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Originally Posted by WelcomeToBen
I thought we were discussing legal recreational substances. Alcohol is legal everywhere (other than certain counties in Utah and Arkansas). Cannabis is now legal for recreational use in Washington State and Colorado (hopefully more states in the near future) as people are realizing that it is equally if not less harmful to the general population as alcohol. Recreational opiate use is not part of this discussion.
Totally get that, but, Cannabis is illegal at the federal level, where pilot certificates live. Recreational use of an illegal substance is exactly what this thread is about, as you know, I'm against that idea for airline pilots. So be it heroin, crank, or pot - today it's all illegal for pilots, right?
Going back to the logic exercise, if you were lead council before a congressional panel, or DOT working group. How would you make the argument for recreational use of pot by pilots, with the traveling public's safety as a backdrop? Would you support the use of heroin, cocaine, meth, or acid (used responsibly of course)? Why or why not?