Posted on Jan 2, 2016
Do you think legalizing marijuana will benefit or hurt the military?
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I personally do not think it should be legal anywhere, especially for military members. I have no problem where it is needed for medical use.
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SCPO Charles Thomas "Tom" Canterbury
Sgt (Join to see) - While I think for things like glaucoma and for nausea associated with chemotherapy, I disagree with the possible use associated with PTSD. The VA was considering it as a treatment for PTSD and while it may have some medicinal effects, I fear they are going to breed med-seekers and promote addiction.
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SCPO Charles Thomas "Tom" Canterbury
For legitimate medical needs I suppose it will be beneficial, just see our society abusing it...
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Cpl David Mcavoy
It's is much less harmful and addicting than most of the pain pills currently supplied and these same pain pills are often the gateway to heron addiction
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Neither. Marijuana use will continue to be another way to weed the idiots out of the military, despite state and local efforts to decriminalize it.
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This is an probably the stupidest question RallyPoint has ever fielded. Remember Vietnam folks, ask some of the troops who had to go out on patrol with one of their "buddies", who thought he'd get a little buzz on, before he went to work. You want to go into combat with somebody higher than a kite, think again!!!!! It had no place in the Military then, and no place in it now. Sorry, guess I'm from another generation, just do not understand why a question like this should even be brought up!
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SGT Steve Adams
Come on - you can't go to work drunk either, but that doesn't mean having a beer after work should be illegal.
If liquor had been as easy to obtain and carry, maybe some would have done that. I didn't like all the crashed potheads when I checked the perimeter at night, but passed out drunks wouldn't have made me feel any better. The result is the same.
Howeverm I must say that I've experienced a far smaller percentage of belligerent potheads than I have drunks!!! :))
If liquor had been as easy to obtain and carry, maybe some would have done that. I didn't like all the crashed potheads when I checked the perimeter at night, but passed out drunks wouldn't have made me feel any better. The result is the same.
Howeverm I must say that I've experienced a far smaller percentage of belligerent potheads than I have drunks!!! :))
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MSgt Jim Bain
I think what their talking about is making pot "LEGAL, if their would be any true "benefit" to it, and the effects it would have when the troops were on the job, and (sorry) I can't compare a beer after work with a joint. I also believe if pot were legal the powers that be, would be very concerned on the long term effects of the problem, but that's another topic, for another time.
I do agree with you when you said you experienced a smaller % of potheads than drunks, agree a 110% on that one, had the same experience more years ago than I care to remember!
I do agree with you when you said you experienced a smaller % of potheads than drunks, agree a 110% on that one, had the same experience more years ago than I care to remember!
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SFC Arthur Tucker
MSgt Jim Bain - I was never around the potheads to say anything about that but I saw enough problems with drunks to know that we don't need to add drugs to that.
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I see no good that can come from it. Booze can be a bad enough problem as it is.
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GySgt Carl Rumbolo
Why? Explain why the use of marijuana should not be allowed. While I personally don't like marijuana OR alcohol they are essentially equivalent. Multiple studies have dispelled the notion that marijuana is a 'gateway' drug- not any more than alcohol.
I spent my entire career while in the service with essentially a zero tolerance policy toward all drugs - 'soft' and 'hard' but it wasn't until the mid-80's that the services got tough on alcohol, and even then it wasn't until the late 80's, early 90's that it was a serious policy.
I can remember a time when I was a young corporal, having a Captain tell me to put an obviously stoned Marine in custody while that same evening, after subduing a roaring drunk Gunny, who broke a couple of windows, and was urinating on the flagpole to 'put him in his quarters and let him sleep it off'
So if you have reasons why you think it should not be allowed - why?
I spent my entire career while in the service with essentially a zero tolerance policy toward all drugs - 'soft' and 'hard' but it wasn't until the mid-80's that the services got tough on alcohol, and even then it wasn't until the late 80's, early 90's that it was a serious policy.
I can remember a time when I was a young corporal, having a Captain tell me to put an obviously stoned Marine in custody while that same evening, after subduing a roaring drunk Gunny, who broke a couple of windows, and was urinating on the flagpole to 'put him in his quarters and let him sleep it off'
So if you have reasons why you think it should not be allowed - why?
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Sgt (Join to see)
GySgt Carl Rumbolo - I have seen the effects of use in a combat environment. Paranoia, mood swings, highs, lows, and trouble focusing on the tasks at hand. It was trouble in Vietnam, and it was also a problem in the states. Alcohol was also a problem in the states.
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GySgt Carl Rumbolo
GySgt Stephen Anderson - and there is no excuse for using any substance on duty...drugs or alcohol. When I was a young Sergeant I had to step in and stop a Gunny from doing something stupid (not to mention dangerous) because he came to work drunk and started issuing stupid instructions.
No one is saying use drugs on duty, no one is saying drink on duty. If marijuana becomes a legal substance, the military will need to find a way to deal with it - just like it has had to find a way to deal with booze.
In your case the gun crew 'smoked' their lunch - in other cases in the late 70s and 80s, I saw a number of cases where folks 'drank' their lunch....same issue
No one is saying use drugs on duty, no one is saying drink on duty. If marijuana becomes a legal substance, the military will need to find a way to deal with it - just like it has had to find a way to deal with booze.
In your case the gun crew 'smoked' their lunch - in other cases in the late 70s and 80s, I saw a number of cases where folks 'drank' their lunch....same issue
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In my opinion, it will be of no benefit to the military on active duty. It is a drug that impairs judgement like alcohol or narcotic medications. I know before I retired in 2012, no drinking on duty and if you were on meds, there was no hazardous duty,i e weapons handling(range quals), driving, or being on duty such as staff duty or cq. It affects the brain and decision making. I would not want someone who was drunk or on drugs to make important decisions. Maybe for those with medical conditions that may require it. I hear it helps with PTSD and combat related issues. I have never used it and most likely never will. I may one day be allowed to use it if the VA approves it but I will choose not to. As of now it is my thoughts that I got this far without it why use it now? I do not take meds. ( Though some wish I would!) I may have a few beers (no more than 3 most times) but that is about it. Taking medication is not for me. I try to deal with my issues without being in a fog. But that is JUST HOW I FEEL. If someone does it and it helps them, I will support their right to do it. To each their own. I do not judge what they think is right for them.
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