I currently live in one of the few illegal states in the US. There is a "dispensary" a block away from my house where you can buy something that looks, smells, and makes you feel the same way regular weed does.
I'm also currently contracted at a company that hires DOT employees, so they implement random drug testing for everyone. I work a very technical desk job, and an occasional bowl was the best way to rest my brain after work.
So, if I walk up the street and purchase a bag of hemp and smoke it, I could lose my job.
OR I can walk a bit further and get black out drunk at a bar, and call out of work the next day (something I have done before).
What's fucked is the tests also cover alcohol, but being hung over isn't against the rules, even if I'm far more impaired than if I smoked a bowl a week ago.
Not sure why I posted this, can probably remove it. Just feel the need to vent I suppose.
16 Comments
athairmor@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
Texas?
srasmus@midwest.social · 13 pts · 1y
No, but that news is seriously discouraging.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y
is leaving that state a viable option for you?
srasmus@midwest.social · 11 pts · 1y
Technically yes, realistically no. I'd rather be a force for change here. It's a wonderful place, despite our backwards politicians.
stay_on_target@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Hello from Wisconsin!
ptz@dubvee.org · 9 pts · 1y
If it makes you feel any better, I'm also in one of the few remaining illegal states, and I don't expect that to change any time soon (marijuana legality or my ability to move someplace better).
Can't really offer you anything except company.
srasmus@midwest.social · 4 pts · 1y
I have spent way too much time getting my hopes up for things to change here. Appreciate the company. May the day come for us both sooner than we think. 🍃
ptz@dubvee.org · 4 pts · 1y
Same, except I'm basically dependent on federal action and hoping the state doesn't decide to say "nah" and re-criminalize it at the state level (or some other obstruction).
We don't have citizen-initiated ballot initiatives here, so only the state legislature can introduce any kind of legalization bills. Given the climate, that ain't happening. I'm surprised we even got medical, TBH, but I don't qualify.
But, maybe some day!
Today@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
I'm in Texas. I get an ounce of type 2 (about half cbd, half thc) every month and occasionally i order type 1 (high thc) flower or vapes. It all comes via USPS to my mailbox, totally legal thanks to the 2018 farm bill. There are only about 6 states that have outlawed it - some on the west coast because the smaller hemp farms cut into profits for the bigger weed companies.
bizzle@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I'm medical in a legal state and got told I was "wasting (the interviewer's) time" because they're DOT (it was a job as a barge deckhand). Meanwhile all those dudes get wasted pretty much at all times, I found White Claw cans strewn around the worksite. Jah forbid I smoke a fuckin' joint in my own living room though!
tomi000@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Are you sure the tests would detect whatever synthetic cannabinoid you have available? Afaik most common drug tests dont react to HHC for example
srasmus@midwest.social · 3 pts · 1y
Yes, unfortunately. Everything here is delta 8 or delta 9. I've even heard someone pissing hot from cbd. I guess if you take it enough, the trace thc can build up.
Rando@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 1y
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Is medical marijuana a possibility there?
srasmus@midwest.social · 3 pts · 1y
Nope :/
maplebar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Not to rub it in, but as someone who lives in a state where it has been legal for about 10 years and who also works from home, my experience couldn't be more different than yours.
I guess it just comes down to electing better people to represent your state, or moving.
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 1y
I am Canadian