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Would you support the NCAA lifting the ban on weed...

Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:10 pm
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
27406 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:10 pm
and leaving it up to each school and coach?

PED's I understand and fully support those bans, but weed is not a PED. If anything, I think it hurts performance.

Not advocating schools allowing players to have it on campus or go to games/practice under the influence, but I think it's ridiculous to suspend a player for testing positive for weed by the NCAA when their concern should be PEDs.

Posted by viceman
Huntsville, AL
Member since Aug 2016
30688 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:11 pm to
only if it gets passed in the stadium
This post was edited on 8/25/18 at 12:12 pm
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:15 pm to
Absolutely.
Posted by SAINTS0321
Member since Jan 2016
3963 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:18 pm to
no - weed is demonic makes you a lazy loser
This post was edited on 8/25/18 at 12:56 pm
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
27406 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:18 pm to
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only if it gets passed in the stadium



I 100% approve this message
Posted by TheMidnightTiger
Member since Jun 2018
2372 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:23 pm to
The sarcasm is real.
I’d love this.
Posted by TouchdownTony
Central Alabama
Member since Apr 2016
10532 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:25 pm to
No. Weed is illegal. When it is legal ok. Fine. I don't have a problem with weed. I don't smoke it and don't plan to but it is currently illegal in most states by law.

If we are having to lobby the NCAA to make an illegal drug ok for players just so our guys don't get suspended then we have a bigger problem.

Rules are rules, whether we agree or not. Follow the rules or suffer the consequences. I think the tax laws in this country are bullshite. However, try to get around the system and you will find your arse in prison. I think telling a colleague that this new Apple whatever is gonna hit the market in 6 months is a bullshite "insider trading" law because it boosts the economy and everybody at Apple knows the information anyway. A father who works at Apple tells his son of the newest gadget over family dinner has committed a crime. HOWEVER, it's illegal and rules are rules.

You're coming from the Fulton case which is in black and white what happens to you if you try to cheat a test. It's two years. period. End of story. If you don't like the rule, petition the NCAA but blame the correct people. LSU fans believe it was a conspiracy created by Alabama to keep the kid off the field. Nope, Alabama had nothing to do with the 2 year stipulation that was written in and couldn't care less whether the kid played or not. LSU got a break here that now will have opened pandora's box. When Bama has a guy try to cheat one, I fully expect LSU to be firmly behind us in petitioning a "reduced" sentence regardless of what the rule says.
Posted by dcbl
Good guys wear white hats.
Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:26 pm to
quote:

Would you support the NCAA lifting the ban on weed...



yes

quote:

and leaving it up to each school and coach?



no
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
45270 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:28 pm to
I can think of few topics on which I genuinely have no opinion one way or the other.
But this one falls into that category.
If pushed to offer a viewpoint, mine would be to let the universities/scholarship funding source decide.
Posted by momentoftruth87
Your mom
Member since Oct 2013
86110 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:28 pm to
Yes. I smoke, everyone should have the option to do so.
Posted by lewis and herschel
Member since Nov 2009
16084 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:29 pm to
Yes
Posted by cajunbama
Metairie
Member since Jan 2007
34639 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:30 pm to
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Rules are rules



Voted down. frick off.
Posted by GlossuRabban
West Cobb
Member since Apr 2018
2570 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:32 pm to
Yes.
Posted by DCtiger1
Member since Jul 2009
11168 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:32 pm to
quote:

LSU got a break here that now will have opened pandora's box.


The NCAA got it wrong and corrected it. Happens in the criminal justice system all the time.
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
27406 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:33 pm to
quote:

No. Weed is illegal. When it is legal ok. Fine. I don't have a problem with weed. I don't smoke it and don't plan to but it is currently illegal in most states by law.


So what about players in Colorado or other States where it is legal, or decriminalized? The spirit of the NCAA regulation is banning PEDs because it gives users a competitive advantage, it's not about punishing people for the legal implications of using substances. If that were the case, you'd have the NCAA coming down hard on underage drinking by players.

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You're coming from the Fulton case which is in black and white what happens to you if you try to cheat a test. It's two years. period. End of story. If you don't like the rule, petition the NCAA but blame the correct people. LSU fans believe it was a conspiracy created by Alabama to keep the kid off the field. Nope, Alabama had nothing to do with the 2 year stipulation that was written in and couldn't care less whether the kid played or not. LSU got a break here that now will have opened pandora's box. When Bama has a guy try to cheat one, I fully expect LSU to be firmly behind us in petitioning a "reduced" sentence regardless of what the rule says.


Actually, Fulton wasn't on my mind when asking this. I posted it because there are players every year who test positive for marijuana and get banned by the NCAA, not just at LSU. Nice try, but it's a swing and miss for you.
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
15970 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:34 pm to
I thought most weed suspensions were based on university policies not NCAA. I may be wrong but I thought the NCAA rarely tests for recreational drugs.
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
27406 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:37 pm to
quote:

If pushed to offer a viewpoint, mine would be to let the universities/scholarship funding source decide.



I would fall back on this as well. With many jurisdictions moving toward legalizing or decriminalizing, and the absence of performance enhancing impacts, I feel the NCAA should lift the ban and let each school decide how they handle positive marijuana tests.
Posted by texag7
College Station
Member since Apr 2014
40705 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:38 pm to
Everyone smokes and everyone knows when the general test dates are. If you can't stop for a few weeks to pass then it's your fault
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
45270 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:39 pm to
quote:

So what about players in Colorado or other States where it is legal, or decriminalized?

Interesting question.
I found this online:
quote:

Most college athletes wouldn’t benefit from the new laws [in Colorado and Washington] anyway, since they set a legal age limit at 21. But even those above the age limit will still be subject to the NCAA’s banned substance list, which includes a host of legal drugs and supplements. And the NCAA has no plans to reconsider marijuana in the wake of the new laws, according to an official statement given to Yahoo News:
quote:

“The legalizing of marijuana in Colorado and Washington does not impact the NCAA drug testing rules,” the statement said. “The NCAA banned drug and testing policies are not tied to whether a substance is legal for general population use, but rather whether the substance is considered a threat to student-athlete health and safety or the integrity of the game.”

Posted by TheMidnightTiger
Member since Jun 2018
2372 posts
Posted on 8/25/18 at 12:40 pm to
Your lack of knowledge on the subject on marijuana astonishes me and is the reason while it’s hard for good hardworking people to have it. A beer is no better than a joint. Hypocrisy is in the air I smell.
This post was edited on 8/25/18 at 12:41 pm
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