<p>marijuana smoker, I know its illegal but its the only way i see succeeding in School, it helps me study and helps me be a better person. Will I be looked at differently because of my status. I plan on going to a state school in Illinois. i don’t know which one yet. Peace</p>
<p>lots of people blaze at college. </p>
<p>but I’d seriously be careful, especially since you mention that you’re pretty dependent on it.</p>
<p>How does it help you be a better person? Not trying to bash marijuana but just wondering. I’m confused.</p>
<p>you’re the man…</p>
<p>You should have applied to UBC…</p>
<p>/I love to reinforce stereotypes
//but it’s true that Canada is more lenient when in comes to marijuana use</p>
<p>I can’t imagine it’ll be hard to find others, hell come to UF and I’ll join you.</p>
<p>Gah! Where’s the “edit” button? “…when it comes…”. Stupid typo.</p>
<p>It seems like everybody smokes at my highschool…I can’t see them spontaneously quitting before college.</p>
<p>It’s kind of disturbing that you need it to study and be a “better person”, haha. Were you high when you wrote this? ;).</p>
<p>SPEAKING AS AN EMPLOYER … It’s going to be extremely hard to ‘fit in’ at my company (and many others). At this point, I have zero tolerance for drug use of any sort, either in your spare time or on the job. Both result in sub-standard performance. On-the-job drug use is particularly bad (duh). We require a negative drug test just to get the job. This applies to summer help and interns as well as full time real job candidates. </p>
<p>It might not be a bad idea to figure out how to function without that stuff now … I’m not the only employer that feels this way.</p>
<p>^^do you REALLY believe that none of your employee’s use in their spare time, and that it negatively affects their job performance? Those tests are not hard to fool, especially if it’s not random, and I don’t see how (certain) drug use in the spare time would have any impact whatsoever on job performance. Keep in mind, ALCOHOL IS A DRUG. Non-users would be surprised at some of the people who use, people you’d never expect and they’re able to function perfectly well in society. Obviously on the job drug use would be detrimental though, but I don’t see how you can claim to know what all your employees do in their spare time, and beyond that why you’d care what they do in their spare time as long as they can perform on the job.</p>
<p>To the original question, if people do have a problem with it, keep it quiet unless you just have that burnout personality.</p>
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<p>I KNOW it affects their job performance. I’ve fired people for alcohol abuse as well as pot – and that’s why we now have a zero tolerance policy. </p>
<p>Why should I invest hours and hours of training in someone I am going to can for smoking pot on their lunch break? Why should I invest that time and training in someone who is going to call in sick with the ‘stomach flu’ caused by too much beer? (or worse, show up with the ‘stomach flu’ still reeking of beer from the night before …)</p>
<p>Since I hire a lot of young people, many of them without the opportunities available to the students who frequent CC, I am painfully aware of the pitfalls of substance abuse. It’s very sad when your (formerly) reliable manager has to be terminated because he can’t do his job without smoking breaks. Actually, he couldn’t do his job WITH the smoking breaks either. The two put together meant he couldn’t HAVE a job.</p>
<p>that wasn’t my point in the slightest, of course if you’re smoking pot on your lunch break, that’s a problem. If you drink or use something that gives a hangover which effects carry over into the workday, that’s a problem. But how does my smoking on a friday night, or taking some oxy or xanax to relax on a friday/saturday night have anything to do with my work performance on monday and tuesday?</p>
<p>Of course if it takes over their life, it will affect their work, but contrary to what DARE would have you believe, not all drug users have their lives consumed by the drugs. We just don’t know about the people who don’t because it’s never obvious and no one ever cares.</p>
<p>MARIJUANA ENHANCES YOUR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE?
please do tell ( PM ME)
how long do the effects last tho</p>
<p>marijuana is a right, not a privelege…everyone should be able to…smoke weed everyday and you become a veteran.</p>
<p>veterans are smart and will be smart and effective…</p>
<p>if you are a rookie, you will get caught out</p>
<p>(whoever blazes will understand my thoughts)…</p>
<p>As a pot head, I’m sure you’d be able to find other pot heads, but you may still be judged by non-pot heads for being a pot head.</p>
<p>of course you will fit in. lots of people in college smoke marijuana. if they’re not total potheads, they are at least occasional smokers. you’ll find a place somewhere…</p>
<p>what i dont like the most
is when
there are people that judge people who smoke and then they start smoking…or worse, if they judge you of being a pothead while they cheat on exams or are gay or something</p>
<p>Yeah, not really a better person but i am more open to people and new ideas when im stoned. now it helps me understand ideas alot better and makes me realize them in a new way instead of the one sided way that i used to think by. I used to be very Narrow-minded but smoking pot has helped me open up my horizons and stuff. but thanks for the replies.</p>
<p>Why does some one need to be a “pot head” to enjoy Marajuana? Does someone need to be a drunk to enjoy beer? A marajuana habit is far easier to control than a drinking habit. Plenty of not “addicted” individuals use pot and don’t end up with problems. Why is it that anyone who uses marajuana gets the title of “pothead,” but no one is too quick to put the lalbe of alcoholic on a chronic heavy drinker?</p>
<p>“MARIJUANA ENHANCES YOUR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE?
please do tell ( PM ME)
how long do the effects last tho”</p>
<p>makes you more creative for one thing.
can help you calm down if your stressed</p>