Link: Pete Carroll Weighs In On Medicinal Pot Use In The NFL

[REBELZED]

...I have seen drugs to include weed ruin too many people's lives to not have a negative opinion about it.

This is probably headed for NS, but if weed ruins your life you're doing it wrong

In all seriousness, I'd say most people that allow weed to ruin their lives were destined to have their lives ruined by SOMETHING anyway. Weed in moderation is much less harmful with much fewer side effects than many legal drugs...

 

[dWarriors88]

Here's my prediction:

Years from now, when pot is simply legal, people will look back and marvel at the mindset of trying to prohibit it. Nevermind jailing people for using it.

It will seem like an odd attitude people used to have, kind of like how we now view the old custom of not letting a woman drain an athlete's energy the night before a big game.

Prohibition of marijuana a lot like how alcohol was outlawed for many years.

 

[Alasippi]

Imagine the TV commercials......

"Hi, I'm Drew Brees, and I have to tell you--After a big game, I'm really sore!
But that's no problem Any More!!
Now, I forget my pain quick and easy! I simply smoke a couple of "Who Dat Tokers"
and the pain is forgotten FAST! With it's premium, patented Columbian blend, "Who Dat Tokers" will have you wondering how you ever got hurt in the first place, and even if you can remember, you'll laugh about it!
Plus, being a smaller Quarterback, it's important that I keep my weight up. With "Who Dat Tokers" that's no longer a problem. After smoking these babies I can easily eat 13 or 14 bags of Fritos and 20 to 25 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in less than an hour!
I feel stronger than ever! And I owe it all to "Who Dat Tokers"!
Pick up a pack today on your way to the game! And remember, "Go Packers"!
Wait....who do I play for"?

 

[CullmanTide]

I don't know for sure, but I have a theory. And I don't wanna assassinate this man's character (if it's even possible). But there was a certain player at Florida who excelled when on the field. But often missed games for bogus reasons given by his head coach. It was later discovered that said player dealt with migraines mightily. Same thing has happened in the nfl with said player. Word in the streets is that said player used to medicate to help with migraines at UF and whenever his pee came up cloudy, he also had an "ankle sprain" or "hamstring tweak". He's missed more time since being in the NFL. First team he was on was in a state where marijuana is illegal. He's on a team now in a state where it is.


That was for nothing.

But I think marijuana use is not a problem. Marijuana ABUSE (just like any other thing) is the problem. I've never smoked. Never had a desire to. But I don't judge people who do it responsibly either (like people dealing with MS and other painful conditions). I know some very high functioning people that function very well in high pressure jobs but smoke just a little at home everyday. Now people who use it to the point where they're incapable of doing much else, I have the same issue with as I do people who play video games to the point of productive paralysis.

Let em smoke it responsibly. I'm all for it

If everyone were a responsible adult I'd agree. My concern is how many children, especially infants, would be harmed from exposure.

 

[Bamaro]

If everyone were a responsible adult I'd agree. My concern is how many children, especially infants, would be harmed from exposure.

 

[cullman tide]

Exposure of what? Second hand smoke or that it would promote use of marijuana in children? Marijuana in the Netherlands (a country with legal marijuana in state approved coffee shops) has a lower percentage of underage users than the U.S. does. If anything legalizing the drug federally will lower its use in the U.S. amongst underage kids.

 

[rgw]

Yes, because bringing the substance under the umbrella of government regulation will establish minimum age limits for sales and take the dope peddler out of the equation.

 

[CullmanTide]

Exposure of what? Second hand smoke or that it would promote use of marijuana in children? Marijuana in the Netherlands (a country with legal marijuana in state approved coffee shops) has a lower percentage of underage users than the U.S. does. If anything legalizing the drug federally will lower its use in the U.S. amongst underage kids.

I guess the idea of a contact buzz never crossed your mind.

 

[cullman tide]

No it didn't because it doesn't exist. 97% of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol - the ingredient that produces a high) is absorbed into the bloodstream 3 seconds after inhalation. Maybe theoretically with an enormous amount of smoke in a closet or bathroom with no windows open could a child receive one. And even if that highly improbable situation were to occur, marijuana is by far (health wise) the safest drug their is, and isn't cancer inducing like tobacco is. People should be more worried about their children reaching into their liquor cabinets or prescriptions.

