Urine tests for welfare checks!! Alright!!

[QUOTE="THE_BRUTALIZER"][QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

The thing about marijuana is that it is a very benign drug. I'm not saying that there aren't health risks but there are health risks to coffee, too. When used AS A MEDICAL DRUG under MEDICAL SUPERVISION, marijuana can be a blessing for many people. It's a sad state of affairs when the government allows the ABUSE of a drug to dictate it's medical applications.

I mean, if abuse were the sole reason to ban a drug, why are Oxycontin and opiates still on the market? Because they work.

If people stopped looking at marijuana with an historical bias, maybe we can do something useful with it. And hey, if that means ending prohibition to get these street gangs out of the distrobution picture, then so be it.

depends on the drug and WHY it was made illegal. marijuanas illegality was a political agenda and nothing more, it had nothing at all to do with all the reefer madness propaganda, they just used the propaganda to reinforce it.

I've been a drug addict for years. I'm also a very intelligent, motivated person. I've passed every exam I've ever taken and now I'm studying English at University. I'm a hard worker, i've never been in trouble with the police and I'm actively searching for a part-time job.

I find this idea of urine tests for welfare checks to be very offensive. Drug addicts are not bad people, some of the greatest people who ever lived were addicted to drugs.

Cyrez60659

then either get a job and don't complain (like i did) or stop using whatever you're using and get a welfare check. its not that difficult.

btw i would like to say this ahem

SINCE YOUR WELFARE MONEY COMES OUT OF MY PAYCHECK I DONT CARE IF YOU ARE OFFENDED

I've been a drug addict for years. I'm also a very intelligent, motivated person. I've passed every exam I've ever taken and now I'm studying English at University. I'm a hard worker, i've never been in trouble with the police and I'm actively searching for a part-time job.

I find this idea of urine tests for welfare checks to be very offensive. Drug addicts are not bad people, some of the greatest people who ever lived were addicted to drugs.

I'm going to Uni to get a good job. The only money I claim is a grant the Uni gave me for doing everything I'm supposed to do. What the hell is your problem?

[QUOTE="THE_BRUTALIZER"][QUOTE="Rocky32189"]Good idea and I support it, but it doesn't fix the main problem. People can still cheat the system and leech off of the rest of us. They just can't do it while also being a drug addict.10thwonder

It may encourage addicts to turn to crime to feed their addiction though :(

[QUOTE="10thwonder"]

[QUOTE="THE_BRUTALIZER"] Exactly, I believe the system will never be 100% foolproof, althought it should be. Maybe its possible, i dont know. But drug addicts are both lazy AND addicted to drugs, so this would cut out a LOT of them. import_fighter1

It may encourage addicts to turn to crime to feed their addiction though :(

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"]Is that backed up by statistics, or just going on assumption? Do you know how much it actually costs to perform urine tests? That said, if it is actually cost-effective, then I would be for it.rawsavon

Yeah, shoveling more out of the tax payers money will solve anything. :P

that does not seem so bad, actually.

The thread doesn't seem to cross any lines by itself, but if you guys can't conduct it without calling each other names, promoting drug use, or promoting/advertising/announcing ways in which drug tests can be cheated, it will have to be closed. You all know the rules, so stick to them.

yeah, sounds like a decent idea, although giving urine test to all those people every week or so would be very costly I would think