How Cannabis Legalization Is Changing The Workplace

As the country’s support for marijuana legalization grows, some employers are now looking at the once-taboo subject of weed and work differently. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports. 

Editor’s Note: This story should have credited the Wall Street Journal for its reporting on the subject.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-ever-ok-to-get-stoned-with-a-client-and-other-questions-as-pot-comes-to-work-11632907802

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49 Comments

  1. Mobarak Hossain on December 18, 2021 at 4:56 pm

    🤣crazy



  2. Nat hanael on December 18, 2021 at 4:57 pm

    A true stoner is a determined one an will get anything done, right after a fat hit



  3. Alexander Schindler on December 18, 2021 at 4:57 pm

    Legalize weed but not at work, only after work, there are risky jobs like surgeons, truck drivers, factory worker etc. where being high could be dangerous to other people



  4. giovanni sassano on December 18, 2021 at 4:59 pm

    No matter what time it is or the times as you would say there are some jobs like rocket science you can’t be high doing it being a police officer you can’t be doing it being a government official you can’t be doing it. There’s certain jobs that you can’t do it while you’re high or drunk which is a given for those jobs.



  5. Peter Heiko on December 18, 2021 at 5:00 pm

    Hello from Germany. We are legalizing too !



  6. Dymion on December 18, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    onyl thc never cbd



  7. Alive Wyne on December 18, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    I will cry to watch you all.. 🥰😍😳😢



  8. Tom Zart on December 18, 2021 at 5:02 pm

    POT FARMER SONG $$
    I got out my pipe and stuffed it with pot
    You better believe, it held a whole lot.
    I whipped out a lighter and thumbed up a flame
    Then sucked down that smoke which comforts my brain.

    I tried alcohol; and smoked cigarettes
    Though, they did nothing, but give me regrets.
    My mom had arthritis and couldn’t walk around
    When I rolled her a joint, she danced on the ground.

    I thought I was losing my lovemaking knack
    But, after I smoked some, to me it came back.
    Soon I decided prices were high
    So I searched for some ground I wouldn’t have to buy.

    I bargained for seeds from smokers all around
    Then, got in my truck and drove out of town.
    I walked through the woods where the wild birds nest
    And found me the meadow I thought was the best.

    I dug up the ground and sowed all my seeds
    Then said a small prayer for strong, healthy weeds.
    I watered at night with a five-gallon pail
    The mosquitoes went hungry for I wore a veil.

    Seven months went by; I thought I would die
    Till the Halloween moon was high in the sky.
    At night I went out, in my camouflage suit
    And used a corn knife to chop down the loot.

    I hung it up to dry where it couldn’t be found.
    Then came back and got it, when it had turned brown.
    I trimmed off the buds, and stuffed them in bags
    Called all my friends and passed out free drags.

    In less than a week my crop was gone
    But I flew to St. Thomas with a love hungry blonde!!

    THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE IN YOUR HEART !

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  10. Ammon on December 18, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    could there be a secret agenda behind the huge push of cannabis I think they are trying to make us even more retardet`?



  11. ロバのラザニア on December 18, 2021 at 5:08 pm

    "That is Trisha White"
    yeah i can see that



  12. Philip Smith on December 18, 2021 at 5:08 pm

    Lets be blunt with Montel Williams
    https://youtu.be/KBhN1-nJ5ck



  13. Kay Kay Kayla🔅 on December 18, 2021 at 5:09 pm

    It’s crazy how people will literally get on you about smoking weed like you have committed murder. I was literally harassed at Amazon all because people knew that I smoked weed in my free time. Meanwhile there are accountants out here getting told by their boss to smoke. Everything is two sided in this world and it’s annoying. It was better when it was just illegal. Nevertheless I am blessed and have all I need, but marijuana is really helpful for anxiety and panic attacks.



  14. Thomas Goins on December 18, 2021 at 5:10 pm

    Winning!



  15. Pete laRosa on December 18, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    CHRIST is the ONLY WAY to heaven 🙏❤️🙏.



  16. cory skipper on December 18, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    Putting the nation to sleep, one joint at a time. The employees of GM had a saying, "never buy a car made on Monday or Friday".



  17. Fritz The Cat on December 18, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    I go on job interviews just to deny taking drug tests and stand on a soap box.



  18. Diabolico 666 on December 18, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    It’s making people stupider.



  19. Just Ben on December 18, 2021 at 5:16 pm

    I work at a detox and rehab facility. I am very pro weed and do not partake any more. That being said alcohol is the worst substance totally legal and embraced in America. I never enjoyed drinking and I witness every single day how absolutely destructive it is



  20. Juaquin Trujillo on December 18, 2021 at 5:17 pm

    Watching this high working at subway hits different



  21. TheNotRealTomBrady on December 18, 2021 at 5:17 pm

    Most places fire everyone on drugs, regardless if it’s legal in your state.



