http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/afl-should-cop-blame-for-sam-newmans-outrageous-bong-stunt/story-e6frfhqf-1226346545389

Weed is "performance enhancing".

What an absolute bugger.

I'm not so sure that Newman was mocking the AFL in the sense that has been reported here.

I would tend to think that he was mocking the tangled web that they weave for putting substance on the banned list in the first place.
Sort of like: Oh, now that the AFL states it's OK, then we should all pack a bong.

Any idiot who came down in the last shower would know that marijuana cannot be a performance enhancing drug ..not in the physical sense anyway.

Now that the "dictatorial" AFL states that it's OK to use marijuana, many drone kids who worship the farts from their bum might want to give it a go.

Why doesn't the AFL just stick to governing their own particular sport and stop trying to be the aspiration for general society?

They have no place there, and politicians have no place wheeling and dealing with them as if they are some sort of political seat to be won.

We need a separation of sport and politics now like we need a separation of church and state.i

Yes, pot is a fearful beast in this society. Mainly because it thwarts the requirement to play the game I reckon.

I contend that even that fear is unfounded. Most people will give up the hooch for the lack of motivation it inspires without any instruction from anybody else.

Those who continue on with it, and who might remain a slight drain on economic production, may well be doing us and themselves a favor.
They may also have something to add in a different realm which is not readily apparent.

It's not for us to judge, .. states a verse in the precursor to our current system of law.

Amadd wrote on May 8^th, 2012 at 9:50am:

lack of motivation?
that's funny.
lack of motivation is not determined by a drug.
it's genetic.
and in australia endemic.
remember, this place is run by loosers, so what do you expect?
an einstein from here?
j.

djrbfm wrote on May 30^th, 2012 at 8:44pm:


"Loosers"?
We are far from it. It was once a badge of honor to consider ourselves a laid back nation.
Have a look around the world...we are definitely not a relatively laid back nation.

We may be losers to the extent that we disregard 000's of years of realistic teachings, but we are by no means a loose nation.

We are a lucky nation in regards to resources and the inherent wealth of the land, but I fear that we are part of a doomed social experiment in the long run.

I agree with you that a lack of motivation is not to do with a "drug". So why blame the drug?

The lack of motivation is due to the lack of a motivational source.
If it happens to be that a "drug" may provide a motivation, then that's better than nothing.

Yeah, and who has the power to dictate that one is dysfunctional?
Those with a dysfunction far greater than your own...that's who.

Glad that you aren't dictated to by the inconsequential media.
They have no right to interfere, and definitely no right to be considered a part of democratic opinion.

Habitrol gum can be purchased very cheap from NZ and patches are very cheap on Ebay.
The cheapest patches are from China where you can buy 60 for around $20.