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but still you didn't answer my question! if the drug use dof an employee do not affect its productivity, why should he get fired or would need to find another job??

LOL. Actually, I did. From a smokers perpective.
Smokers are being fired more and more in this country. Or not hired. Cigarette taxes put billions into the economy. We pay more for everything.
How does their smoking a legal product at home effect their job performance? Mothers with sick kids miss far more work than any smoker I know. We pay dearly for our "health related costs", but never see any of it.
Fair? No. It's called socialism. When the masses want free healthcare, the masses get to decide who can enjoy what.
Smoking,over eating, drugs, skydiving etc. Pay the piper.
Because the masses pay into the system, the majority rules.
Truth is, the majority don't smoke,drink,do drugs, skydive, or drive race cars. The majority aren't very tolerate to those that do. They feel the right to dictate others lives since they pay into the pool. Since masses get to vote on issues through the process, majorities can easily squash minority rights and set law.
Many tout the virtues of democracy. Most don't understand that democracy is nothing more than mob rule. Majority decides.
It sounds good on paper.
Our country became a Republic for that very reason.
Shame we haven't remembered it. Legalizing drugs may keep people out of jail, it doesn't mean the price for that luxury won't be steep. Employers, landlords, judges, insurance companies etc. can set the rules as they choose.
In this country, drugs won't be cheaper, quite the opposite.
You want to play, pay the government troll and all the rest
who will determine your habit has a huge social cost.
The black market on tobacco is massive today. Thanks to constant tax increases for the gov and health groups.
People caught smuggling get as much jail time as a drug dealer.
When legal pot sells in this country for 400.00 to 500.00
a bag, the black market and crime will only get worse.
People won't be able to afford the legal stuff.
The anti smoking groups set the precident for all.
Make sure to thank The Cancer Society when they call for that donation. :)

great post but still didn't answer my question! but i must admit it was not well formulated! why would an employer fire a drug users whose productivity is not affected? you seem to get stuck with the idea that a drug user's productivity is automatically reduced!

also the government is creating it's own black market by putting up those taxes! don't you think it is suspicious! it is something the mass as to show to the government, the majority doesn't want black market, so they should wake up! that excuse cannot hold with drugs as the health deterioration is showing up earlier than cigarets...with cigarets you are so hooked on it you cannot quit even if you have to smoke it through a hole! drugs legal and proper education made, users will see what's not good about it!

soagain why would you fire somebody who's on drug but bring more money than it costs??? the motive of a company is profit, it should stick to it!