  22. Gulaschkeule on December 18, 2021 at 5:18 pm

    The new goverment in Germany is going to legalize cannabis aswell within the next 4 years. They expect up to 4.7 billion € profit due to taxes, less police work and judical work. I´m also wondering how the acceptation in companies and employers is gonna change.
    Btw. medical cannabis is already legalized for some years in Germany. But it´s not covered from most our health insurances without a long and high amount of paperwork 🙂
    The law for driving with THC in the blood circulation has to be renewed aswell i guess…There are still some questions open



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  24. Austin Mills on December 18, 2021 at 5:22 pm

    When people say gst some cannabis, it makes me cringe in my stoner soul. Idk why but it feels not genuine. Like if some one came up and said, hey you guys wanna smoke some cannabis? That dudes a cop



  25. HASSEN MOHAMMED on December 18, 2021 at 5:22 pm

    I love this job



  26. Bo Ram on December 18, 2021 at 5:22 pm

    Use some water instead of licking .



  27. Alfredo Valencia on December 18, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    Amazon it’s about to ship off a lot weed !!!



  28. Lynchburg Grows on December 18, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    I work at home.



  29. Newbroken on December 18, 2021 at 5:27 pm

    It’s time to make a global cannabis legalizing



  30. watcher on December 18, 2021 at 5:27 pm

    Looks like they getting high on their own supply



  31. Sebastian Blohberger on December 18, 2021 at 5:27 pm

    420



  32. Luciano Drossi on December 18, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    This is insanity. People have gotten psychosis and gone insane of THC. It’s narcotics, even if it’s “mild”…



  33. John M on December 18, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    I avoided jobs that performed urinalysis because it is none of their business what I do out of work!! It was always their loss, never mine. Cannabis makes me a more productive worker and an easier person to deal with. Without it, I’ll do Trump in tomorrow!



  34. David Vernon on December 18, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    In the UK, if you use cannabis you’re classes as an outlaw and look down upon.



  35. Ami Who on December 18, 2021 at 5:35 pm

    I smoked daily for 10 years and quit a couple of years ago. Understand that weed has a hangover effect and it is highly addictive. It will affect your work.



  36. Hendrick 93’ on December 18, 2021 at 5:36 pm

    seeing this makes me want to quit smoking…. huge double standard going on in the US with marijuana. As always the white industry flourishing when at the same time you have black doing prison time because of marijuana.
    This is worse than before legalization



  37. Bud Fuddlacker on December 18, 2021 at 5:38 pm

    This reporter is way on the spectrum



  38. Kjleed13 on December 18, 2021 at 5:39 pm

    I just randomly met a guy with stacks of 20k in cash on him. He owns several marijuana despisers and a private jet. How can I get involved!?



  39. 7Neves on December 18, 2021 at 5:40 pm

    It’s crazy how we have people in alot of countrys stuck in prison while this is a multi billion dollar industry with a great pontencial and actual benefits to some users.



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  41. mike robinson on December 18, 2021 at 5:42 pm

    That would be a good Coffee break



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  44. Second Opinion on December 18, 2021 at 5:45 pm

    *What they always leave out about pot is…pot makes everything Ok. Specifically, if someone has a goal in life, a project, a mission, a dream, etc. pot makes it Ok if you hang out and just never get around to it. People say "pot isn’t the problem." They are right. Pot isn’t the problem. Smoking pot several times a week is the problem. Combining pot with goals that require focus is the problem…but just spark up another one and your basic results of being a life long consumer(vs a producer) is Ok again. Even in the art world many of the biggest names have said "I knew that if I wanted to get this done(movie, script, comedy special) I would have to stop smoking pot." Sure some of the most prominent and successful people smoke pot…now and then. If you smoke more than once a week be prepared to look back on your life and accept being a W2 wage earner, consumer, and tax mule for the federal govt.*



  45. Lesley Clark on December 18, 2021 at 5:49 pm

    To cool. Good Job i dab you guys some shatter . i work batter on my. Real meds shatter more like meds than booz . so funny . good vidéo .



  46. Joe vcr on December 18, 2021 at 5:49 pm

    I have been rolling all my life ?



  47. Justin Jone on December 18, 2021 at 5:49 pm

    Okay crew, now it’s time for your mid-day bong hit.



  48. paul b on December 18, 2021 at 5:50 pm

    Can I get a job



  49. Dexter Lacroy on December 18, 2021 at 5:52 pm

    I bet work becomes more fun (unless you’re a wrecking ball operator)