Good article on Eugene Monroe

[atomicfront]

ESPN Eugene Monroe Article

[Cillmatic]

It should definitely be legalized but the endless talk about the issue is getting annoying.

[usmccharles]

I am not a smoker.  I live in California and am a veteran,  could easily have my medicinal card but I chose not to. That being said.  It should be completely legal, everywhere. 

[Rav'n Maniac]

Read the article and I agree with most that it should be fully legalized. What i don't agree with is his choice to use it within eyeshot of his kids. He should be more discreet as they are too young to be influenced by his poor decisions imo. 

[rmw10]

23 minutes ago, Rav'n Maniac said:

Read the article and I agree with most that it should be fully legalized. What i don't agree with is his choice to use it within eyeshot of his kids. He should be more discreet as they are too young to be influenced by his poor decisions imo. 

That's what seemed so bizarre to me.

Overall, I get his line of thinking, but for as smart as he thinks he is, there's a lot of misinformation there.

[atomicfront]

The Marijuana part wasn't what I found interesting.  I was more interested in how the Ravens are pushing players to play hurt and giving them Vicodin.  And how Monroe was punished for sitting out a game with a high ankle sprain.. And his concussion incident.  I  wonder why this was moved to the off-topic forum. This is Ravens related not off-topic at all.  

Edited November 3, 2016 by atomicfront

[rmw10]

6 minutes ago, atomicfront said:

The Marijuana part wasn't what I found interesting.  I was more interested in how the Ravens are pushing players to play hurt and giving them Vicodin.  And how Monroe was punished for sitting out a game with a high ankle sprain.. And his concussion incident.  I  wonder why this was moved to the off-topic forum. This is Ravens related not off-topic at all.  

This is more of a sports issue than anything else.  You'd be hard pressed to find 1 team in any league that doesn't prescribe pain killers to try to numb the pain and get them back on the field.

[Moderator 3]

9 minutes ago, atomicfront said:

 I  wonder why this was moved to the off-topic forum. This is Ravens related not off-topic at all.  

Because, in reality, it's really about drugs.  Good, bad, whatever.  Perhaps it could have gone to Other NFL but whoever put it here thought this was the place.  I'm not going to argue it. Either decision has its pros.

There is a lot of misinformation, innuendo, and one-sidedness about this article.  Although I think he has some valid points, I think the article is overly dramatic.  Keep in mind that he isn't playing in the NFL at his own choice.  He had at least 2 offers.  He just lost his heart for it.

[atomicfront]

23 minutes ago, Moderator 3 said:

Because, in reality, it's really about drugs.  Good, bad, whatever.  Perhaps it could have gone to Other NFL but whoever put it here thought this was the place.  I'm not going to argue it. Either decision has its pros.

There is a lot of misinformation, innuendo, and one-sidedness about this article.  Although I think he has some valid points, I think the article is overly dramatic.  Keep in mind that he isn't playing in the NFL at his own choice.  He had at least 2 offers.  He just lost his heart for it.

 

Yeah he decided not to play because of the pain and injuries involved he was last a Raven.  Like I said I don't care about the Marijuana aspects other than the team giving him 10 different drugs at one time and then the league suspending players for Marijuana.If the league wants to continue to ban Marijuana I don't really care.  But I think everyone can agree opioid addiction is a big problem in this country.  Surprised the league/Ravens not only don't test for this but are supplying the players with the drugs.  

The point is it is about the Ravens. The Ravens gave him drugs and wanted him to play injured not other NFL teams.  

[atomicfront]

37 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

This is more of a sports issue than anything else.  You'd be hard pressed to find 1 team in any league that doesn't prescribe pain killers to try to numb the pain and get them back on the field.

I don't follow other teams.  I follow the Ravens.  This guy was a Raven.  I don't think everyone else is doing it so I was just following the crowd defense.  

[rmw10]

1 minute ago, atomicfront said:

I don't follow other teams.  I follow the Ravens.  This guy was a Raven.  I don't think everyone else is doing it so I was just following the crowd defense.  

You're absolutely delusional if you don't think every team in the league is doing this.  I'm not denying that it's a problem, but it's not just a Ravens problem, it's a sports problem.

[atomicfront]

1 hour ago, rmw10 said:

You're absolutely delusional if you don't think every team in the league is doing this.  I'm not denying that it's a problem, but it's not just a Ravens problem, it's a sports problem.

I am saying how is that an argument?  Everyone else is doing something horrible it is OK that we are doing it too? Players should not be playing with opioids in their system.  

[rmw10]

14 minutes ago, atomicfront said:

I am saying how is that an argument?  Everyone else is doing something horrible it is OK that we are doing it too? Players should not be playing with opioids in their system.  

It's the nature of sports.  That doesn't make it right, but that's how the system works - whether you're the Ravens, Patriots, Saskatchewan Roughriders, etc.

I'm not denying that it's an issue.

[ALPHA]

Theres too many special interest groups that lobby to keep it illegal, which is a shame considering the medicinal benefits and the properties of hemp. As for Monroe? well I understand the frustration but he never failed a drug test, was always in shape and played well when he was healthy.

[usmccharles]

On ‎11‎/‎3‎/‎2016 at 7:52 AM, atomicfront said:

I am saying how is that an argument?  Everyone else is doing something horrible it is OK that we are doing it too? Players should not be playing with opioids in their system.  

I don think you understand he is agreeing with you that it is a problem, just stating that every single team does it, that's all hes saying.  He didn't say that it makes it ok.  And when jobs are on the line, family well being, you think someone isn't going to do whatever they can to be on that field?  Id be asking for it to.