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by Broken_Hippo 2798 days ago
A few will, however: For most folks, it is like being drunk. Sure, you'll drink to the point of not functioning, but that's occasional, on weekends, after work, and so on. It is more likely that you run into people all the freaking time that are doing their jobs while being stoned. They do this pretty happily, and so long as folks are able to do their jobs safely, I don't see an issue. A cashier has no real reason not to be a little stoned at work, for example. This is because of the way tolerance builds with it, and the fact most folks aren't that stoned when they go to work.

I'll add that the only people I've known that had actual trouble quitting pot had other mental issues as well. The other cases are more rare. (Folks often must test this to take work-related drug tests). If someone is going to have an addiction, this is one of the better ones to have (outside of caffeine, perhaps). And we can better research actual methods of helping folks.