Rutgers Implements More Lenient Weed Policy

[Knight Shift]

Per Sarge:
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2017/01/rutgers_drug_policy.html#incart_river_index

Under the previous rules, it was up to the Athletics Director, in consultation with the football coach and the director of sports medicine, whether to suspend a football player for up to two weeks for a first violation. The suspension periods increased for second and third infractions, and a fourth violation resulted in a dismissal from the team.

The new policy covers all Rutgers teams, including football, and makes a clear distinction between performance-enhancing drugs and marijuana.

-- A first violation for a performance-enhancing drug (PED) or other hard-drug substance such as cocaine or heroin will result in the athlete receiving a suspension for between "0 to 10 percent'' of one season of competition. A first failed marijuana test won't result in a suspension.

-- A second PED or hard-drug violation will result in a suspension from approximately 10-to-25 percent of a season, while a second marijuana failed test will require a suspension from 0 to 10 percent of the current or upcoming season.

-- A third PED or hard-drug violation will result in a suspension from approximately 30 to 100 percent of the season, while a third marijuana violation will result in a 10-to-25-percent-of-the-season suspension.

-- A fourth PED or hard-drug violation will result in the dismissal from the team, while a fourth marijuana violation mandates the 30-to-100 percent game suspension.

-- A fifth violation for marijuana use will result in the dismissal from the team.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Not sure how that is more lenient for drugs. It only seems to be for weed. Your title is very misleading. You make it seem like they are doing something wrong.

 

[Knight Shift]

Not sure how that is more lenient for drugs. It only seems to be for weed. Your title is very misleading. You make it seem like they are doing something wrong.

Geez, Hobbs himself acknowledges it is more lenient, and the article refers to leniency for marijuana. Not misleading at all. But to avoid an onslaught of crying, I changed the title to "weed", which is a drug.

"but has reduced penalties for marijuana use." That is more lenient.

"The AP reported at least one-third of those major-conference schools are not punishing athletes as harshly as they were a decade ago for testing positive for marijuana use, citing the growing list of states have have legalized the use of recreational marijuana as a reason for the leniency."

While he acknowledged that some would consider it to be a more lenient policy, Hobbs noted that a first violation requires counseling and he said that "immediately addresses what could be a problem.''

 

[MozRU]

It's truly ridulous weed is still tested and penalized formally. Our society has legalized it or is very close.


Leave it up to the coaches to regulate their men.

Can we please move on.

 

[Knight Shift]

It's truly ridulous weed is still tested and penalized formally. Our society has legalized it or is very close.


Leave it up to the coaches to regulate their men.

Can we please move on.

Difficult to move on, when we are living with the fallout from the last policy that was not adhered to. It's going to be news for a while, like it or not.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Big Ten schools do not even test for weed. A 3rd of all FBS school have the same policy as us now. This was a great step to get a more standard policy to be more in line with the rest of the FBS.

 

[Abro1975]

It's our new Erb policy .

 

[PSU_Nut]

Big Ten schools do not even test for weed. A 3rd of all FBS school have the same policy as us now. This was a great step to get a more standard policy to be more in line with the rest of the FBS.

The BIg Ten conference doesn't test for weed. Many of the individual schools do. Rutgers drug policy in regards to performance enhancing drugs is very lenient. Here is Penn State program which is very similar to Rutgers except for the PED.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/psu/genrel/auto_pdf/DrugFreeAthleticsProgram0809_2.pdf

 

[RUMBA-JK]

Difficult to move on, when we are living with the fallout from the last policy that was not adhered to. It's going to be news for a while, like it or not.

Compliance is always a challenge - whether in Athletics, Financial world, or in the realm of the FDA - often it is not so much what you did - but more a matter that within a range of permissible options you laid out your own specific organizational rules, policies & procedures - then failed to follow them.
Organizations trip themselves up when they end up with difficult to adhere to policies & procedures (either too stringent to begin with - or out dated) ... then they sort of improvise, create informal work-arounds, or just generally accept deviations from the standards. Then one day some regulatory body comes in and says - uh... you are violating your own policies - it says you are to do "X" ... but you are now doing "Y".... it does not matter that in today's world, it makes perfect sense to do "Y" - the issue is compliance with your own official policies

 

[RUChoppin]

Good to see the marijuana reductions... a good first step toward eliminating penalties for it altogether. It really should only be addressed if it's interfering with a player's ability to perform athletically or academically, in which case it's a larger issue than just "he has THC in his system at the time of this test".

 

[madchuck]

THC doesn't make you a better athlete. I think the only thing they should test for is performance enhancing drugs. Most other jobs in the United States don't even have random drug tests. What's the point?

 

[mildone]

Meh. Wake me up when they make a fully lenient hookers and blow policy. When that happens, I'm going back to school.

