View Full Version : Mexico to legalize recreational reefer
Okla-homey
9/14/2010, 06:31 AM
Looks like it is going to happen. This fall.
They're finally doing something that might help cut down on the narco-violence that is destroying their northern states.
Hopefully the Estados Unidos will do the same someday.
That is all.
Crucifax Autumn
9/14/2010, 08:07 AM
Looks like I may have to vacation in Mexico soon if NV and CA don't pass their bills. lol
But seriously, what happens when someone fails a drug test at their job or probation when they were smoking legally somewhere else? Could make for fun court-watching.
yermom
9/14/2010, 08:16 AM
if a company can fire you for smoking cigarettes, i don't see why they couldn't fire you for smoking weed
Mississippi Sooner
9/14/2010, 08:23 AM
Looks like I may have to vacation in Mexico soon if NV and CA don't pass their bills. lol
But seriously, what happens when someone fails a drug test at their job or probation when they were smoking legally somewhere else? Could make for fun court-watching.
My daughter in law had a moment of paranoia while pondering that question after a trip to Amsterdam last year. I told her she shoulda thought about that before she went into the coffee shop. :D
But really, I don't know if Mexico legalizing it will curb the violence too much until it's legalized up here. The US is still the primary consumer. Until there is a legal import/export deal in place, we'll still have the drug gangs killing each other, and innocent bystanders, over it. At least, that's the way it looks to me.
yermom
9/14/2010, 08:28 AM
they'll have a fresh batch of tourists to kidnap now though ;)
seems this would put some pressure on the border states to start legalizing it
Crucifax Autumn
9/14/2010, 08:33 AM
We'll see.
olevetonahill
9/14/2010, 08:40 AM
Ive always said I want to move to where the Temp is a constant 70ish year round , Now Ima add to that and say where da Weed be legal :D
yermom
9/14/2010, 08:42 AM
ever been to Southern California Vet?
Crucifax Autumn
9/14/2010, 08:49 AM
He'll be moving to San Diego after November.
olevetonahill
9/14/2010, 08:50 AM
ever been to Southern California Vet?
Oh I forgot to mention I dint want to be around Any Fruits and Nuts :eek:
pilobolus
9/14/2010, 08:56 AM
All dope should be legal and addiction is a medical issue, not a criminal one.
MR2-Sooner86
9/14/2010, 09:35 AM
The Marijuana Tax Act was passed through fear and racial bigotry.
The war on drugs is a failure.
The Mexican drug cartels get 60% of their money from marijuana.
Tobacco and nicotine are more harmful than marijuana.
I could go on as I have before but I'll keep it short and sweet.
Legalize the stuff because keeping it legal is just asinine.
GrapevineSooner
9/14/2010, 09:37 AM
But seriously, what happens when someone fails a drug test at their job or probation when they were smoking legally somewhere else? Could make for fun court-watching.
Dunno.
That's an interesting question that, I'm sure, our legal eagles will have an answer for.
badger
9/14/2010, 10:48 AM
Something to get people running south instead of people running north
Tulsa_Fireman
9/14/2010, 11:26 AM
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XZi0UOK96Ug/TEUN1Q8wKhI/AAAAAAAABKM/SuQX3M6l1OI/s1600/reefer_madness.jpg
bluedogok
9/14/2010, 09:46 PM
Looks like I may have to vacation in Mexico soon if NV and CA don't pass their bills. lol
But seriously, what happens when someone fails a drug test at their job or probation when they were smoking legally somewhere else? Could make for fun court-watching.
Wal-Mart will fire you for it in the Medical Marijuana state of Michigan. The State of California upheld a firing because of it.
ABC News - Walmart Fires Cancer Patient with Prescription for Medical Marijuana (http://abcnews.go.com/Business/michgan-man-fired-walmart-medical-marijuana/story?id=10122193)
Reuters - Medical marijuana users can be fired: Calif. court (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2427218820080124)
GKeeper316
9/14/2010, 11:33 PM
Wal-Mart will fire you for it in the Medical Marijuana state of Michigan. The State of California upheld a firing because of it.
ABC News - Walmart Fires Cancer Patient with Prescription for Medical Marijuana (http://abcnews.go.com/Business/michgan-man-fired-walmart-medical-marijuana/story?id=10122193)
Reuters - Medical marijuana users can be fired: Calif. court (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2427218820080124)
wow thats some bull**** right there. id fight that all the way to the supreme court if it was me... how can they legitamately fire a cancer patient with a prescription???
thats like firing a guy with a broken ankle for testing positive for pain-killers imo.
SoonerBorn68
9/14/2010, 11:55 PM
The perscription is an illegal drug that's how.
An employer can fire you for spitting on the sidewalk too.
SicEmBaylor
9/15/2010, 12:17 AM
An employer should be able to fire you for any damned reason he wants.
Having said all that, I endorse ending the drug war and de-criminalizing pot.
Crucifax Autumn
9/15/2010, 12:43 AM
They kicked a guy here out of his apartment for smoking his legal medical MJ. And yeah, the poor guy is dying of cancer.
SteelCitySooner
9/15/2010, 01:14 AM
The military don't give a damn **** if you smoked in a legal country or not.. Same as employers.. If they don't want you doing it, they'll fire you if you test positive...
Don't get me wrong though. I think it oughta be legal..
Crucifax Autumn
9/15/2010, 01:48 AM
The military is a completely different animal though.
Of course, the real question is this: Did they fire all those guys in Nam?
AlbqSooner
9/15/2010, 06:29 AM
You have a first amendment right to stand on a public street corner and tell the world that your boss is a bumbling dooshrocket who cheats his customers as well as the tax man. That is legal for you to do.
I strongly suspect that exercising that right would get you fired.
CobraKai
9/15/2010, 01:16 PM
You have a first amendment right to stand on a public street corner and tell the world that your boss is a bumbling dooshrocket who cheats his customers as well as the tax man. That is legal for you to do.
I strongly suspect that exercising that right would get you fired.
Exactly. Employment is a privilege, not a right. An atheist pastor could be fired for his religious views, despite having the freedom of his religious beliefs.
TMcGee86
9/15/2010, 04:13 PM
The Marijuana Tax Act was passed through fear and racial bigotry.
The war on drugs is a failure.
The Mexican drug cartels get 60% of their money from marijuana.
Tobacco and nicotine are less harmful than marijuana.
I could go on as I have before but I'll keep it short and sweet.
Legalize the stuff because keeping it legal is just asinine.
Don't you mean "more"?
sooner59
9/15/2010, 05:07 PM
Yeah, I bet he meant it the other way.
MR2-Sooner86
9/15/2010, 05:31 PM
Don't you mean "more"?
Yeah thanks for catching that.
goingoneight
9/15/2010, 09:38 PM
I wonder if this will persuade Jose Illegal to go back home now?
yermom
9/15/2010, 10:57 PM
sounds like there might be some more jobs down there now ;)
i can only imagine what the border towns would be like
SanJoaquinSooner
9/16/2010, 12:48 AM
Happy El Grito de la Independencia, by the way.
http://images.clipartof.com/small/32302-Clipart-Illustration-Of-An-Eagle-On-A-Cactus-With-A-Serpent-On-A-Green-White-And-Red-Mexican-Flag-In-The-Shape-Of-A-Heart.jpg
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