Oh, what a good title for an entry. Last night, Mom and I talked (openly, what a great relationship!) about two sensitive subjects: the gynecologist and drugs. I'll leave off talking about the gynecologist as a subject that may cause some of my male friends who read this blog to squirm (at least just a little, because most of them are pretty cool about "girl stuff"). And go onto drugs.

My mom really enjoyed reading this entry in "Bad Mother", which lead her to wonder about if she "raised us right." Of course, she didn't know what to say, because I don't think she ever actually asked my brother or I about drug use (statistics say that at least one of us would have tried some form of recreational drug).

She and I have talked off and on about the difficulty some government agencies have about hiring lawyers -- she specifically mentioned one county in Florida that requires drug testing for its attorneys end up with all the C- and D- students who have to take the Bar twice, because so many of the good students decide its not worth the hassle of subjecting themselves to random drug tests -- let alone background checks required in major agencies. She said that getting admitted to the Bar and going through all THEIR background checks should be sufficient for any hiring agencies. She said something like "Only JAGs would put up with any more of that crap." Whereas other counties in Florida that don't require drug testing seem to have no problem recruiting good students.

Anyway, my opinion about which (and whether) recreational drugs should be legal is beside the point. The point is, they aren't legal. At least in Florida, small uses of pot is considered the criminal equivilent of petit theft. Now, if a private citizen practices civil disobedience and "responsibly" uses, well, that's his life. But, I guess I have no problem with drug tests on government employees. There's a different standard. I mean, do you want a state attorney who regularly breaks the law? I mean, what if that attorney would "recreationally" steal CD's from the music store? Criminally its the same thing, and its more about respect for the law in this case, then it is about what "should" or "shouldn't" be legal.

Anyway, apparently this makes me "too establishment." That makes me laugh.