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But obviously not testing for coffee, because that drug (although it can be deadly and habit forming) makes people work harder.

Perfectly reasonable. And don't forget, "only losers do drugs"...




Deadly? Coffee? "Can be" leaves you plenty of room, but c'mon.

Here's the Mayo Clinic page on caffeine.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-h...


Yes, and a bunch of harder drugs that destroy lives and are much more dangerous than cannabis, but perfectly fine because some big corp is making billions selling it.

No security implications there. Of course, by security, it is meant "security against lawsuits". Actual human beings don't really matter in this equation.


Crony capitalism bothers me as much as anybody, but it's the Americans with Disabilities act is what protects workers from retaliation for using prescription controlled drugs. And I don't picture that as a law that is rooted in corruption.




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