Hardly ridiculous. Marijuana is still illegal at the federal level but might as well be considered legal at this point.
No one is going to go to jail because you purchased a small amount of drugs. If you are the seller it's a different story.
No one is going to go to jail because you purchased a small amount of drugs. If you are the seller it's a different story.
Even if you start with the premise nobody is going to jail (which is blatantly untrue - I personally know people with possession charges), getting caught with small amounts of drugs can ruin the careers of some people, including my own career. Think people who must hold a professional licence, people who are subject to background checks (including coders who work at medium to large companies), people who work with children, people who work in certain safety critical industries, people who hold security clearances, etc. There was an FBI agent who was fired recently for testing positive for thc from using CBD oil, the federal government's position is there's no legitimate reason to test positive for thc.
Michael Pollen wrote a best selling book about his experience with psychedelics earlier this year. Tim Ferris funded a research institute at John Hopkins and talks about it on his podcast all the time.
Unless you work for the federal gov't you're catastrophizing the risk.
Most recently, three years ago, I was tested for a contracting gig at a Wisconsin power company for a web dev job.
I've ALWAYS been drug tested before starting a software job. I've been drug tested working for the most benign of industries. I actually had a friend who quit weed so she could get a better paying job.
What world are you living in? Drug possession is one of the most common reasons for being arrested.
Michael Pollen literally wrote a best selling book about taking LSD, eating shrooms, etc. earlier this year.