About time! Hooray!

[Dr. Jones]

I think most of the people who want to smoke pot already do. I don't know what will or won't change as far as employment based drug testing, even with legalization, which would be one of the biggest factors keeping people who might want to use pot away from doing so.

I think the best thing will be that it will not be an excuse for police to interfere with you as you're going about your business, but I'm sure they'll find new ways to wedge themselves into the lives of poor people and minorities.

I would hope that anyone incarcerated solely on marijuana related charges would be released.

Smoking a bud, drinking a cold microbrew... in a hot (and full) bath... ****s gettin real.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It is not one of the biggest cultural changes. There have been changes that literally touched every living person's life in profound ways. It is a notable change, and a good change. But not one of the biggest. This is specially the case since weed is already legalized, decriminalized, or at least ignored in a lot of places.

Could it be one of the biggest economic changes though?

 

[Siro]

Could it be one of the biggest economic changes though?

Depends on the size of the set. Colorado legalized weed, and it impacted their economy. But by how much? A national legalization would have other emergent economic effects, but I don't see it as an economy-changing event.

It doesn't compare to the major tech milestones in their effect on government, economy, or society.

 

[Gameface]

Smoking a bud, drinking a cold microbrew... in a hot (and full) bath... ****s gettin real.

And eating a 2" thick sous vide medium rare pork chop...

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Depends on the size of the set. Colorado legalized weed, and it impacted their economy. But by how much? A national legalization would have other emergent economic effects, but I don't see it as an economy-changing event.

It doesn't compare to the major tech milestones in their effect on government, economy, or society.

But it would be in the top 1,000,000?

 

[fishonjazz]

No cultural change that has happened in my lifetime would affect my life more than this

 

[Gameface]

Does anyone know if legalization in Colorado has changed drug testing policies of employers? Do they still look for MJ? And if so, does having a medical card for MJ change anything?

I think it's currently legal for employers to not higher smokers of tobacco, not that many of them do, but I think it would be different for MJ.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Does anyone know if legalization in Colorado has changed drug testing policies of employers? Do they still look for MJ? And if so, does having a medical card for MJ change anything?

I think it's currently legal for employers to not higher smokers of tobacco, not that many of them do, but I think it would be different for MJ.

I doubt it's changed much. I recently spent a week in Colorado and every hotel I stayed in (there were 4) had signage all over the place saying that MJ use was not allowed in any form anywhere on the property. I've never seen such a sign at any hotel anywhere else. My point is that the law allowing it has caused the visibility of the restrictions against it to increase, and I'll bet that employers who want to make accommodations to attract the cannabis crowd are in the very small minority.

 

[Gameface]

I doubt it's changed much. I recently spent a week in Colorado and every hotel I stayed in (there were 4) had signage all over the place saying that MJ use was not allowed in any form anywhere on the property. I've never seen such a sign at any hotel anywhere else. My point is that the law allowing it has caused the visibility of the restrictions against it to increase, and I'll bet that employers who want to make accommodations to attract the cannabis crowd are in the very small minority.

I bet that same hotel will deliver a bottle of hard liquor right to your room and put it your bill, haha.

 

[Nate505]

Are there no safe havens remaining???

I moved to Utah for the explicit purpose to escape all this debauchery.

There are still god awful crappy states like Oklahoma for you. Of course you'd have to live in Oklahoma, which is the suckiest bunch of suck that's ever sucked, but there are plenty of god fearin' bible bangers who won't put up with no devil's weed down there.

(not sure if you were serious or not....I just wanted to rip on Oklahoma)

 

[Nate505]

Does anyone know if legalization in Colorado has changed drug testing policies of employers? Do they still look for MJ? And if so, does having a medical card for MJ change anything?

I think it's currently legal for employers to not higher smokers of tobacco, not that many of them do, but I think it would be different for MJ.

They haven't changed. A case went to the Colorado Supreme court (an employee sued Dish Network) and the CSC found in favor of Dish. There is a law in Colorado that prohibits the firing of employees for, eh, how can I describe it, committing legal actions (I think it was written mainly to prohibit people from being fired for being tobacco users). But that statue includes actions that are legal under Federal law, and since weed is still illegal under Federal law the state statue doesn't apply.

So yes, an employer can legally fire someone for testing positive for weed, either medicinal or not. Doesn't bother me since I've never had to take a drug test for a job and would never work for a place that had that requirement, but other people do.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

I bet that same hotel will deliver a bottle of hard liquor right to your room and put it your bill, haha.

You'd win that bet for sure. I was completely surprised by the very, very visible ban. It's obviously not just the smell from smoking that they're concerned about. I joked with a concierge about whether MJ brownies were okay and not only did he say "NO," but he told me that if I kept talking about it he was obligated to inform management. I was traveling with a large group and others had similar experiences.