N/S Josh Gordon stepping away from Patriots.

Infoman said

Although I believe all forms of recreational drugs should be legal and taxed.... that has nothing to do with Josh's situation... This is his job... If he wants to keep it he has to play by the rules... the rules state "no drugs"... He's broken those rules many times, and has been given more opportunities than he probably deserves...

Sucks for him... but this is about not following company policy for an employer... not my stance on drug use or addiction....

Hope he fixes his life.

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I agree - I fully support responsible legalization and believe that weed has a wide range of medicinal value. But if a condition of your employment is that you don’t use it, and that job is one that you profess you want to keep, you have to be able to meet that condition. If you can’t, that means that your need for the drug is controlling your life rather than your desire to achieve your professional goals. That is addiction, plain and simple.

The debate about why it’s okay for nfl players to use prescribed pharma opioids but not weed is legitimate and I think the league needs revamp its policy. But in the meantime, this is more about a job condition that this person habitually cannot meet.