I am thrilled to announce my 184th Scorum Sports Cast! You can find me @thesportsguru and I will be giving you the best 5-10 minute sports rants here on Scorum every day. On today’s episode I will talk about the relationship between the NFL and Marijuana.

The Super Bowl is just one week away and will be the most watched sporting event of the year in the United States. One big tradition of watching the big game is looking out for the most memorable commercials.

In 2018, NBC charged $5 Million for a 60 second ad during the Super Bowl. This year the game is being televised on CBS and the number is even higher.

I saw a story on CBS over the weekend that had aired a few days ago about the station rejecting a Medical Marijuana Ad that was trying to be placed during the game. But CBS is refusing to air it. This really got me pissed off. Here is the story:

We are going to see a million commercials that glorify alcohol during the game. We are going to see a bunch of “Boner Meds” for the guys that can’t get a hard on. We are going to see several ads for McDonald’s and other fast food chains that serve garbage on a daily basis masqueraded as quality food. We are going to see super models sipping Diet Coke as if it is actually good for you.

AND I AM ALL FOR IT! So why won’t we see a Medical Marijuana Ad? I think it is garbage that they won’t air it. I don’t smoke pot, although I tried it several times in college, among other things. But some of my friends smoke every day. One of them fell off a roof of a house he was building for the ex-wife of the most famous golfer of all-time. He shattered his leg in several places and has had 3 surgeries in the last 14 months since the accident happened. Instead of eating handfuls of oxy or hydrocodone, he smokes and it helps with his pain much better than pain pills do.

My aunt who lives in Colorado eats a gummy every night before bed. It helps her sleep.

And let’s be honest, an enormous amount of professional athletes including NFL players use Marijuana. If Roger Goodell thinks otherwise, then he is even dumber than he looks.

NFL players SHOULD be allowed to use Medicinal Marijuana at the very least. They play in such a brutal physical game that their bodies are being destroyed on a weekly basis. The NFL should be forward thinking on this topic but instead are on the opposite side of the spectrum.

What are your thoughts on this? I have some very personal reasons why I feel this way that I will discuss on the podcast.

I would love to tell you all about it in my new Scorum Sports Cast. To check out my 184th show just click the play button below. I look forward to hearing your input and comments. Cheers!