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<blockquote data-quote="Skeptic" data-source="post: 154470" data-attributes="member: 2175"><p>I don't have any desire to flame away, as you suggest. But: for all personal opinions, philosophy, modern thinking, whatever, it makes no never mind in the state of Georgia. I don't live there any more and had to Google it, but from a cursory look only medical marijuana, prescribed, is permitted. So to possess, use or sell pot is against the law, subject to penalties ranging from not very much to draconian, depending on the amount, and where you get caught with it. Have them nail you -- and I am taking poetic liberties; I don't mean you personally -- on a sidewalk by a school, and you could get put away for up to 10 years with hefty fines that will ruin the rest of your life paying off after you are convicted of a misdemeanor or felony .(Better get one of those high end engineering degrees if you do that, and then pray. Start with praying that your employer does not conduct drug tests.)</p><p></p><p>It doesn't matter what Oregon does or whoever legalizes it. It is illegal in Georgia. I have never done pot, as my illegal drug of choice in my younger days was whiskey. Frankly it always scared me, all that Cheech and Chong parody aside. I could stop with the booze but had no idea what pot would do to me. (And there is no funnier movie scene that them chugging down the road with pot smoke boiling out both front windows. Cracks me up.)</p><p></p><p>One of my former employers had a strict no drug policy and required drug screening to be hired. What I didn't understand was that when an interview was scheduled, sometimes 2-3 weeks out for out-of-state applicants, they would show up, ace the interview, and fail the drug screen. I think we can agree there is a serious issue of judgment there. But as to whether it affects job performance, I know any number of companies that require any driver of a company car or driving a personal car on company business to go immediately for drug screening, even for a fender bender. Fail it, they're gone. The reason is simple, and it is not hard-hearted employers, or in Tech's case, coaches. It is liability. You want to explain to a person injured in an accident with your employee why he is allowed to smoke pot as a personal choice, because it clearly does affect judgment and reflexes. Otherwise, why do it? Then try to explain all that to a jury looking at actual and punitive damages, that you knew he had a pot issue but it was okay per company policy. What you call that claimant after that is, "Hello, partner."</p><p></p><p>Pot is against the law, privately or publicly. </p><p></p><p>Actions have consequences. Whatever happened at Tech, Johnson gave Andrews a second chance to stop doing whatever he was doing. What part of that didn't he understand?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Skeptic, post: 154470, member: 2175"] I don't have any desire to flame away, as you suggest. But: for all personal opinions, philosophy, modern thinking, whatever, it makes no never mind in the state of Georgia. I don't live there any more and had to Google it, but from a cursory look only medical marijuana, prescribed, is permitted. So to possess, use or sell pot is against the law, subject to penalties ranging from not very much to draconian, depending on the amount, and where you get caught with it. Have them nail you -- and I am taking poetic liberties; I don't mean you personally -- on a sidewalk by a school, and you could get put away for up to 10 years with hefty fines that will ruin the rest of your life paying off after you are convicted of a misdemeanor or felony .(Better get one of those high end engineering degrees if you do that, and then pray. Start with praying that your employer does not conduct drug tests.) It doesn't matter what Oregon does or whoever legalizes it. It is illegal in Georgia. I have never done pot, as my illegal drug of choice in my younger days was whiskey. Frankly it always scared me, all that Cheech and Chong parody aside. I could stop with the booze but had no idea what pot would do to me. (And there is no funnier movie scene that them chugging down the road with pot smoke boiling out both front windows. Cracks me up.) One of my former employers had a strict no drug policy and required drug screening to be hired. What I didn't understand was that when an interview was scheduled, sometimes 2-3 weeks out for out-of-state applicants, they would show up, ace the interview, and fail the drug screen. I think we can agree there is a serious issue of judgment there. But as to whether it affects job performance, I know any number of companies that require any driver of a company car or driving a personal car on company business to go immediately for drug screening, even for a fender bender. Fail it, they're gone. The reason is simple, and it is not hard-hearted employers, or in Tech's case, coaches. It is liability. You want to explain to a person injured in an accident with your employee why he is allowed to smoke pot as a personal choice, because it clearly does affect judgment and reflexes. Otherwise, why do it? Then try to explain all that to a jury looking at actual and punitive damages, that you knew he had a pot issue but it was okay per company policy. What you call that claimant after that is, "Hello, partner." Pot is against the law, privately or publicly. Actions have consequences. Whatever happened at Tech, Johnson gave Andrews a second chance to stop doing whatever he was doing. What part of that didn't he understand? [/QUOTE]
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