I wonder if it is time to legalise marijuana. Some people can't cope without taking something and ever since ice came out, marijuana doesn't seem so bad.

Employees who drug test workers also need to reconsider their policies. Users like ice because it is out of the system after a few days. It is none of any employer's business if their workers use drugs on their time off.

Legalise marijuana? For medical purposes most certainly, but my short answer in general is no, decriminalising its use, yes. lots of emphasis on prevention is what I am in favor of.

There is certainly a different attitude to the use of cannabis, by particularly young people, who see no more wrong in it than the use of alcohol (another bad drug). Recently we attended a 21st for a grand nephew, about 10pm out come the "joints". the kids are having a smoke, Well did our host (nephew) blow up. "Put that away, we have Uncle and Auntie here, and you are being disrespectful by smoking that stuff in front of them!" The irony was nephew had drank a lot of alcohol.

As for "It is none of any employer's business if their workers use drugs on their time off." Not true if it affects their work performance.

Another short story; My son is a instructor/driver with State Transit. They now and then, randomly drug test a few drivers before they start their shift, and rarely catch anyone. One time the son had a new recruit to instruct, first day on the road, waiting to go out, he thought this blokes a bit strange, glassy eyes. He went to the drug tester and asked him, can you do a few random tests. Son causally mentioned to the tester, would you randomly test that new recruit. Well the bloke had a very short career with State Transit, it finished shortly after the test. He was told his rights, but elected to finish there and then, a good decision.
A driver was sacked, at the end of one route which finishes outside a pub, he used the "toilet" as many drivers do on that particular trip, nothing wrong with that, if that's all they do. Someone put him in with a phone call, they were right onto it, being his last run for the shift. On return he was tested for alcohol, had a low reading, but the limit is zero, good by job of over 20 years.

Distribute it free....making it illegal never stopped anyone from using any drug.

' Distribute it free....making it illegal never stopped anyone from using any drug.'

really? So making drink driving illegal also has not saved lives? Try thinking, Just a bit!

Let me see.....I don't recall saying driving under the influence shouldn't be illegal.
Again we have one who wants to change the comment to suit his answer.
Better luck with that 'thinking' thing you profess to do.

'Thinking' is the path to 'knowing'....let me know when you get there!

Special Delivery, the more people on drugs, or alcohol, the more you will have drug or drink driving.

All these drugs reduce the users reasoning ability while using, & reduce their sense of responsibility as well, leading to more driving affected, with reduced ability.