California passes bill to protect workers who smoke pot off the clock
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This is something I disagree with. It depends on the job.
If you flip a burger for a living, or stock shelves, or tele market or something, sure. I can see that law holding water.
But if you drive children to school, work on an industrial assembly line, run heavy equipment, or perform surgery on people, you need to have your game face on 24/7. Those companies simply can't afford to put someone they have no idea if they're impaired or not into their work force. It's an either or. You either choose to smoke pot and find another job, or you choose not to and take the job that requires you don't.
It's freedom of choice. That's all there is to it.
It would come down to a case by case basis in the end, but if you're going to say, "this guy should be able to smoke pot and take your children's life into his hands each day and you can only hope for the best that he's not impaired and doesn't drive your kids to their death today" then no. I'm dead set against anything remotely resembling that.
If you flip a burger for a living, or stock shelves, or tele market or something, sure. I can see that law holding water.
But if you drive children to school, work on an industrial assembly line, run heavy equipment, or perform surgery on people, you need to have your game face on 24/7. Those companies simply can't afford to put someone they have no idea if they're impaired or not into their work force. It's an either or. You either choose to smoke pot and find another job, or you choose not to and take the job that requires you don't.
It's freedom of choice. That's all there is to it.
It would come down to a case by case basis in the end, but if you're going to say, "this guy should be able to smoke pot and take your children's life into his hands each day and you can only hope for the best that he's not impaired and doesn't drive your kids to their death today" then no. I'm dead set against anything remotely resembling that.