Just snort a bunch of blow between now and then. Coke and weed zero each other out when combined in urine toxicology.

sftilted by some of the ignorance towards weed itt

Someone who prepares food to meet the specific dietary needs of patients probably shouldn't do drugs. Just like nurses and doctors who administer medicine and/or cut open patients probably should not take drugs.

 

Originally Posted by Pker4Dummies

Yea I would def ban coffee machines from all hospital break rooms!

If you are arguing that coffee, as a legal stimulant, is the same as an illegal substance, that is a depressant/hallucinogen, then you're just being foolish. Cmon, seriously.

 

Originally Posted by Niceguy

If you are arguing that coffee, as a legal stimulant, is the same as an illegal substance, that is a depressant/hallucinogen, then you're just being foolish. Cmon, seriously.

Lol @ hallucinogen. Lack of sleep is worse than weed, but I would still never show up to work high.

 

Originally Posted by Pker4Dummies

So if something is legal, it is not harmful to you and cannot affect you adversely? Glad Im the foolish one.

You are comparing something that increases alertness, to something that distorts alertness. Coffee can make you irritable, and if combined with a lot of sugar can cause a crash, but it's not the same.
And yes, bring on the "I do this and that better on weed" anecdotes. It may be case, because observationally weed smokers tend to be more deliberate in their actions. However, that's primarily a function of the mind overcompensating for the decrease in alertness. That cautiousness can also be described as a byproduct of the slight(in most cases) to severe(in rare cases) paranoia commonly attributed to weed.

LOL @ hallucinogen , I mean the govt says its dangerous so it must be.

While many drugs clearly fall into the category of either stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen, cannabis exhibits a mix of all properties, perhaps leaning the most towards hallucinogenic or psychedelic properties, though with other effects quite pronounced as well. Though THC is typically considered the primary active component of the cannabis plant, various scientific studies have suggested that certain other cannabinoids like CBD may also play a significant role in its psychoactive effects.

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Calling it what it is is not fear mongering.

Don't smoke before a shift, don't smoke while on your shift, and don't smoke if you're on-call. If a doctor or nurse goes by that I do not care if they smoke. Same as I do not care if someone smokes in their own home. However if you bring your weed out into the open, do not be surprised if there is a strong and/or negative reaction to that. The highest annoyance is the persecution complex the pot smokers online seem to have. Stay in your home when you smoke. Don't sell it. And stop trying to say it's legal, when it is in fact illegal(although decriminalized in some states) and even then it's for the purpose of medicine, not to just get high. Do those things and I don't care if you are blazing 24/7. Bonus, don't complain if an employer tests for it.

I feel persecuted because for the most part I feel marijuana laws are unjust. Although I agree with you about the medical workers. Even if marijuana was completely legal I do not think doctors, surgeons, nurses, cops, people of that ilk should be getting high during their shift. It should be looked at similarly to what alcohol is now.

Also the jail sentences for anything marijuana related are beyond disgusting.

 

Originally Posted by AbnormalQ

For people who are using it for significant anxiety disorders, getting high is the medicine. And, a lot of employers in very competitive industries don't test, because it hurts them in the competition for talent. Microsoft, Google, et al, do no testing at all for this reason.

What about other people who do not have any discernible medical condition, physical or mental, that have medical cards and use it as some kind of justification for their weed smoking not being illegal?

As for the employers, that's their prerogative and I have no problem with it.

Sheltered people are funny,

I know Doctors, Respiratory Therapists, Nurses who work at hospitals and blaze, obviously they don't go to work stoned. But open up your eyes people just cause you smoke marijuana doesn't mean you can't have the necessary skills to help people.

 

Originally Posted by Niceguy

What about other people who do not have any discernible medical condition, physical or mental, that have medical cards and use it as some kind of justification for their weed smoking not being illegal?

As for the employers, that's their prerogative and I have no problem with it.

Agreed on it being their prerogative tho. And definitely agreed on people gaming diagnoses to get a medical card too. But I think we differ on what exactly constitutes "gaming" in this context. I submit that the threshold is a lot higher than yours seems to be.

 

Originally Posted by cmval

Someone needs to discover a better test that can tell if a person is actually intoxicated at the moment off marijuana. With the current test a person who smokes a month ago can still test positive and thats fucked imo.

Yes, read an article on this exact thing awhile back. Can't seem to find it atm. I mean, it took forever to come up with very clear cut rules on BAC, after decades of scientific study. With how hard it is to do actual good research on marijuana (on a variety of subjects related to it, not just intoxication/impairment studies), it is even harder to come up with similar standards.

 

Originally Posted by LizardBoy

You people are funny. I will include you in my prayers to Tebow that you will fail this test. Im not against weed, I don't smoke but whatever. Anybody this irresponsible doesn't deserve a decent job at a hospital. Sorry.

Youre a bitch

Edit: I've been sober for 7 months to get a new job and I still think you're a bitch

leaning towards synthetic pee, i assume they wont cross-reference with my previous pee(well that was all water i guess) lol, thinkin ill continue to detox w cranberry juice, tea, and vitamin water and burn 20 bucks failing a home test before i go, then whip out the synthetic pee that ill hide under my sack?(how does it stay up there?) im the least smooth person in the world so well see how bad this goes, ha.......thanks everyone(even the haters).

Some of yall in this thread are completely clueless....yall would prob prefer a drunk wife beater to work at a hospital to some guy who relaxes with a joint at night wouldnt you

I always assume it's just ignorance about how it really effects one's state of mind due to never trying it. I have a friend who is extremely against weed and thinks it is some hardcore drug that basically puts you on a different planet. yet it pretty much puts you in, what is comparable to when you start getting that euphoric buzzed state after drinking 2 or 3 alcoholic beverages, but just waaaay more relaxed.

I personally dont get all the hype over it, I mean I wont turn it down if someone offers it, but I will never go out of my way to get some