-off.
Got to go guys. Hope there are no more hard feelings.
Originally Posted by fabiodriven
Your hobbyist opinion does not matter to me either.
..lol
