 right you guys right you guys welcome back welcome back to another video another weed and sports related video so I came with I came with some snacks you might think broccolini is no snack but the way you cook it char grilled with some nice spices bit of salt bit of pepper it's absolutely delicious I'm a little bit of it I'm on a bit of a cut at the moment just trying to get my abs back so we've got some orange soda well some kist as they call it here in Australia and it's zero sugar and it's full flavor actually believe it or not look full flavor yes oh yes oh yes it's true zero sugar but full flavor and I can actually attest to that it's not full full but it's half full and it's enough for me so we're back we're back for the fourth installment in this series of videos which is looking at marijuana specifically medicinal marijuana in the world of professional sports professional football now with that in mind this next video we're looking at is Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman having a heated debate back in 2017 about marijuana in the NBA so first of all we're gonna watch this one we're gonna watch what two journalists think about marijuana in the NBA I want you know an outside perspective and then we're gonna watch another video titled I think 85% of the league smoked former NBA players on cannabis in the NBA and this video came out about six months after the previous one so not only are we gonna get an outside perspective but we're also gonna get an inside perspective and I'm quite looking forward to it so with that being said let's get into the first video Stephen A. Smith what a legend but first I'm gonna have to roll one up I love orange soda some of you guys might not even remember what that's from Nickelodeon back in the late 90s I believe I definitely wasn't smoking then I will mention for those of you who've just joined us recently or just joined the channel recently my name is Jacob McDonald and I am an ex rugby player not professionally although I will have some people believe that because they haven't asked me before but if you do ask me if I played professional rugby no I didn't but I did play at you various levels and I followed the game for a number of years and I've also done you know my first year of like tutorial videos on the game so I come to you with I guess I guess the other thing is that I'm just so passionate about sports I'm passionate about athletic ability I'm passionate about watching it I'm passionate about seeing players and teams bring new things to the game doesn't matter what game it is just bringing bringing something new to a game and being able to you know dominate it is amazing and I feel like I feel like my career moving forward I hope will move into the realm of sports in some way I do have a bit of knowledge although I'm always working on expanding that and I guess you need that knowledge before you even think about doing something like Stephen A Smith is like having a talk show or having a podcast or even getting into sports casting you need that that knowledge in that and that that that sports lingo to come second nature but we're always working on it anyway regardless of that I don't know whether I'll be able to smoke weed before doing it in fact I would never ever do that but we are gonna smoke a bit of weed before watching him and that is because I am a fan and that's another thing I'll let you know recently I deleted all of the videos of my channel about smoking weed as you get older as your rep reputation in the world ripens you probably don't want that kind of thing on your record unless you are an advocate for it and I was you know I've been confused for years am I for it am I against it all I know is that medicinally it's definitely got its place and you know recreationally it's a lot safer than than most other mind-altering substances so with all that being said I am gonna have a few puffs and we're gonna listen to good old Stephen A so let's do that I need everybody to understand because I brought this up on my radio show yesterday for medicinal purposes I'm not talking about that everybody knows that I lost my mother the cancer a few months ago gained one of the NBA finals to be exact and my mother did not want to use medical marijuana it was something that my family tried to get her to consider not me but others I didn't know enough about it and I left that research to my sisters and them and they tried to get her to do it she did not want to having said all of that has she elected to do so I've spoken to enough people who've used marijuana for medicinal purposes to understand that it has its positive effects and it's not something to be similarly dismissed and I get that I'm only speaking about recreational use of marijuana I think it's abhorrent I think it's ridiculous talking about it in the NBA David Stern suggest NBA should lift marijuana ban who is David Stern see a commissioner or something do you have a problem with Stern saying this list and I don't support it at all in terms of the NBA legalizing it if states want to legalize it so be it they want to tax it so be so are you saying that only cancer so are you saying that you have to get to a certain level of illness to warrant using marijuana as a pain killer we're talking about pain killers yes I feel like I'm on this talk right now how fucking buzzy is that I could practice like that I could literally pause it after he saw after he says something then practice my my rebuttals that is extremely interesting um of course it shouldn't be allowed recreationally but I guess if they're gonna lift the ban