Drugs and alcohol

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You can enjoy one beer, feel positive psychological effects, and still be lucid enough to operate a motor vehicle or perform in the workplace. How many executives have one beer or one drink during a business lunch or in their office? You can't enjoy one joint, or do one line, or shoot one dose of heroin, and still be lucid enough to perform well in the workplace or contribute in any meaningful way to society.

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I won't address cocaine or heroin, because I have no experience with them, but for marijuana, this simply isn't true. Lots of people smoke small amounts of marijuana, and drive or work. I won't claim that it has no adverse effect on driving safety or work performance, but I wouldn't make the same claim for one drink, either. The impact may be small (for either drug), but it isn't zero, either. There's a reason that airline pilots are not allowed to have any alcohol at all for (IIRC) eight hours before a flight.

One joint, if you have half-way decent pot, is actually a pretty heavy dose. Most marijuana smokers will share a joint among several people, or smoke part of a joint, if they have to work, drive, or do anything requiring concentration.