Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12457406)

:facepalm:

I'm not a "smoker".

Originally Posted by lcarus (Post 12457435)

I don't know how many times I've said this, but weed is only possibly mentally addictive. That's it. And from a league that feeds buckets of painkillers that are terribly addictive to its players, the anti-marijuana stance is absurd.

Originally Posted by Amnorix (Post 12457417)

He obviously is an addict. Regardless of why he is addicted, the very definition of "addiction" is to continue behavior which is inherently self-destructive, and you know it's self-destructive. His use of marijuana is self-destructive in that it is ruining his NFL career.

All that said, the NFL should seriously revisit its marijuana policy. There is no real, legitimate, reason that it should be on the banned substances list any more than alcohol. If someone abuses it and it causes issues, then he can be dealt with by the gentle, loving, tolerant personnel conduct policies of Kommissar Goodell. Otherwise, WTF cares. Public perception on the issue has chagned, as has the law in many states, to recognize that marijuana is not in remotely the same class of drug as cocaine or heroin.

Originally Posted by Marcellus (Post 12457452)

My bad, "user".

Originally Posted by Marcellus (Post 12457401)

Based on what? Is it all the football hits he has taken being suspended for most of his career?

You guys are picking a hilarious hill to die on but again you are both smokers so its obvious the motivation.

Originally Posted by Couch-Potato (Post 12457356)

100% agree. Young man is an incredible football talent, his employer needs to stay out of his personal medicinal choices and let him play football. I would love to see him sue the league over all of this.

Originally Posted by eDave (Post 12457487)

He wants to feel better against the disorders. You'd rather him be addicted to SSRIs or something. MUCH worse, IMO.

Some real Reefer Madness going on with you

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12457466)

I'm not even a "user".

JFC.

Summer of 2015, on the advice of a doctor, I got a medical card and two vapes, one of which was CBD cannabinoid with only 7% THC. I haven't touched either one since around September of last year and they're probably bad.

Before that, I hadn't "experimented" since I was 16 years old.

That said, I have no problem with it, as seemingly everyone I know has a medical card. It's stupid that it's a banned substance in the NFL.

Originally Posted by Pestilence (Post 12457561)

Shit is about to be legal here anyways.

Originally Posted by Marcellus (Post 12457459)

I agree with all of this.

They will stop testing for it eventually, probably as part of the next CBA.

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz (Post 12457787)

nope, too soon.

It will take awhile before they stop tasting, maybe even a federal move towards legalization.

Always follow the money.

The Government won't legalize pot because Big Pharmacy is bribing them not to. Pot will cut into their billion dollar a year pain pill cartel .

The NFLPA won't push to stop testing because they don't want to give up money in exchange for stopping testing.

Originally Posted by eDave (Post 12457793)

I believe it to be a performance enhancement drug.

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup (Post 12457936)

Not sure if serious but do you know that it is not even tested for by the Olympics?