The Ricky Williams Saga... An Unfinished Narrative.
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What I don't get about the article is that it seems like 95% or more was taken from things like wikipedia and it seems to mostly concentrate on marijuana. I'm guessing Ricky Williams is MUCH more than a past marijuana user/football player. Much more past the brief mention of holistic medicine as well.
It was a recap of Ricky Williams' career. Not sure what your logic is. :err:
*shrugs* was just stating my opinion...was farily well written but it just seemed like stuff that is old news. I guess I was just hoping for some more current info or maybe some more insight into he is(that hasn't been plastered all over some magazine article or whatever) because what makes him who he is, makes him Ricky Williams the football player and Errick Williams the man.
FORMER FIN1
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Exactly what it is old news. Some people, including doorknobs on this website can only focus on one thing. I paid very close attention to his unselfish play last year and thought he was a team MVP for his contributions and sacrifices that he made. I watched 13 games last year so I'm basing this on actual eyesight and deductive skills.
It is funny how people buy in to him leaving "pot" behind and that it is a thing of the past. Ricky likes it, and is choosing not to smoke now. It ain't behind him, it is just a current choice.
So you better like him (with his whole package) or you will be disappointed again at some point. I'm cool with him either way. It is just kind of amusing how people take this, "he is a changed man" stance or view. Nope, he is the same good guy he always was.
I agree, tell us something we don't know, especially if it is going to be a sticky.
So you better like him (with his whole package) or you will be disappointed again at some point. I'm cool with him either way. It is just kind of amusing how people take this, "he is a changed man" stance or view. Nope, he is the same good guy he always was.
I agree, tell us something we don't know, especially if it is going to be a sticky.
The thing that really bugs me is that this article syas multiple times "addiction" or some variation of the word. Marijuana is NOT physically addicting!
S.W.I.M. likes marijuana but chooses not to smoke it during football season. S.W.I.M. feels absolutely ZERO withdrawal symptoms, let alone an overpowering urge to smoke it. S.W.I.M.'s team is dead smack in the middle of two-a-days and don't have the slightest urge to smoke marijuana. It is a completely different side of my life and you better believe that S.W.I.M. will smoke pot after the season!
S.W.I.M.... out!
S.W.I.M. likes marijuana but chooses not to smoke it during football season. S.W.I.M. feels absolutely ZERO withdrawal symptoms, let alone an overpowering urge to smoke it. S.W.I.M.'s team is dead smack in the middle of two-a-days and don't have the slightest urge to smoke marijuana. It is a completely different side of my life and you better believe that S.W.I.M. will smoke pot after the season!
S.W.I.M.... out!
From the University of Wisconsion.
"But just because addiction doesn’t occur in all users, or even most users, it doesn’t mean that addiction doesn’t happen to any user.
Addiction to marijuana has the same features as addiction to other substances: after a period of regular controlled use, users gradually develop an inability to consistently use within the limits that they have set for themselves. Use won’t just result in “fun” or “getting high”; it will lead to problems with job performance, school performance, interpersonal relationships, or even health."
Obviously marijuana is not allowed in the NFL. It is also illegal in the United States.
That, in my mind, is a limitation. You want to be a pro ball player? Stop using marijuana. He did not. That would classify his usage as an addiction in my humble opinion.
I agree it can be addictive. But not because "it will lead to problems with job performance, school performance, interpersonal relationships, or even health." Rather because you can get physically or mentally addicted and want it, but it is also much easier to quit than cigarettes after a month.
Ricky will smoke again. I like Ricky too, I could careless about it. He does not have to be some super hero for me.
swfladolfan
Practice Squad
It amazes me that marijuana still causes such a heated debate. Anyone who really wants to understand the issue will look at the pros and cons of marijuana use. There are lots of "legal" prescribed medications for mental or physical health that have terrible side effects with the worst being suicide. Ricky has been reported to suffer from a personality disorder and I can understand how marijuana might help with that. When used in cooking or thru vapor marijuana at worst makes you hungry? Alcohol is much more destructive than marijuana will ever be. To the anti-marijuana peeps out there more people than you care to know are casual users and function daily in their jobs without you ever suspecting. Sometimes stupid is just stupid...lol.
We spend way too much money in this country to lock up casual users who would never hurt a fly and at best are guilty of raiding the fridge one too many times. In this economy we need to TAX the crap out of it and get ourselves out of debt by creating NEW tax revenue. Pay attention to what happens in California on this issue they usually lead the way with changes in laws. If we all planted one plant in our back yards what could the federal goverment really do? Arrest us all?
I challenge each of you to answer this question?
If the following question was on a ballot and would become law based on public vote how would you vote?
By popular vote Alcohol, Nicotine, and Marijuana are all going to be legal or illegal?
How do you vote?
All legal?
All illegal?
Hmmmmm
I couldn't post the link because I don't have enough posts but.......
For further shocking info google "the war on drugs clock" and watch our tax dollars tick away as we continue to fight a losing battle on the war on drugs.
We spend way too much money in this country to lock up casual users who would never hurt a fly and at best are guilty of raiding the fridge one too many times. In this economy we need to TAX the crap out of it and get ourselves out of debt by creating NEW tax revenue. Pay attention to what happens in California on this issue they usually lead the way with changes in laws. If we all planted one plant in our back yards what could the federal goverment really do? Arrest us all?
I challenge each of you to answer this question?
If the following question was on a ballot and would become law based on public vote how would you vote?
By popular vote Alcohol, Nicotine, and Marijuana are all going to be legal or illegal?
How do you vote?
All legal?
All illegal?
Hmmmmm
I couldn't post the link because I don't have enough posts but.......
For further shocking info google "the war on drugs clock" and watch our tax dollars tick away as we continue to fight a losing battle on the war on drugs.
swfladolfan
Practice Squad
P.S.
Marijuana didn't seem to hurt Ricky's abilty to play on the NFL field with a very high level of success so how bad can it really be?
!RUN RICKY RUN!
Marijuana didn't seem to hurt Ricky's abilty to play on the NFL field with a very high level of success so how bad can it really be?
!RUN RICKY RUN!
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Many people are in denial about this, but it is absolutely true. I work at a University and have known MORE THAN ONE PhD that uses it regularly.
I firmly believe it depends on the person who is using it.
I'm not really against it in the big scheme of things. Just stating the fact that it is illegal in the United States.
I'm an active person. I like to work. I like to be on the go. I like to push myself daily. Marijuanna tends to make ME sluggish and apprehensive. Also makes ME think about things that have no affect on my day to day life.
Might make some sense to me why a PhD would use marijuanna. It is a job that requires using only the mind, not the body.