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As marijuana continues a trend towards becoming more socially acceptable in the United States, the NFL’s drug policy has proven itself to be archaic. While stopping short of suggesting that players should be able to openly smoke marijuana before games and in public, what harm does the “drug” do to their ability to perform? Do the players turn into malcontents when smoking weed? Are they raging hard into the early-morning and finding themselves in trouble with the authorities? Do those players who smoke marijuana offer a bigger threat to society than those who drink?
We will once again turn to former NFL linebacker Scott Fujita to answer this question:
“A coach worries that a guy might get popped one too many times and end up missing games,” Fujita said. “But I’ve had coaches tell me they’d rather have guys go home at night, smoke a bowl, sit your ass on the couch, play some X-Box and eat some Cheetos, rather than being out at night, drinking and getting in trouble. I’ve heard coaches actually say that to me.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/vincentf...a-policy-is/3/
We will once again turn to former NFL linebacker Scott Fujita to answer this question:
“A coach worries that a guy might get popped one too many times and end up missing games,” Fujita said. “But I’ve had coaches tell me they’d rather have guys go home at night, smoke a bowl, sit your ass on the couch, play some X-Box and eat some Cheetos, rather than being out at night, drinking and getting in trouble. I’ve heard coaches actually say that to me.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/vincentf...a-policy-is/3/