Already in the 29 US states allowed use of marijuana for recreational purposes and / or medical. Part of the NBA basketball wants to be more financially punished for its use.
Plotkarski portal TMZ opublikował wyniki sondy jaką przeprowadził wśród dziesięciu graczy NBA.
- They expressed themselves very clearly. It's time to legalize marijuana in the NBA !!! One of the players said, 'How can you deny use of marijuana to someone who received a prescription for its use? Everyone should take the medication it needs'.
- Other NBA basketball player added that 'the NBA should not promote the use of marijuana, but I have no problem if some basketball uses it for medical purposes'.
Probe on 10 players is a tiny rehearsal, but the NBA actually applying the rules, which are increasingly in conflict with the processes taking place in the US.
Marijuana is completely legal in four states. Two of them have teams in the NBA - Colorado (Denver Nuggets) and Oregon (Portland Trail Blazers). Marijuana was also practically almost legalized in the district capital (Washington Wizards), California (LA Lakers, LA Clippers, Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors), Minnesota (Minnesota Timberwolves), New York (New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets) and Massachusetts (Boston Celtics).
Meanwhile, the NBA basketball caught a second time for marijuana poly pay 25 thousand. dollar fine. When it happens a third time, receiving five games of the suspension. Each subsequent setback is a penalty of five games more than the previous suspension. Of course, for the abandoned match them accordingly deducted from your salary.
Last season, the NBA suspended for 10 games by Larry Sanders, a former Milwaukee Bucks already centers. In 2011 the 10 matches fines for smoking marijuana was OJ Mayo, Memphis Grizzlies player then.
But the NBA does not publish information that the basketball player was caught for the first time. Then the player still does not pay the fine, but automatically proceed to a special detoxification program, implemented by the NBA.
Portal TMZ added that he talked with the representatives of the NBA Players Association. According to them, issue penalties for marijuana has come up during subsequent negotiations between the players and the league. The nearest such talks will most likely in 2017, as expected there is another lockout in the NBA, ie the process of drafting a new collective agreement CBA, defining relations for the league-players.
Yet for two consecutive seasons marijuana certainly will be on the list of prohibited substances in the NBA.
Former NBA commissioner David Stern in the 80s unleashed a war, sharply punishing basketball caught on drug use. In the 70s patch pinned to the NBA league, dominated by black players who have fun. Stern three dropped from the league for life (including Roy Tarpley selected from the No. 7 overall pick in 1986), several others then withdrew punishment. But then it was all about hard drugs, mainly cocaine.
Cancellation of penalties for marijuana can provide for image-NBA issue, especially in the eyes of those who are opposed to its poly. It seems, however, that it will be the last two seasons, when the NBA basketball will pay double for its use.
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