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States That Legalize Marijuana See Enhanced College Basketball Recruitment, Study Finds (www.marijuanamoment.net)

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Marijuana legalization is linked to significantly better recruitment for college basketball and worse outcomes for football teams, according to a new study. Researchers at Georgia College & State University and Kennesaw State University said there are numerous factors that affect recruitment trends in college athletic leagues, and so they tested the relationship between adult-use cannabis […]

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[–] CobblerScholar 51 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Fancy that, when you stop arresting kids for having a plant in their pocket more of them tend to go to college and more of them will sign up for basketball scholarships

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But terrifies people looking for football scholarships?

[–] Viking_Hippie 6 points 11 months ago

Yeah, that part is weird. Maybe it's the brain damage talking? 🤷

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's not what the report is suggesting. It's suggesting that talented basketball players are more likely to go to a school in a state with legal weed.

That the feds really need to deschedule weed.

[–] Crowfiend 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So what you're saying is that, if given a choice between being barred/denied entry over pot use, people will instead just go to places that allow it?

Not sure I'm seeing the difference between your point and OPs comment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't OP stand for the post-poster, a.k.a. me?

[–] Crowfiend 4 points 11 months ago

It stands for "Original Poster," and from my understanding it's situational. Like during a comment chain it would be the original comment. I could be wrong, but that's how I've always interpreted it. /shrug

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean, I read that cannabis actually causes brain damage in people who're underage, so there is a reason to treat it like tobacco.

[–] CobblerScholar 3 points 11 months ago

Absolutely fair, unrestricted access to cannabis isnt the answer but let's not kid ourselves a cigarette is wildly worse than a joint from a legal dispensary. Plus right now if a kid gets caught with a cigarette the cop will at best haul them downtown to get picked up by a parent who they can use to shame the kid. Same kid with a joint can very realistically expect drug charges that stick with then into adulthood sapping the potential right out of their future