“Everybody thinks that if you did this random testing you’d catch so many guys on PEDs. No, you’d catch more of the guys on marijuana. So [we've got] 475 guys under contract and 400 of them would be out with marijuana [suspensions].”
—Dana White, president of the UFC.

“At least a good 50 [US] Olympic athletes use marijuana regularly before they stop in time for testing.”
—Stephany Lee

“I just let him know that most of the players in the league use marijuana and I have and do partake in smoking weed in the offseason”
—Josh Howard, forward for the Dallas Mavericks. Howard admitted to smoking marijuana on Michel Irvin’s ESPN show.

“You got guys out there playing high every night. You got 60% of your league on marijuana. What can you do?”
—Charles Oakley (Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and Houston Rockets)

“I personally know boxers, body builders, cyclists, runners and athletes from all walks of life that train and compete with the assistance of marijuana,”
—WWE wrestler Rob Van Dam

* Even many of the best cricket players of all time, like Phil Tufnell and Sir Ian Botham, have admitted to regularly using marijuana to deal with stress and muscle aches. In 2001, half of South Africa’s cricket team was caught smoking marijuana with the team physiotherapist. They were celebrating a championship victory in the Caribbean.

Mathieu is a beast, and whoever drafts him will benefit greatly.

Marijuana is illegal because its supposedly dangerous and harmful. But if The Honey Badger and countless other athletes (as well as people in many other walks of life) can smoke and still perform at a high level, then why exactly is it still illegal? Government logic.

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Wow, never seen a post get over a 1,000 thumbs up before!

Functional smokers are like functional alcoholics – they exist, but are few and far between. The first time this kid is late to practice because he was too stoned to drive home the night before, he’s going to get cut.
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How moronic. Both are more prevalent than you know. There are big differences between the 2 that ignorant people won’t admit. How many times have you heard of someone calling in sick because they are hung over from smoking too much pot? How many people are on transplant lists because they smoke too much pot? How many people die or even go to the hospital with pot overdose? How many college kids are hospitalized each year due to pot hazing? You need to stop watching movies like reefer madness to get your facts. Pot doesn’t cause even a fraction of a percent of the medical and social problems associated with alcohol. There hasn’t even been 1 single case of lung cancer attributed solely to pot. Use facts, not DEA scare tactics in your arguments.

This is about the fact that he KNEW it was illegal, was warned to stop smoking it, and still couldn’t make the decision that would have kept him at school and playing for LSU. He couldn’t make the right decision, even with his future on the line. That shows he has an addictive personality and couldn’t overcome it at that time.

What teams would be concerned with now, is can he continue to make the right decisions or will he fall back into that addictive personality should something else come up that he could put before his career? Were I a National Football League GM, I’d be very, very skeptical of his ability to make the right decision.

I wouldn’t trust this joker with a big payday, no way.
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Payday? ummmmm…munchies…….

Now the only real question here is if the Honey Badger really does care or if he is just paying lip service. If he has really turned the corner on this, then I’d love to see him a Saint.

Not only is it not fun, it’s just plain stupid.
A multi-million dollar contract vs a dimebag of weed,
hmmm…let me think this over…

Anyone got the munchies???

Functional smokers are like functional alcoholics – they exist, but are few and far between. The first time this kid is late to practice because he was too stoned to drive home the night before, he’s going to get cut.
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Oh man, you are so out of touch on this. There are tons of functional stoners out there. You probably work with a few and have no idea, because after a while it stops being something you identify yourself by, and is just part of your daily routine, like brushing your teeth. Totally normally people you would never think are stoners go home after a day of responsibilities, eat dinner, and then hit a bong and relax.

Plus a winning team keeps the players focused.