Recreational marijuana use was legalized by Colorado and Washington voters in constitutional amendments Tuesday, but the NFL has voiced the same sentiment as anti-pot Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, who warned people not to "break out the Cheetos or Goldfish too quickly,'' Jim Corbett of USA Today reports. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told USA TODAY Sports that though Colorado's Amendment 64 and Washington's similar measure allow individuals to possess up to one ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants in there homes, "Marijuana remains prohibited under the NFL substance abuse program.'' Former Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe, a member of the Hall of Fame, told USA TODAY Sports that loosening the league and NFLPA's collectively bargained substance abuse policy that mandates suspensions for using the drug won't change any time soon because it sends the wrong message. "That will never happen. Not in our lifetime, because of the way kids follow what NFL players do,'' said Sharpe, a CBS analyst. "If you look at Little League football, kids who play want to wear the pink towels and shoes for breast cancer awareness ... they follow everything the big guys do. "The voters have spoken in Colorado. They don't think to a certain degree, the amount is a big deal. They voted and said so. But I don't see the NFL, basketball or baseball condoning it.'' "There are a lot of things that are legal outside of the NFL -- Ephedera, Adderal. There are certain things you can take as a normal citizen walking around the street that are legal,'' Sharpe said. "It sends the wrong message.'' Source: The Redzone
i do think it's funny that peyton manning purchases a chain of papa johns franchises the week before the pot vote in colorado. genius. that said, the policy as well as the ban on it nationwide needs to gtfo.
What sucks is that weed is the only drug that stays in your system. Everything else washes out in 2-3 days max if you DONT try to cleanse.
Actually, Horseface, it wouldnt send the wrong message at all, quite the opposite. The message needs to be that marijuana is less dangerous and less harmful to people than the PED's it's being lumped in with, and as well the alcohol that's allowed by the league, especially to high-level (pardon the pun) athletes who need to be in elite physical shape. There's a strong case to be made that it's actually beneficial to muscle recovery after heavy physical exertion and abuse like these guys subject themselves to day in and out. You're absolutely right in that kids follow what the "big guys" do, which is why things that are EXPONENTIALLY more harmful to kids development than marijuana like steroids, growth hormones and Adderal are so prevalent in HS locker rooms. Know why? Because when they see guys in their mid-forties that look like this... They know there's no way you got there without PED's.
