The N.F.L.’s Absurd Marijuana Policy

[Sir X]

I medicated with marijuana for most of my career as a tight end from 2003 through 2008. And I needed the medication. I broke my tibia, dislocated my shoulder, separated both shoulders, tore my groin off the bone once and my hamstring off the bone twice, broke fingers and ribs, tore my medial collateral ligament, suffered brain trauma, etc. Most players have similar medical charts. And every one of them needs the medicine.


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/op...licy.html?_r=0


It seems as if the NY Times is one of the leading advocates of ganja, Wall Street influence at its best, where the TIMES go the media follows.

[Sir X]

Legal Use of Marijuana Clashes With Job Rules
By JACK HEALYSEPT. 7, 2014
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Brandon Coats, 35, is suing his former employer after his use of legal medical marijuana to treat painful spasms led to his dismissal for violating the company’s drug-free workplace rules. Credit Matthew Staver for The New York Times
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DENVER — Brandon Coats knew he was going to fail his drug test. Paralyzed in a car crash when he was 16, he had been using medical marijuana since 2009 to relieve the painful spasms that jolted his body. But he smoked mostly at night, and said marijuana had never hurt his performance answering customer calls for a Colorado satellite-television provider.

So when his employer, Dish Network, asked Mr. Coats to take a random drug screen, he was not surprised when the test came back positive for marijuana. He told his bosses why, but when he got to work the following week, he said, “my card wouldn’t open up the door.” He was fired for violating the company’s drug-free workplace rules, despite having a medical marijuana card.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/08/us...g-testing.html