[buzzert]

> The actual key difference is the person, then, right?

And perhaps, for this reason, drugs shouldn't be a part of the workplace at all. Go visit Japan if you want to see what social pressure to drink after work does to a person's health.

I don't even want to consider what marijuana would do to an intelligent person's focus and clarity of thought, if subjected to social pressure to smoke after work.

[asxd]

Social pressure to consume any substance is not cool. But if it's a mutual desire, and in the right context, alcohol (or coffee I guess) can be a nice catalyst for bonding with coworkers and clients. It should by no means be a requirement of course.

[renewiltord]

This is true. The fact that we allow an addictive stimulant with severe withdrawal effects into our offices is insane. Drugs like coffee have no place in a professional culture.

[yladiz]

Caffeine doesn’t have severe withdrawal effects lol. Alcohol, while a depressant and not a stimulant, is much worse in both addiction potential and withdrawal and it would have made your point much more salient.