you know they're not gonna test it for medicinal or recreational purposes I think that I think Stephen A is missing the point I feel like most athletes that would use marijuana I think that most athletes that would use this marijuana if the ban was lifted use it for you know pain and recovery purposes not for recreational purpose I just I don't get this let's be it but I don't believe that a paying customer should take money out of their hard-earned power take hard-earned money out of their pockets to patronize an NBA product to walk to a game and see some dudes walking up court side ha I don't believe that and I can say that because I have seen instances where it has occurred I'm not gonna mention it that would be quite funny actually being court side of the NBA game looking at the players and looking at looking at the players as a as a fellow smoker being like you're high right now are you high and if they were can you imagine that feeling being high on weed for a fellow smokers out there look imagine having a nice a nice buzz going you know everything's enhanced you're feeling really good and playing in an NBA game in front of like a home crowd doing a dunk on someone can you imagine that that would be hold that would be hairs on your neck type shit times a hundred just let him go just let him go Steven come on mate but I've seen it up close and personal where do goes in and you got a coach sitting there calling the play and again the players like yeah you've seen that side of it okay okay yeah yeah he's abused it okay hasn't used it properly rocking back and forth hell no I don't want to hear that I don't want to see it I don't want it endorsed I don't want it okay and under no circumstances am I accusing the commitment the former commissioner of the NBA for endorsing that because I know that's not what he means no he's taking it from the standpoint that if it's been legalized in multiple states and it's expected to be legalized in even more states how are we going to quality legal I'll answer the question for him because David Stern is far more brilliant than I could ever hope to be and he's accomplished and I love the man personally but let's be clear you do have situations where the NBA is a private industry you do what the hell you want you understand let me tell you something right now it might be look we could go to Colorado we could go to LA we could go someplace else where marijuana is legalized let's even a Smith's roll on the air high and watch what ESPN and Walt Disney dude does to me let's stop the nonsense to start acting like oh because it's legal in a state that means that you should be allowed to come into your place of business with what you know ha or smoking ha weed and all of this stuff like it's going out of style hell no well look it would be up to the user to determine you know what level of use they what they want to do if they want to be at their peak performance they will know deep down that they shouldn't be under the influence because you're not at your peak performance but but for recovery sleep purposes and pain relief it definitely makes sense now but thing is guys it's still going to be illegal to drive under the influence so that means that if you are smoking before you come to work and you turn up ha then you've just broken the law so no you wouldn't expect anyone to turn up to work if they're driving high or ha but look you know Steven I guess I do kind of agree with you to a certain point it depends what industry you're in but if you are a business owner and you've got a team of people and you're in a state or an area that does legally allow marijuana for recreational use and you're unaware it puts you in a predicament because you're unaware whether your staff are high or not and you know if you put some clear eyes and no one knows and so it is a bit worrying and I would want to put certain you know rules in place within my business to make sure that it didn't happen now look you know you Steven you know I guess you are right to a certain point it depends what industry you're in but I do agree if I was a business owner and my staff were operating you know heavy machinery for example and I was operating my business within a state or within an area that did have legal marijuana and I didn't know whether my I genuinely didn't know whether my staff were high or not and they didn't have to tell me because legally they were allowed to you know you put some clear eyes in and no one knows you know I you would want to put policies in place within your business doors but then you do run into trouble because as soon as you go out those doors it's completely legal what to do what to do medicinal marijuana is safe I guess states should worry to a certain extent if they are legalising it for recreational use but like I was saying before you know if if someone turns up to work high already that means they've just broken the law unless they ride the train or ride the bus and I can imagine riding the train or bus to work high would actually be quite enjoyable it is what it is very monotomist jobs monotomist jobs jobs that you know a brain numbing mind numbing a bit of weed beforehand wouldn't hurt but you know when we're talking about things like the NBA and the NFL you need to be on the top of your game you need to be listening to the the coach and being able to understand and articulate what they're saying and not go then I suppose you're right but let's let's continue people can't be disciplined enough to refrain from it that's their problem I don't want to see that hold on this is not about showing up to the