Posted on 04/24/2015 1:47:42 PM PDT by McGruff
When workers at his Colorado business went to pot, Mark Brawner said it was enough for him to roll out of the Rockies and head for South Carolina.
Brawner, who ran Little Spider Creations out of an old Denver warehouse for years until this month, told KUSA-TV Thursday he moved because pot was hurting his company. He said employees started to come to work stoned after the state legalized the drug for recreational use in 2012.
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Can’t blame the guy at all.
I wouldn’t want workers showing up drunk either.
I’m not sure why anyone would think that being stoned on the job would not affect their performance in a very negative way.
If you are going to get high, do it on your own time.
Not shocked. It’s still illegal here and yet I’ve had business owners tell me that over 60% of their applicants fail the drug test.
Funny, SC is one of the states I have been considering moving too as well. Decent cost of living, cheap gas, and plenty of job opportunities.
“What happens if a worker causes an accident while hungover on pot.”
What happens if a worker causes an accident while hungover on booze?
No problem with these guys losing their job. That's the thing to love about the market.
/johnny
I have an anti-migraine medication that I only take when OTC drugs don't work. But, I go home before I take it, because it makes me a bit dizzy.
Did he not have a policy of not showing up for work stoned or drunk? But then, what quality of worker does he think he will get for the wages warehouse workers make?
The insurance companies already have the stats on marijuana usage and accidents on the job. When you are injured on thejob and taken to the hospital, a blood sample is automatically taken for a drug screen (of all types).
I assume it’s really tough finding CDL truck drivers.
A lot of young guys flunk the drug test in states where it’s still illegal.
I don’t think the Colo laws override the CDL requirement.
This experiment still has a long way to run.
Ahhhh....that reminds me of a number of years ago when my borther dinked the secretary. The boss’s secretary.
One day we were sitting around the house and the phone kept ringing. After a few times he picks up the phones and yells into the receiver “What do you think I am going to do, marry you!?”
Very shortly after that he was let go for failure to live up to the standards of that company, so he took it to another company...where he met his wife.
I love my brother :D
I don’t blame him. Potarado is a lost cause now.
I guess the vast majority of employable people are already employed?
“I’m not sure why anyone would think that being stoned on the job would not affect their performance in a very negative way.”
You obviously have not seen those studies that show mj smokers are safer drivers.
lol
For over 40 years, most dopers have argued stubbornly that they do everything better while high on pot.
The man moved his business because of pot, not alcohol.
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