2 booted from school

and i'm not really sure about your story with the cop and the weed? i know i'm not going to convince anyone on here to agree with me, and if any of you are thinking i'm some brain dead 23 year old idiot pot head you're sorely mistaken. i smoked weed when i was 13 and just didnt wanna do it again, i never drink, at all, not even a little wine. i dont smoke either. i bought a house when i was 20, i'm in a good spot with my life.

anyway the point of me telling you guys that is so you dont think i'm some loser living in my moms basement trying to tell you guys weed is so totally cool man. i'm a very firm believer in personal rights and freedoms, if someone wants to do a little bit of drugs and it doesnt interfere with them working safely then i dont see what the problem is. and if any of you guys demonizing weed or drugs and you drink, you're a hypocrite. just because our wonderful government says its ok to do it doesnt mean it's not one of the most dangerous drugs. because thats all it is.

 

every one of my friends that smokes weed can drive just fine

Based on WHO'S opinion ?

 

based on a few things. one; ive been in more cars with my friends being high and never had one issue. not one of my friends has ever crashed a car high, not one has ever had a problem with the cops from being high. i do have 2 friends that were in serious car wrecks from drinking. one died, the other got broken ribs and arm, collapsed lung. one of my friends crashed a boat into a massive steel marker and almost sank (He was drunk) i cant even count the stupid fall down things i've seen my friends do drunk, all the pointless fights, arrest's, etc. not one of my friends has been in trouble for being high on weed. so thats where i base my theory that weed is really nothing that dangerous. is it possible to smoke yourself into a retarded high? sure is, but it doesnt last that long, and besides that you know what you're doing. unlike drinking where it can turn someone into a very different person...

 

oh, thats my opinion. sorry you asked who's opinion. i cant speak for anyone else's opinions.

again if you've never smoked weed, you really dont have any basis to form an opinion about how potent or bad or dangerous it is.

 

I have.

My depth perception was shot to h*** and I was cotton-brained for almost a week after the high wore off. You go ride around with your doper buddies. I'll be the designated driver for my alcoholics.

 

If you have never driven a car at 120 mph, then you don't know how bad or dangerous it is.

If you have never jumped off a 10 story building, then you dont know how bad or dangerous it is.

If you have never been stabbed by a knife, then you don't know how bad or dangerous it is.

 

Pot is illegal in the US for a reason~don't like the reason? Get the law changed. The thing folks like you can't get thru your thick skull is that one word~ILLEGAL. Promoting pot as safe to use while driving tells me you don't have a clue. Some of us know better~it's not safe.

 

well HECK OH DANG IT WHY DIDNT YUH JUST SAY SO!! DANG NANG IT SHOOT!! THE LAW! WE GOTTA RESPECK THAT LAW CUZ UH THEM THERE PAWL-U-TISHINS SAY SO!!!!

TRUST ME! i did my part, i voted to decriminalize weed in massachusetts, AND THE VOTE PASSED. LOL. now if you have an ounce or less on you its a 100$ fine and it doesnt go on your record. and if it ever comes up to be completely decriminalized i will vote for that too!! once again for the record i dont smoke weed!!!! I'M FOR PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND LIBERTIES! maybe you dont respect what our founding fathers thought about that, BUT I DO! go head, have a drink with your buds and talk about how bad weed is.

 

You are correct people should have the freedom to engage in any behavior as long as they can cause no harm to another through their actions or inaction's.

We would all agree pot smokers are not known for their speedy reflexes. As a result the public has determined if you pursue a career that may require rapid thinking and reflexes you should not utilize a substance known to decrease both.


You can not operate under the influence of alcohol, cocaine, pot, heroin, etc. etc. there is no exception for any of them.

Now some take longer for the body to metabolize so using them may require extended periods of removal from work to avoid being found with a banned substance in your system.

 

Sucks for the guys that got booted. Can't imagine anyone interested enough in driving school that doesn't know to be clean before you start.

I witnessed the "half the room clearing out" scenario when I went to school in 2003. The instructor said "ok, we'll do some paper work then go over to the clinic and do your drug tests". This lady looked at me and whispered "Drug test? I did coke yesterday!". I don't know what she wanted me to tell her. Needless to say, she left right then.

I smoked pot in my teens and drove my car around the boondocks. I'm also ashamed to say I've driven drunk before too. Lucky to be alive and without a criminal record. One thing I can say for sure is it's a lot safer... SAFER... to drive high than drunk. That said, anyone who thinks pot doesn't alter your perception and performance is lying to themselves.