re: Zeke Elliott takes a visit to the pot store before game last night in Seattle

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Yup much better having these guys get addicted to painkillers

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Completely irrelevant.

If my employer tells me I can't indulge in an illegal drug, then I have two choices: Indulge and risk termination or be an adult and avoid using so I keep my job.

It has nothing to do with what SHOULD be. It has everything to do with what IS. And right now weed IS illegal and will get players suspended if they get caught indulging.

For the record, I don't care one way or the other about the legality of weed. I think the federal government should have no say and it should be left to the states to decide. But for now, smoking weed isn't worth risking a 7 figure a year job.

ETA: I also know Zeke wasn't caught smoking it (albeit it wouldn't surprise me if he was) and it wasn't illegal for him to be there. However, when you are a high profile player playing for a high profile team, I don't feel it's the smartest move to be seen in a place like that.