NCAA panel recommends marijuana be dropped from banned substance list

[thehardknoxlife]

You actually believe marijuana has no medicinal value? Is that just because the government tells you that?

Marijuana smoke, no I do not. I'll state it again. Smoke in the lungs will never be a medicine. It's crazy to even say that it is.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Marijuana smoke, no I do not. I'll state it again. Smoke in the lungs will never be a medicine. It's crazy to even say that it is.

You have no idea what you're talking about. Smoke isn't the medicine. It's THC. And there are other methods to acquire THC other than smoking. Your brain comes hard wired with cannabinoid receptors, if you believe in a creator, how can you believe a naturally occurring plant (presumably God put here) and your brain have receptors for said plant is somehow a bad thing? It almost seems to me like God intended us to use this plant, and the government couldn't control it so they convinced everyone it's bad. And you fell for it.

How many alcohol commercials do you see watching TV? I can chug a handle of vodka and die in a matter of minutes, legally. But yet we celebrate alcohol as a society. And I'm not being a hypocrite hell yes I like to drink. Especially when I smoke.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I'll stick to listening to the guys who have pHds. I'm not saying it doesn't have therapeutic benefits or do something else entirely, but it's not a medicine. Cocaine helps a lot of problems too and is a much better remedy for pain lmao.

Apparently you haven't listened to that many PhDs, and why not listen to some actual MDs while you're at it. That you compared it even roughly with cocaine indicates you may have listened to the wrong PhDs

 

[thehardknoxlife]

You have no idea what you're talking about. Smoke isn't the medicine. It's THC. And there are other methods to acquire THC other than smoking. Your brain comes hard wired with cannabinoid receptors, if you believe in a creator, how can you believe a naturally occurring plant (presumably God put here) and your brain have receptors for said plant is somehow a bad thing? It almost seems to me like God intended us to use this plant, and the government couldn't control it so they convinced everyone it's bad. And you fell for it.

How many alcohol commercials do you see watching TV? I can chug a handle of vodka and die in a matter of minutes, legally. But yet we celebrate alcohol as a society. And I'm not being a hypocrite hell yes I like to drink. Especially when I smoke.

Bro, put down the internet.

 

[thehardknoxlife]

Apparently you haven't listened to that many PhDs, and why not listen to some actual MDs while you're at it. That you compared it even roughly with cocaine indicates you may have listened to the wrong PhDs

Woosh

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Woosh

 

[JohnWardForever]

About 22% of student athletes already admit to using it. Exaggeration and overreaction. Nice

Well that's your opinion, and as they say Everyone has one. So many on here are obviously in love with getting high. Do what you are supposed to do with yourself and you can get high naturally. And yes, Legalizing Drugs has a sinister agenda. Catch that next flight with the loaded Pilot.

 

[JohnWardForever]

I remember back when we were debating removing the artificial turf in Neyland. A lot of people helpfully pointed out that we would surely play better on grass

That's quite an analogy there.. Lawdy.

 

[MemphisVol77]

Well that's your opinion, and as they say Everyone has one. So many on here are obviously in love with getting high. Do what you are supposed to do with yourself and you can get high naturally. And yes, Legalizing Drugs has a sinister agenda. Catch that next flight with the loaded Pilot.

Criminalizing marijuana had a sinister agenda in 1937 when it was actually criminalized by the feds. The continued restriction and criminalization of it has been even more sinister. Tobacco lobbyists, alcohol lobbyists, medical insurance lobbyists, for profit prison industry lobbyists, corrupt politicians, and other sinister factors can be thanked for that.

If you'd like to discuss criminalizing other drugs besides marijuana, I'll probably be willing to clutch pearls with you.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Well that's your opinion, and as they say Everyone has one. So many on here are obviously in love with getting high. Do what you are supposed to do with yourself and you can get high naturally. And yes, Legalizing Drugs has a sinister agenda. Catch that next flight with the loaded Pilot.

Has nothing to do with loving to get high. If pot is illegal, then alcohol and cigarettes should be since those are more harmful. It seems you like to conflate with no interest in nuance or details. Facts be damned. Yeah, everyone has opinions but they are not all equally qualified.

Pilots are always going to be subject to random testing. Legalizing marijuana won't make flying any more dangerous. Are you saying flights originating in the states where it's legal are inherently more dangerous now?

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

It's basically anything goes for student-athletes these days. Hey, you want cash in addition to your free four-year education worth $200K? No
problem! You wanna smoke pot before playing? No problem. Activists on the one hand and greed on the other are ruining college athletics.

As a former student- athlete from the early 1980s, I can tell you as a matter of fact that it was much worse back then than it is now. There weren't any drug tests back then. Far more student-athletes used marijuana. Far more abused alcohol. Police in college towns showed favoritism towards the athletes. Arrests were minimal, if at all.

Far more scrutiny and regs now for student-athletes, even if they do away testing for the plant

 

[livefaith]

If we're being 100% honest when is the last time a UT player was banned for a failed drug test due to weed?

DaRick?

 

[ZDogPharizle]

I've tried it a few times, drank a few back in the day, and only have one question for folks. What's wrong with being sober Most of the time? Some people just can't face everyday life without something. I don't get it. (I'm a 1 beer a day guy now, 5pm and that's forever) It's important to know what's going on and being in Control instead of being controlled.

You literally just said you have a beer EVERY day.

 

[OrangeTsar]

So now us football fans are worried about the mental health of our football players?? The same ones we cheer on for slamming into eachother at full speed repeatedly?!? Mmkay.

