Huh??? Sugar is not a drug.......it's just not, by ANY definition (unless you make one up outta thin air) Chocolate is also not a drug.
Sounds to me like he's opting for the text-book definition. >> Sorry, neither sugar nor chocolate is a drug. > > Both have measurable influence on mental state, just as do caffeine > and nicotine. So... you're opting for a 3rd (generally unrecognized) > definition of the word "drug" which depends neither on the effect of > ths substance on a person's body or mental state, nor on legal > precedent. What is your qualification for a substance being labelled a > "drug" then? A manufacturing process? The sugar we consume is refined > also. > > If you're going to play the niggling game, you have to back it up. > > If on the other hand you're simply hoping to get agreement with your > own personal opinions about the evils of alcohol by using the cheap > tactic of associating it with a denigrated word then I'd recommend you > keep it to yourself. > >>> A great number of the things we eat are "drugs" -- >>> caffeine, >>> sugar, chocolate, st. johns wart... The distinction is >>> one of >>> legality. When they say "a drug free employer" what they >>> mean >>> is "a contrabanned-drug free employer". For whatever >>> reason, >>> alcohol is legal and hemp is not. >>> A lot of employers have rules prohibiting people from >>> consuming alcohol while at work, but since alcohol is >>> legal, >>> this is by no means a requirement on the employer's part. >>> I >>> don't participate, but my co-workers have "happy-hour" at >>> the >>> office at the end of just about every friday. >>> >>> > I think it depends on whether you mean legally or >>> biologically. One >>> > of those tomato fruit/veggie things. >>> >>> > --Ben >>> >>> > James Smith wrote: >>> >> What, you mean alcohol isn't a drug now? "Drug free" >>> >> must by >>> >> definition include alcohol. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>>they said nothing about alcohol free. >>> >>> >>> >>>larry >>> >>> >>> >>>On 8/8/05, James Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>How can a brewery consider this statement valid in >>> >>>>any way? >>> >>>> >>> >>>>"Pyramid is a drug-free employer." > > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168393 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
