california gov rustling jimmies

Weed effects people differently. When I used to smoke I was an unproductive piece of shite, so I quit. Some of the smartest, most productive people I know are stoners though.

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The capitalist conservative in me says that legalization will be a bad idea economically.

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IMO, the capitalist conservative in you should say it doesn't matter if people become unproductive/lose their jobs for being shitty employees on pot. Let employers monitor it how they want, then let people decide if they want a job that allows it or not and do to their bodies as they choose. I can't think of a more capitalistic conservative approach than that.

A lot of the bums that grow unproductive on pot could open up a job opportunity for someone currently needing unemployment benefits.

If 10% are producing nothing and getting welfare benefits, that hurts the whole economy. If you were going to open up a factory, would you do it in a state where 10-20% of the population were known to be stoners?

Pot's not going to magically make productive people unproductive. The same people who can't handle responsible drinking will be the irresponsible smokers. We will just make extra revenue off of them.

No, I wouldn't. I just don't want a nanny state attempting to socially engineer good workers. That straight up doesn't work.

There are tons of people who are currently unemployed that don't smoke pot. If governor nanny state is correct about pot making you unproductive (which I think he probably is) I'm confident that there will be suitable replacements for the people who lose their jobs due to pot.

His argument seems to rest on the premise that these people who may grow unproductive are the last hope for their most likely unimportant jobs being completed. Think about the type of people who would let marijuana legalization impact their job performance. It's not a bunch of rocket scientists and neurosurgeons. It's a bunch of people whose job would be easily filled quickly if they became poor performers and needed to be fired.

One person may go on unemployment at that point, but another person could come off unemployment. I don't see it increasing the unemployment rate or need for other social services.

I am at a crossroads on part of the issue. I have no issue with it being legalized, but I think if you are on any sort of government assistance outside of health related issues then you should have to be administered to drug test to receive the welfare.

He's right.

Alcohol is legal but it's not acceptable to drink all day, or to excessively drink often.

Yet with weed the green light of legalization gives the perception to users that it's okay to burn as often as they'd like.

I think he was being sarcastic

I'm all for legalization if private companies will still be allowed to drug test.

Can't have people high while at work, especially jobs that require operating equipment.

Anybody who will be unproductive due to weed is probably already an unproductive stoner. You could make the argument that legalizing it will create new industry for potheads to be legal growers/distributors. Also it will save taxpayer money that funds the War on Drugs, along with less inmates who are imprisoned for non violent crimes.