Huh?

 

[70s_R&B]

Banned substance or not, it's still illegal in most states. Lifting it from a banned substance list isn't going to help the ones who get caught with it on their person by a police officer. We need to stop placating 18-24 year olds just because they are good at sports.

 

[VolDaddy61]

It may not be the proposal but it will occur more often than it already does if there isn’t any testing.

It's not going to occur more than it is now. The ONLY reason this is a consideration is because of the number of athletes who are already using it. It's not going to open the floodgates for usage.

It's basically anything goes for student-athletes these days. Hey, you want cash in addition to your free four-year education worth $200K? No
problem! You wanna smoke pot before playing? No problem. Activists on the one hand and greed on the other are ruining college athletics.

Stop pretending these athletes were brought to these schools to be students, it'll make your life easier.

Lol. Weed is definitely not a pain med. That's like a pothead answer. It might help with a headache but not serious pain.

There are tons of medical studies that say you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

You have no idea what you're talking about. Smoke isn't the medicine. It's THC. And there are other methods to acquire THC other than smoking. Your brain comes hard wired with cannabinoid receptors, if you believe in a creator, how can you believe a naturally occurring plant (presumably God put here) and your brain have receptors for said plant is somehow a bad thing? It almost seems to me like God intended us to use this plant, and the government couldn't control it so they convinced everyone it's bad. And you fell for it.

How many alcohol commercials do you see watching TV? I can chug a handle of vodka and die in a matter of minutes, legally. But yet we celebrate alcohol as a society. And I'm not being a hypocrite hell yes I like to drink. Especially when I smoke.

Weed smoke!...and no its not. Smoke in the lungs will never be a medicine other than to people who want to get high.

If its a medicine, then why is my hip killing me? I just smoked enough to get Snoop high.

Snoop still C-walks and his hips seem to work just fine and he's damn near fifty if He isn't already. Maybe you're just out of shape.

And of course, we have wing nuts here in Tennessee trying to legislate morality to their liking

Let's not use "Tennessee"..."morality"... and "legislate" in the same sentence.

A lot of y’all sound like Reefer Madness in here lol educate yourself (and not from government propaganda)

Allowing students to use marijuana is a recipe for disaster. I wish the truth of the marijuana users arguments matched the passion that they have proclaiming it. How often are the athletes that are arrested for marijuana arrested for some other crime? 90+%? The reality is that marijuana did not magically become less harmful. It did not become magically less addictive. It did not start curing cancer or any other disease. New unbiased studies and technology did not show that the problems associated with marijuana were rooted in ignorance or outdated information. The only difference in marijuana from now to 25 years ago is that there are enough people are using it and addicted to it to have a political voice to influence elections. It is the same cancer on our society and youth that it has always been.

I wish the "truth" about Marijuana would have come out from the very beginning.

 

[thehardknoxlife]

There are tons of medical studies that say you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

Show me one study that shows marijuana smoke in the lungs as medicine. I don't wanna see patient testimony saying, yeah man it like helps me. Give scientific facts.

There are 0 FDA approved medicines as marijuana smoke. This is actually kinda silly.

 

[thehardknoxlife]

Snoop still C-walks and his hips seem to work just fine and he's damn near fifty if He isn't already. Maybe you're just out of shape.

Lose an argument, deflect and then throw personal insults. I win .

So you have to be in tremendous shape for it to act as a pain med! No wonder it doesn't work for me.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Show me one study that shows marijuana smoke in the lungs as medicine. I don't wanna see patient testimony saying, yeah man it like helps me. Give scientific facts.

There are 0 FDA approved medicines as marijuana smoke. This is actually kinda silly.

You're losing the forest for the trees. As I said but you seem to ignore, there are other ways to get THC out of marijuana besides smoking it. Smoking it is just the easiest and most attainable to most users. Anything FDA approved will not be smoke. Look up Epidiolex, Marinol, and Syndros.

 

[knoxvol52]

What does that have to do with football?

Not a damn thing this is just a pissing contest.if they smoke they smoke it's irrevelant to the game.i have more issues with PEDs than pot smoking.PEDs enhance your performance don't think I've seen one post saying marijuana does.

 

[thehardknoxlife]

Anything FDA approved will not be smoke.

Ding ding ding. We have a winner.

 

[VolDaddy61]

What does that have to do with football?

The same as weed, not a damn thing.

 

[VolDaddy61]

Lose an argument, deflect and then throw personal insults. I win .

So you have to be in tremendous shape for it to act as a pain med! No wonder it doesn't work for me.

Who said anything about tremendous pain ? You take therapeutic doses to keep pain under control. It wasn't an insult, merely a question. I'd be more than happy to send You literature if I wouldn't be wasting My time.

 

[thehardknoxlife]

Who said anything about tremendous pain ? You take therapeutic doses to keep pain under control. It wasn't an insult, merely a question. I'd be more than happy to send You literature if I wouldn't be wasting My time.

People take heroin to keep pain under control too, still doesn't make it a medicine.

There is zero literature that studies smoke in the lungs as medicine and labels it as such, unless it's from some nitwit. I challenge you to post it here for everyone. Educate us all.

I wasn't insulted, just pointing out what you were doing, and did again. Mr hard in shape guy on the internet board.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

People take heroin to keep pain under control too, still doesn't make it a medicine.

What about morphine and codeine? They are natural opiates just like heroin and used every day in hospitals.