Posted on 03/08/2012 8:30:25 AM PST by AnTiw1
Of the many roles Pat Robertson has assumed over his five-decade-long career as an evangelical leader - including presidential candidate and provocative voice of the right wing - his newest guise may perhaps surprise his followers the most: marijuana legalization advocate.
"I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol," Mr. Robertson said in an interview on Wednesday. "I've never used marijuana and I don't intend to, but it's just one of those things that I think: this war on drugs just hasn't succeeded."
(Excerpt) Read more at mobile.nytimes.com ...
nope, don't think so...they can do whatever they want
Who is forcing you? You can simply turn around and refuse to work for the company if it means submitting to a drug choice...you have a choice...they have a choice...what’s the problem?
I would like to see that report...
"44. Which is easiest for someone your age to buy: cigarettes, beer or marijuana?
31% CIGARETTES
14% BEER
34% MARIJUANA
5% THE SAME
15% DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE"
http://www.casacolumbia.org/download.aspx?path=/UploadedFiles/b0ooqrvk.pdf
“What about the hard drugs?’’ Well hows the prohibition on them been working?
You do support making alcohol illegal, correct? I mean, you wouldn't be inconsistent or anything, right?
It's scientifically impossible to overdose on marijuana, genius.
before this recession all my friends had regular jobs now it seems most of them have small businesses, all under the table...if you really want to be your own boss...
i started a small internet biz in 2001, semi-retired at 45 and moved aboard a sailboat around 2007...set it up so all i need is a cellphone, s long as i'm anchored within range to get a signal, i'm rolling
There are more restrictive laws on the books now regarding the sale and usage of alcohol than there ever was during Prohibition.
If you’re like me and you don’t like this, then what are we to do?
I know. Lets return to Prohibition when there was fewer Nanny State laws.
(lolol. I LOVE making liberal heads explode!)
Yes, and considering 90% of the posters on this thread disagree with your nonsense, perhaps it is you that is confused about conservatism.
Admittedly rather long ago.
Employers already do a drug screen.
Which employers? What percentage of employers?
I just did one 2 days ago for a Tech support job. It’s not like I’m going to be messing with any hazardous stuff. I’ll be answering Internet questions on the telephone. And, yes, they test for alcohol. A few years ago my fiance almost didn’t get a job because they found evidence of alcohol in her test results.
Are such tests capable of distinguishing between occasional, social drinking and "hard" drinking?
And I’m ok with that.
I am appalled and truly astonished. What has become of America?
Regards,
“Yes, and considering 90% of the posters on this thread disagree with your nonsense, perhaps it is you that is confused about conservatism.”
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You just got here junior. You have a lot of catching up to do. You are replying to a reply of a reply that began in post 23 when I was speaking about libertarians needing to shit up and put down the bong.
And here you are making yourself look stupid by alleging that remark applies to 90% of FReepers?
Son, I told you on another thread that you need to go back to class. That your grade school remarks are not welcome here.
OMG. WHAT did I just say?
I better edit that last comment before the mods delete it....
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“Yes, and considering 90% of the posters on this thread disagree with your nonsense, perhaps it is you that is confused about conservatism.”
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You just got here junior. You have a lot of catching up to do. You are replying to a reply of a reply that began in post 23 when I was speaking about libertarians needing to SHUT up and put down the bong.
And here you are making yourself look stupid by alleging that remark applies to 90% of FReepers?
Son, I told you on another thread that you need to go back to class. That your grade school remarks are not welcome here.
I have never been asked to undergo drug testing.
In any event, I am not personally invested in this issue.
But "Zuerst nahmen sie die Kommunisten fest, aber ich war kein Kommunist..." (Martin Niemöller), and as a political Conservative, at a political website, I nonetheless feel entitled to weigh in on this issue - and I find it appalling that (save for overriding considerations, like in the case of air traffic controllers) workers in America can routinely be required to submit to such invasive medical procedures, or face the consequence of losing their livelihoods.
Regards,
What’s so invasive about peeing into a cup?
What's it to you? A company should have the right to not hire left-handed people, if they want to have such a stupid policy...it's none of my business.
One doesn't measure degree of restriction by simply counting laws. Did you really not know that?
Your only real job security is in how well you perform at your job. If you're good at it, you'll be able to find another job someplace else that doesn't weed out people for characteristics that aren't relevant to the position.
An employer should be able to hire or fire anybody he chooses, for reasons as simple as how long they grow their hair or whether they have a spike running through their nose.
Somebody that is marginal in their performance on their job may feel the need to give up the marijuana if the job they currently hold is their only option.
Whether a substance is illegal or not is a separate issue from whether or not it is appropriate to have social consequences to use of that substance.
dfwgator: What's it to you? A company should have the right to not hire left-handed people, if they want to have such a stupid policy...it's none of my business.
In case you hadn't noticed: That question was addressed to christx30. My reason for asking? Because I was curious.
What's it to you?
Regards,
A few things I find interesting...
Most teens who use alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana do so by the time they are 15. Among teens who admit to smoking, drinking or having tried marijuana, by age 15: 95 percent have had their first cigarette; 93 percent their first drink and 86 percent their first joint.
Also...
This year’s survey is the first time that a higher percentage of teens finds marijuana easier to buy than cigarettes and beer. Such teens have a risk of substance abuse one and a half times greater than average.
Teens who perceive marijuana as “not harmful” are at more than two and a half times greater substance-abuse risk than teens who think marijuana is “very harmful.”
One of the popular arguments from the pro pot crowd is how harmless it is...
One of the popular arguments from the pro pot crowd is how harmless it is...
So counter them with facts - not scare stories about "psychosis" (much less "ODs" as one Drug Warrior was peddling on this thread). Lie to kids about the harms of marijuana and get caught, and they won't believe the truth about the harms of marijuana.
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