One day after voters in eight states and DC approved legalizing marijuana use, the NFL announced it is forming a committee that will study its benefits as a pain management tool.

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000736898/article/nflpa-actively-studying-medical-marijuana-use-for-player

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I foresee a lot of players being in "pain".

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

Is there somewhere that I can volunteer for the clinical trials?

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I foresee a lot of players being in "pain".

 

Team doctors would never prescribe it if there is nothing wrong with the player.

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FACT!!

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Have you seen my baseball?

There may be like 3 players on an NFL team who isn't in pain.

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There may be like 3 players on an NFL team who isn't in pain.

 

The backup QB, the Head Trainer and the Director of College scouting.

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I'm trying to make myself more informed and less opinionated.

Stop saying whatever stupid thing you're talking about and pay attention to all the interesting things I have to say!

There may be like 3 players on an NFL team who isn't in pain.

 

How is it not obvious to everyone a doctor must diagnose a cause of pain to prescribe marijuana for it?

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I'm at a loss for words JW.

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Have you seen my baseball?

How is it not obvious to everyone a doctor must diagnose a cause of pain to prescribe marijuana for it?

Do you not think that after playing a game of football that just about everyone would have some sort of pain???

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???

Hell, I'm in pain just after watching the Jaguars play.

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Have you seen my baseball?

Hell, I'm in pain just after watching the Jaguars play.

I'm in pain after reading this board!!!

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???

Every once in a while I have to hit the "View Anyway" link.

 

I immediately wish that I hadn't.

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Mmmmmm beer.

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Have you seen my baseball?

Do you not think that after playing a game of football that just about everyone would have some sort of pain?

 

It is like when I am walking around all day on vacation my legs are sore the next day if I don't get in a hot tub, I guess. Certainly this is something the NFL and NFLPA would want to strictly control for legal reasons.

 

The big concern here is how to prevent NFC West and AFC West players from using marijuana as a recreational drug by getting prescriptions.

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You guys are crazy if you think a Doctor is just gonna prescribe marijuana all willy nilly like. It just doesn't happen. The player would have to lie about an illness.... Fake a illness? No one would ever do that. That's like lying on the internet, it just doesn't happen.

 

Now im off to get my medical weed for the month for my night blindness.

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Players are known to fake injuries during games (most recently kicker Dan Carpenter), but they have no reason to do that the day after a game. Trainers and doctors know all about next-day soreness every player gets - and that it almost never means the player is injured.

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Every once in a while I have to hit the "View Anyway" link.

 

I immediately wish that I hadn't.

funny i have never felt the need to do that..... have strength!

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Team doctors would never prescribe it if there is nothing wrong with the player.

 

WHY?

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What's there to study? There's enough evidence out there for the vast majority of jurisdictions to recognize its effectiveness.

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