ld be out of jobs. Come election day, they probably wouldnt vote for the politicians which caused the loss of their livelihood. The politicians know this and put their own needs ahead of the needs of the country at large. The drug war is causing a great strain on the constitution, and the freedom of Americans. The hysteria which has been created around drugs has allowed such things as drug tests to be implemented in work places. Drug tests do nothing to detect the usage of narcotics in the workplace. All that they do is test to see if there are drugs in the users system. A marijuana user can test positive for up to 30 days after last using the drug. Cocaine and opiate users can test positive for up to four days after using (Norml). The time when the user is actually under the influence of these drugs is normally no longer than about five hours after usage. Therefore the test does nothing at all to aleviate the problem associated with drugs in this situation, which is employees being high in the work place. Also there supposedly exists a notion of freedom which exists in the United States. What you put into your body while not in the workplace should be no business of your employer. One can still be a good employee and a casual drug user. One issue that lawmakers continue to ignore is the fact that marijuana is a useful medication for a variety of aliments. From wasting syndrome, which is associated with AIDS patients, to relieving some side effects of chemotherapy, to being the best natural bronchial dilator known to man (Meyer 56). In response to the known benefits of marijuana, the government has sanctioned for the creation of marinol. Marinol is pill which contains artificial THC which is the active ingredient in marijuana. However, most patients prefer marijuana to marinol. This is because marinol is very strong substance, it knocks out its users, it can cause hallucinations. Marijuana is a substance that patients can use in low dos...
