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I personally believe it should be legal
But for now it's still an illegal substance and for me and my job I will be sure to steer clear because I'm surely not about to get some 3 strikes and I'm out treatment
The whole point on this is that GA tech is being too lenient in this policy in my opinion and that an illegal substance is not just isolated to weed.
If I am running a football team (which I am not) then I do not have time to sit around and babysit on those who are abusing illegal substances (that is not just weed). Someone knew a major rule that was placed in front of them and chose to break it. That person is taking a spot of another person who wants to focus on football and not going out and smoking weed or snorting cocaine and popping pills
Lets say life is a fairy tell for now and that weed is not classified as an illegal substance like cocaine and meth..... are you telling me that you would be ok with UGA following the same policy as GA tech is implementing in the case of players testing positive for cocaine?
So they can get busted and stay clean for 9 months and have their slate cleaned? That means in a 5 year period, they could get busted 6 times and never have more than one strike on their record. Sounds like the old Steve Spurrier rule. Garcia & Clowney would’ve never made a semester in Athens. All this is going to do is teach them to push the envelope even more.
Here is my thoughts on weed:
I don’t smoke.
I think that these guys are in “car wrecks” each game.
Pain killers are very addictive and hard to get legally for playing without jumping through a ton of hoops.
Beer is legal after junior year, but take quite a few to “soften the pain”
Weed is cheaper. $10 could help with pain, with fewer side effects than pain killers.
I don’t participate, but I can understand.
My two cents.
The article says they can only remove a strike once.
And the article also implies, but does not say that the strike doesn’t just automatically go away with the passage of time. It seems like the student has to do something particular during those nine months. Like maybe participate in a counseling or education program.
Unfortunately the article pertaining to GA techs new policy does not just include weed. If I am reading into the article incorrectly someone please let me know
Off Topic Alert!
I'm not on this board to debate the merits of legalizing pot. It's fine with me if ya'll want to continue that debate, though (not that you need my permission to do so...)
I would just like to request that, when referring to the enemy in ATL, we all quit placing the GA in front of Tech. When mentioning the bees, Tech will suffice.