 

[Crimson1967]

Yes, because bringing the substance under the umbrella of government regulation will establish minimum age limits for sales and take the dope peddler out of the equation.

Much like people under 21 have such a hard time buying alcohol.

 

[TideMan09]

Exactly cullman tide I agree 100% with ya..As long as it is banned, it will be a "taboo" type drug, and part of its attraction, is that it is a taboo, take the "taboo" out of it by legalizing it nationwide & it will lose part of what makes it attractive to a lot of people..If that makes any sense..

And Bamaro I literally LOL everytime I see that chunky boy taking a toke on the cig or joint..Whatever th heck it is..LOL

Exposure of what? Second hand smoke or that it would promote use of marijuana in children? Marijuana in the Netherlands (a country with legal marijuana in state approved coffee shops) has a lower percentage of underage users than the U.S. does. If anything legalizing the drug federally will lower its use in the U.S. amongst underage kids.

 

[cullman tide]

They have a harder time buying alcohol than they do weed apparently...http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-pot-easier-to-buy-than-beer/

 

[lelandhorne]

Friendly reminder that the real reason marijuana is still illegal in the USA is because of this.

The DEA fights hemp cultivation tooth and nail but why? It doesn't have THC or anything else that the DEA claims makes marijuana bad.

 

[mittman]

I will not rehash it here, but my opinion has not changed substantially from this.

http://www.tidefans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117251

To those that would support use in pill or liquid form with a prescription attached to it. I have no more problem than I have with other drugs used for the same purpose.

To those that continually say "this is no worse than..." IMO there is not enough research done to determine the true effects. At least compared to tobacco. Until recently those that are trying to do the research are having problems finding people that would be in the pool of potential study candidates that do not smoke tobacco as well.

I just want to continually be on EVERY record that sprouts up that legalizing is a bad idea. I may be proven wrong, but I don't think so.

 

[Jon]

They have a harder time buying alcohol than they do weed apparently...http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-pot-easier-to-buy-than-beer/

when I was in highschool in the 80's I could easily find all manor of drugs if desired, Pot, LSD, Cocaine etc. I smoked a little but didn't touch the other stuff even though I knew it was available. Alcohol on the other hand was much harder to come by. To get beer involved planning and work.

From talking to my highschool aged nephew the only difference is that there is also all sorts of prescription pills available at his school now.

 

[Bamaro]

With CullmanTide debating with cullman tide in this thread I feel like I have already had 1 hit too many. :eek2:

 

[BamaPokerplayer]

No it didn't because it doesn't exist. 97% of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol - the ingredient that produces a high) is absorbed into the bloodstream 3 seconds after inhalation. Maybe theoretically with an enormous amount of smoke in a closet or bathroom with no windows open could a child receive one. And even if that highly improbable situation were to occur, marijuana is by far (health wise) the safest drug their is, and isn't cancer inducing like tobacco is. People should be more worried about their children reaching into their liquor cabinets or prescriptions.

What do you mean it isn't cancer inducing?

 

[Chukker Veteran]

With CullmanTide debating with cullman tide in this thread I feel like I have already had 1 hit too many. :eek2:

That's what my first thought was. How appropriate Cullman Tide would have a difference of opinion with cullman tide in this particular thread.

 

[rgw]

Much like people under 21 have such a hard time buying alcohol.

Great point, I'd argue that people are relatively more law-abiding than that or at least to a measure. I, for example, never thought it was right to fake a state identification to get into bars but I'd crack open one in the fridge if available. It kept me close to home or somewhere safe at least.

 

[cullman tide]

BamaPokerplayer, for one, marijuana isn't grown with radioactive fertilizers and phosphates that are put on the same soil every year and attach themselves to the very resinous tobacco leaf. Tobacco also contains many carcinogens in itself not to mention pointless additives like rat poison. In fact, if you research the numbers you will find that their are 0 direct recorded deaths from marijuana.