Pubdate: Fri, 12 Sep 2014
Source: New York Times (NY)
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Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n741/a03.html
Author: Jay M. Pasachoff

MARIJUANA AND FOOTBALL

To the Editor:

Re "The N.F.L.'s Absurd Marijuana Policy" (Op-Ed, Sept. 9): The 
retired tight end Nate Jackson describes the daily pain of football 
players, and asks that they be allowed to self-medicate with 
marijuana. I reach a different conclusion: Football is too violent.

People should not be allowed to assault one another physically, even 
on a gridiron in front of tens of thousands. The rest of us shouldn't 
watch such mayhem.

JAY M. PASACHOFF

Williamstown, Mass., Sept. 9, 2014
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