Katelyn Baker
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Alabama Football's Lester Cotton has joined Cam Robinson Hootie Jones, Tim Williams, *Brandon Chicken and hundreds of other college athletes from schools all across the country on the long list of players busted for marijuana.
That list a problem — but not just for players, coaches and Attorney Bobby Shunarah. It's a problem for the NCAA. Almost 60% of Americans now live in a state where marijuana is legal but if you're a college athlete you play by a different set of rules. Those rules are set by the NCAA and the governing body of college sports has a challenge ahead of it.
That challenge is setting penalties for athletes caught using marijuana in all 50 states; not just the 8 where recreational use is legal, the 29 where medicinal use is legal or the 4 where actual retail locations are open and operating.
Further complicating matters is the fact that "marijuana use is still illegal on college campuses, with universities forced to comply with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act. Schools that fail to follow federal guidelines run the risk of losing government funding," according to a report by Richard Read for the Oregonian.
The pot thickens and the stakes are higher than 1 in 5 college players smoking it. So how does the NCAA deal with it?
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Alabama Football - New Marijuana Laws Burn College Athletes
Author: Bobby Wesson
Contact: Fansided
Photo Credit: Kim Klement
Website: Fansided
That list a problem — but not just for players, coaches and Attorney Bobby Shunarah. It's a problem for the NCAA. Almost 60% of Americans now live in a state where marijuana is legal but if you're a college athlete you play by a different set of rules. Those rules are set by the NCAA and the governing body of college sports has a challenge ahead of it.
That challenge is setting penalties for athletes caught using marijuana in all 50 states; not just the 8 where recreational use is legal, the 29 where medicinal use is legal or the 4 where actual retail locations are open and operating.
Further complicating matters is the fact that "marijuana use is still illegal on college campuses, with universities forced to comply with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act. Schools that fail to follow federal guidelines run the risk of losing government funding," according to a report by Richard Read for the Oregonian.
The pot thickens and the stakes are higher than 1 in 5 college players smoking it. So how does the NCAA deal with it?
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Alabama Football - New Marijuana Laws Burn College Athletes
Author: Bobby Wesson
Contact: Fansided
Photo Credit: Kim Klement
Website: Fansided
