Amendment 64 and Sports

Even though Amendment 64, the legalization of recreational marijuana use, passed in Colorado and Washington, the NFL and the NBA are still enforcing the strict policies against smoking marijuana. I think that it is really smart for the NBA and the NFL to still enforce the laws in the states because the athletes of the two leagues are role models to kids everywhere. In this article, http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2012/11/07/nfl-marijuana-substance-abuse-policy-colorado-washington/1688971/ it talks about how the kids in little league are wearing pink in October for Breast Cancer awareness and doing anything they can to do to be like the players in the NFL. Even kids on the school football team were wearing pink during home games to support Breast Cancer like the players in the NFL do. The players of the two leagues influence a lot of young athletes to be inspired by the game they play and love. I know as a basketball player, I look up to the players in the NBA for how they present themselves on and off the court. With marijuana still being illegal under federal law, the players of the leagues would be breaking federal law which would ruin the way people view that player. I think a great way to describe what will happen to their career was a line in the article that said, "light up a joint and a sports career can go up in smoke." I think that is completely true because that player will loose their job and potentially any endorsements that they have. Tiger Woods is a good example of a career that went downhill quickly because of a mistake and smoking marijuana while in such a high profiled profession is definitely a mistake that can ruin a career.