 

[nukem]

Meh. Wake me up when they make a fully lenient hookers and blow policy. When that happens, I'm going back to school.

Louisville is calling your name then...

 

[mildone]

Louisville is calling your name then...

I do have friends and family in that area. Hm. :)

 

[cicero grimes]

We should have mandatory testing for our fans.

 

[RUforester72]

Should make High Point Solutions Stadium a legal weed zone. Would make the games more enjoyable for the next year or so.

 

[Plum Street]

Who cares? Britt and AD were suspended for a game against Howard or some crap team in 07 or 08. It happens. And those guys were studs. I will take a bunch of them smoking weed than non weed guys.

 

[cicero grimes]

Should make High Point Solutions Stadium a legal weed zone. Would make the games more enjoyable for the next year or so.

You could spread weed kiosks throughout the stadium so fans may purchase for medicinal purposes. (would have helped last year). This would raise revenue and also drive up concession purchases.

 

[Knight Shift]

You could spread weed kiosks throughout the stadium so fans may purchase for medicinal purposes. (would have helped last year). This would raise revenue and also drive up concession purchases.

Gives a whole new meaning to "High" Point "Solutions". . . .

 

[cicero grimes]

Gives a whole new meaning to "High" Point "Solutions". . . .

Bingo!

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Gonna need a new food truck.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Should make High Point Solutions Stadium a legal weed zone. Would make the games more enjoyable for the next year or so.

Plus the stadium food vendors will make a ton of money.

 

[mildone]

We should have mandatory testing for our fans.

Uh-oh. I'd have to get my buddy @OriginalKnight to pee into a cup for me or I'd be doomed. ;)

 

[huskersalways]

You can have whatever PED punishment you want, but a positive PED test goes to the NCAA and they deal out the punishment. I believe it is 1 year for a first offense. Steroid punishment was take away from schools because they would make a player run stairs for testing positive, so the NCAA took it over. That is one thing you don't want the NCAA to find out about if you are caught not reporting a positive test. The NCAA also shows up and does some random testing during the season without anyone being informed.

 

[NotInRHouse]

Gives a whole new meaning to "High" Point "Solutions". . . .

Hold the Spring Game on 4/20.

 

[NotInRHouse]

We should have mandatory testing for our fans.

Given last season I assume you mean testing us to make sure we had enough to get through watching the team on offense.

 

[KingHigh]

I'm worried that a relative of mine is using marijuana. Especially Gummies and chocolate. Where might he be getting those from?

 

[RU_DIO]

Cannabis oil is so good. How marijuana isn't completely legal is a joke.

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

I have Instituted that same policy for weed in my house. Very lenient.

 

[RU_DIO]

I have Instituted that same policy for weed in my house. Very lenient.

See ya in a half hour

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

Anytime Dio. Anytime.

 

[Bagarocks]

THC doesn't make you a better athlete. I think the only thing they should test for is performance enhancing drugs. Most other jobs in the United States don't even have random drug tests. What's the point?

If ya wanna pump gas @ stations other than privately owned ya gotta take a drug test fer cryin out loud, if their testin gas pumpers everybody must be testin for first hires.

 

[Kbee3]

Given last season I assume you mean testing us to make sure we had enough to get through watching the team on offense.

I don't know if I could get some of the guys I tailgate with to actually go into the stadium for the game if it wasn't for the brownies.

 

[MADHAT1]

Disgusting that Hobbs is for a more lenient policy towards marijuana addiction .
I would suggest he watch this informative message about what happens when you run with Erb

 

[RUsojo]

All these guys at most programs take HGH anyway. As far as now, dating back to 2012, no schools do blood tests.

 

[RU_DIO]

Disgusting that Hobbs is for a more lenient policy towards marijuana addiction .
I would suggest he watch this informative message about what happens when you run with Erb

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One of the best comedies ever made.

 

[huskersalways]

All these guys at most programs take HGH anyway. As far as now, dating back to 2012, no schools do blood tests.

Many schools are doing blood tests now. NU has been for 3 years. That is why Leroy Alexander had to sit out a year. He then tested positive for pot and was kicked off the team.

 

[Zak57]

New coaches don't care about weed and they shouldn't so this makes sense.

 

[RUsojo]

Many schools are doing blood tests now. NU has been for 3 years. That is why Leroy Alexander had to sit out a year. He then tested positive for pot and was kicked off the team.

Good to know. I wasn't aware that changed.

 

[Kbee3]

Many schools are doing blood tests now. NU has been for 3 years. That is why Leroy Alexander had to sit out a year. He then tested positive for pot and was kicked off the team.

I think urine tests detect herb for about 28 days back. Doesn't a blood test detect back way farther than that ? And isn't it significantly more expensive ?