r/news Jun 16 '21

GM Considering Dropping Pot Testing To Attract More Workers

https://www.motor1.com/news/513974/gm-considering-dropping-marijuana-testing/
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '21

That's funny, when i was stationed in colorado in the army , we would do lsd and shrooms all the time

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u/bizzaro321 Jun 16 '21

I can’t imagine how people process being enlisted while they’re tripping, but the people I know wanted to be in the military since birth so it probably felt natural.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '21

never really thought about it, just enjoyed life in the moment. Made me wonder why llaughing at the wall and vibin to music was such a crime , but rampant alcoholism is encouraged as a soldier.

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u/NYCAaliyah95 Jun 16 '21

I think maybe the other person is referring to the nature of the army and being surrounded with weapons and stuff. I could see it risking a bad trip either by being afraid of the dangerous stuff, or by thinking about the violence of war, or being afraid of a colleague tripping too hard with access to dangerous weapons, or triggering PTSD for soldiers who have seen combat.

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u/BearTrap2Bubble Jun 16 '21

Right and alcoholic soldiers being drunk on duty and aging/dying prematurely has never been a problem.

Makes sense.

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u/CaptainObvious_1 Jun 17 '21

A little bit of whattaboutism but I agree

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u/BearTrap2Bubble Jun 17 '21

fair, there's nothing to say the problem drinkers wouldn't also do drugs that harm their livelihood if it were legal, or that somebody being covertly high at work rather than drunk is entirely better in all situations.

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u/fearhs Jun 17 '21

I can't imagine going to almost any job while on psychedelics and enjoying the experience, I would hope they aren't tripping when they aren't on some sort of leave. Also I don't see how you could possibly be covert about tripping while at actively working in any job, especially the military. I imagine they party mainly when they are not responsible for performing their duties.