game high exactly fucking Stephen A Smith just is just seen someone in the huddle like looking tired with red eyes which happens to me when I've run around a lot just being tired from playing he thinks he's high we're not even talking about that Stephen A Smith we're talking about medicinal side we're talking about after the game when you go and administer yourself some pain relief when you go and throw those pills away when you don't go and ask your doctor for for more pills and more pills now let's try that one that one's not working anymore no fuck all that lift the ban on marijuana and let the players decide themselves the only person the only people that that would have a negative impact on is you watching court side watching everyone like a hawk looking into their eyes when all they want to do is have a drink and sit down with a towel and the pharmaceutical companies who will sell less painkillers to less athletes because they will be medicating themselves in the comfort and safety of their own home now the players should be high when they play because there are examples of players who show up high that's a reason to outlaw recreational use on someone's own time it's absurd on its face many baseball players after work after five o'clock on game days after midnight you can't show up high you can't show up high but after the game what you go off and do is your business now many pitchers on David Wells what is Steven a thinking right now he just wants to blast him doesn't need but he's he's he's slowly loading the gun the bar drunk pitched a perfect game sure that you say they can't drink alcohol on their own time particularly a league that is in bed with companies that pedal alcoholic beverages it is absurd if that's the standard that especially once marijuana is legalized to set if the bar is alcohol marijuana passes that threshold every credible peer-reviewed study ever done will tell you alcohol is worse society and for the individual is it certainly is no better than lead in fact it's usually worse according to every study ever done so have you have you been inside a locker room have you been court side and see somebody's do I'm telling you right now man here's what I'm telling you well whatever here's what I'm telling you as a fact trust me when I tell you this what are you gonna say bro if you can do it recreationally without any repercussions they will show up to the game that way I've got to admit having been able to you know so called keep it under control recreationally and certainly not turn up to my day job hi I have dabbled in turning up to a rugby game hi and I really really enjoyed myself so I can certainly see his point so it would be up to the player whether or not they want to turn up to work hi or it's up to the team to make sure to rule it out I mean do they can can they conduct you know drug tests within their organization if the NBA was to lift the marijuana ban can they do that if they can't then then there is a problem penalized on a case-by-case what shocking to me what David Stern David Stern if you show up hi if it can you know then that is a bad thing you should be benched or not play that game whatever the point is yeah I mean what do you do it's like fuck you you're not their dad I mean what do you do if they still perform they still play it's like do you just turn a blind eye ghost even if I even if I do become sober and never smoke again and you know I I know I will always know having smoked at the years and years how it can help and and how you can still perform physically you know under the influence how you can perform quite you know intricate tasks still very effectively in fact for longer periods of time you can actually concentrate on one thing for a longer period of time without getting distracted or at least that's what I feel so that's that's an advantage to maybe you would want your players to start dabbling in it no you probably wouldn't actually David's just as if you shop drunk the same thing David Stern David Stern great commissioner is sitting here saying that Sanjay Gupta's CNN report opened his eyes about medical marijuana and recreational marijuana and that's absurd he was the he was the he ran a professional sports league that that that wouldn't allow people to do something he had no knowledge of this the prohibition against marijuana is based almost exclusively on a government propaganda campaign that was stopping you with this not government propaganda I'm talking reality I'm talking about doing showing up to the game ha I'm gonna take a quick break and get back to it yeah please why even bother now right now I'm gonna break let's go to break go ahead what I'm about to say I can now let's see what's recommended here Al Harrington and David Stern talk medical marijuana James Hardin behind the beard what does he actually look like without a beard I'd like to see that NFL 100 all-time team actually I have to save that one to later you know what I think that's I think that's gonna be it for for Stephen A Smith and then like I said before first of all we watched the journalists see what they had to say um hey very interesting extremely relevant to what we're gonna watch next because we're now now we're gonna listen to actual NBA players talk about how they used it in the league did they get high before games and if so what did it do for them that's what we're gonna find out on the next video stay tuned guys if you've enjoyed it hit the like button have a fantastic Christmas it's probably gonna be new year by the time you see this but it's all good have a great day and I'll see you later