2nd March 2010, 08:16 PM
This subject, all personal arguments aside, is a very interesting one on a subject I posted on previously whilst working on a pipeline project.
And it is very easy to see all sides of this argument - it does weigh disproportinately on cannabis smokers but rightly or wrongly (and wrongly in my opinion) it is an illegal activity and by indulging in it recreationaly you do open yourself up for problems.
This seems to boil down to those who use cannabis wishing to conceal it from thier employers and others - the in the privacy of my own home agrument and whether or not they are entitled to do this.
As the drug is illegal no-one can just actually come out and say this in thier defense and state it as a reason to not be tested and the tired old invasion of privacy argument has to be brought out. But how do you fight something when by doing it you incriminate yourself?
And it is very easy to see all sides of this argument - it does weigh disproportinately on cannabis smokers but rightly or wrongly (and wrongly in my opinion) it is an illegal activity and by indulging in it recreationaly you do open yourself up for problems.
This seems to boil down to those who use cannabis wishing to conceal it from thier employers and others - the in the privacy of my own home agrument and whether or not they are entitled to do this.
As the drug is illegal no-one can just actually come out and say this in thier defense and state it as a reason to not be tested and the tired old invasion of privacy argument has to be brought out. But how do you fight something when by doing it you incriminate yourself?