The NFL should allow Medical Marijuana during the offseason.

thecore762 · May 31, 2016

I don't understand this, the NBA allows their players to do it (they don't test for marijuana during the offseason) why doesn't the NFL do the same? I think it would be a good stress reliever for some of these players recovering from injuries. It may also help them with their mental state too.

There is a reason why Medical Marijuana is a thing and why doctors prescribe it to some of their patients.

XLIX · May 31, 2016

If you want to allow it fine, but please stop with the "medical" marijuana nonsense. It would be something that any player who wanted it could find a willing Doctor.

Froob · May 31, 2016

Allow it anytime.

DarrylS · May 31, 2016

Someday national insitutions like the VA will recognize its value, and that will lead to a bunch of dominos falling into place..

If interested follow "Weediquette" on VICE TV, they do some good stuff about Marijuana.. particularly some stuff on how it helps children in Colorado with long term illness and the impact on Vets with a variety of injuries..

The problem with Medical Marijuana is that "Big Pharma" did not "discover it"... they have the most to lose, they would prefer to flood the market with Opiate Derivatives..

RobertWeathers · May 31, 2016

I think TB12 has it in his brownie recipe.

DarrylS · May 31, 2016

robertweathers said:
I think TB12 has it in his brownie recipe.

It is vegan after all..

Interesting news this morning.. Rocky Mountain High???

CU Boulder study: Narcotic painkillers cause chronic pain

A man named Brady · May 31, 2016

In the future We're going to look at marijuana the same way we look at prohibition

signbabybrady · May 31, 2016

XLIX said:
If you want to allow it fine, but please stop with the "medical" marijuana nonsense. It would be something that any player who wanted it could find a willing Doctor.

Yes players who don't need it prescribed will find it. The horror. You think that's any different now.

Football players are perfect candidates for medicinal marijuana. Why in the world would we want these guys using opiates for their pain if they don't have to? Too young with way to much to lose. Look at Nick Kaczur as an example. If 100 guys use it recreationally and one Kaczur is saved then that is a huge win.

SalemPats · May 31, 2016

Sports should not test for non-performance enhancing drugs, it just hurts the league and the players. If someone does crack it does not make them a better player so who cares

XLIX · May 31, 2016

signbabybrady said:
Yes players who don't need it prescribed will find it.

Exactly. So stop hiding behind "medical marijuana" when what you really mean is "legal marijuana."

jah · May 31, 2016

Just stop testing for it entirely.

Kontradiction · May 31, 2016

I don't see why the NFL should test for it at all. Then again, I don't see why it isn't legal overall. And that's coming from someone that doesn't smoke the stuff and has no interest in smoking it.

Zeus · May 31, 2016

The league that hands out narcotic painkillers like M&Ms recoils in horror at the very thought of pot. Makes sense to me.

signbabybrady · May 31, 2016

XLIX said:
Exactly. So stop hiding behind "medical marijuana" when what you really mean is "legal marijuana."

I don't get why it's hiding when there are legitimate medical reasons. Even if it were made legal throughout the country one could make a good case for the NFL still not condoning recreational use(not saying the should or would) but the Medicinal value can't be argued.

thecore762 · Jun 1, 2016

Painkillers kill more people each year than any other drugs out there. The league probably has a big pact with this pharma companies and of course the government as well.

thecore762 · Jun 1, 2016

DarrylS said:
Someday national insitutions like the VA will recognize its value, and that will lead to a bunch of dominos falling into place..

If interested follow "Weediquette" on VICE TV, they do some good stuff about Marijuana.. particularly some stuff on how it helps children in Colorado with long term illness and the impact on Vets with a variety of injuries..

The problem with Medical Marijuana is that "Big Pharma" did not "discover it"... they have the most to lose, they would prefer to flood the market with Opiate Derivatives..

This exactly, Medical Marijuana helped a child avoiding from having extreme seizures. small doses daily has helped the child preventing from getting any seizures since starting the treatment.

I think Marijuana is the key to unravel brain problems/symptoms that some of these athletes suffer.

The NFL is already paying dearly for brain traumas, they should consider this path.
I think this will finally happen if Goodell finally gets replaced.

PatsBoy12 · Jun 1, 2016

It would compromise the integrity of the game.

BTTA · Jun 1, 2016

PatsBoy12 said:
I would compromise the integrity of the game.

No doubt. What would be your method of choice?

BTTA · Jun 1, 2016

SalemPats said:
Sports should not test for non-performance enhancing drugs, it just hurts the league and the players. If someone does crack it does not make them a better player so who cares

It has nothing to do with being a better player. It is about marketing image. The NFL owners make more money off of the image of the player being squeaky clean. Having them busted for illegal substances would cut into their revenues. They may or may not be right about that, but it has nothing to do with performance.

PatsBoy12 · Jun 1, 2016

betterthanthealternative said:
No doubt. What would be your method of choice?

Deflating footballs . . . too soon? LOL

Oh and in case you didn't realize, my original post was meant as sarcasm toward Goodell and the NFL.

The NFL should allow Medical Marijuana during the offseason.

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