Snell Caught With Marijuana

[AtlantaDan]

Snell stepping up to fill the RB repeatedly caught with pot position vacated by Le'Veon

A drug charge filed in an Ohio court against Pittsburgh Steelers running back Benny Snell (https://www.steelers.com/team/players-roster/benny-snell/) was withdrawn, but the rookie could still face consequences under the NFL’s code of conduct.

Snell, who the Steelers selected in the fourth round of the NFL draft, admitted to smoking marijuana about 20 minutes before he was pulled over for speeding Aug. 30 on Route 250 in Harrison County, Ohio, according to a report released by the county’s sheriff’s office.

Snell, 21, of Westerville, Ohio, initially faced a drug charge after Deputy Nathan Stuckey found 2.74 grams of marijuana in a plastic baggie with a Star Wars logo on it that was in a bag on the passenger seat of the car...

The deputy noticed a strong smell of marijuana during the traffic stop, and Snell initially said he had smoked pot about 20 minutes before the stop.

https://triblive.com/sports/ohio-drug-charge-against-pittsburgh-steelers-benny-snell-withdrawn/

Brilliant move to speed in your new Mercedes while getting high with pot sitting on the passenger seat

:legalweed:

[Fire Goodell]

Well shit

[Mojouw]

That's Benny Snell Blunt Riding!

[Squeegee Thompson]

We seem to have a long history of bringing in running backs who can't put down the hippie lettuce. Bell, Blount, Snell. Not a good track record.

[pczach]

Snell stepping up to fill the RB repeatedly caught with pot position vacated by Le'Veon

A drug charge filed in an Ohio court against Pittsburgh Steelers running back Benny Snell (https://www.steelers.com/team/players-roster/benny-snell/) was withdrawn, but the rookie could still face consequences under the NFL’s code of conduct.

Snell, who the Steelers selected in the fourth round of the NFL draft, admitted to smoking marijuana about 20 minutes before he was pulled over for speeding Aug. 30 on Route 250 in Harrison County, Ohio, according to a report released by the county’s sheriff’s office.

Snell, 21, of Westerville, Ohio, initially faced a drug charge after Deputy Nathan Stuckey found 2.74 grams of marijuana in a plastic baggie with a Star Wars logo on it that was in a bag on the passenger seat of the car...

The deputy noticed a strong smell of marijuana during the traffic stop, and Snell initially said he had smoked pot about 20 minutes before the stop.

https://triblive.com/sports/ohio-drug-charge-against-pittsburgh-steelers-benny-snell-withdrawn/

Brilliant move to speed in your new Mercedes while getting high with pot sitting on the passenger seat

:legalweed:





That was some real next level thinking leaving the pot where the police officer would never even think about looking.

I'm sure he thought he was dropping the Jedi mind trick on that overmatched cop. :party:

[Mojouw]

We seem to have a long history of bringing in running backs who can't put down the hippie lettuce. Bell, Blount, Snell. Not a good track record.

Those lightweights are going to need to up their game to challenge Bam Morris for the title: https://apnews.com/3a2971d9aa973dc0b79f38a2c759a2e9

And right behind Bam and his six pounds of trunk weed, is Tim Worley saying "hold my beer and blow...I got this!"

[Fire Goodell]

Those lightweights are going to need to up their game to challenge Bam Morris for the title: https://apnews.com/3a2971d9aa973dc0b79f38a2c759a2e9

And right behind Bam and his six pounds of trunk weed, is Tim Worley saying "hold my beer and blow...I got this!"

:chuckle:

[AtlantaDan]

That was some real next level thinking leaving the pot where the police officer would never even think about looking.

I'm sure he thought he was dropping the Jedi mind trick on that overmatched cop. :party:

Or he initially thought the cloak of invisibility for the baggie had been activated

After being asked if he had any additional marijuana in the vehicle, Snell told Stuckey he did not, but later admitted that he did. :chuckle:

https://www.harrisonnewsherald.com/?p=18836

[SteelMember]

So, the day after the final preseason game he decides to burn and go for a ride... maybe he thought he wasn't making the cut that weekend. :rolleyes:


That was some real next level thinking leaving the pot where the police officer would never even think about looking.

I'm sure he thought he was dropping the Jedi mind trick on that overmatched cop. :party:

"These are not the buds you're looking for..."

[pczach]

Or he initially thought the cloak of invisibility for the baggie had been activated

After being asked if he had any additional marijuana in the vehicle, Snell told Stuckey he did not, but later admitted that he did. :chuckle:

https://www.harrisonnewsherald.com/?p=18836



:toofunny:


You can't make this shit up!

[86WARD]

Idiot.

[smokin3000gt]

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-Steelers RBs

[st33lersguy]

This week on Days of our Steelers

[GoSlash27]

Benny Snell's deposition:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BFCjq5zP8s

[teegre]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rly_ZOAq6v4&app=desktop&persist_app=1

A re-enactment performed by Balki (playing the role of Benny Snell).

[EzraTank]

Maybe Conner should start smoking so he doesn't get hurt as much.

[Fire Goodell]

Maybe Conner should start smoking so he doesn't get hurt as much.

I dunno, Snell got hurt on 5 carries, and Le'Veon Bell got injured every year like clockwork

[EzraTank]

Yes but they were hurt long before that, the pot just kept them from realizing it. :)

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Isnt it legal all over the place? I am willing to bet that at least half the NFL smokes weed at some point for pain management if not recreation. No big deal.

[Craic]

Isnt it legal all over the place? I am willing to bet that at least half the NFL smokes weed at some point for pain management if not recreation. No big deal.

We'll agree to disagree. And no, it's no legal all over the place.

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

We'll agree to disagree. And no, it's no legal all over the place.


Martellus Bennett: 'About 89%' of NFL players use marijuana

“There are times of the year where your body just hurts so bad,” Bennett said. “You don’t want to be popping pills all the time. There are anti-inflammatory drugs you take so long that they start to eat at your liver, kidneys and things like that. A human made that. God made weed.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/04/11/martellus-bennett-89-percent-nfl-players-smoke-pot/508746002/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-pKLFNHf7I

[AtlantaDan]

Isnt it legal all over the place? I am willing to bet that at least half the NFL smokes weed at some point for pain management if not recreation. No big deal.

I think it is still in the statute books as an offense in most states (certainly in Ohio) but it is often the case the charges for possession of a small amount are dismissed, as happened with Snell

But now under the CBA Snell will go into the substance abuse program for what I assume is his first offense, which is a big deal for him because I think he is subject to random testing while in the program (for a year?) and sets him up for a suspension if he tests positive again

NFLPA should get that changed in the next CBA but every player knows it is in there for now

A player can smoke to his heart's content, after he passes the annual drug test in training camp, as long as you are not a moron and doing stuff like getting high while speeding with the pot in plain view on the passenger seat - I guess that is simply too hard to give up

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

OK 11 States have legalized weed, plus DC. An additional 22 have Medicinal pot accessable and are below. Lots of people with glaucoma on medicinal pot.



Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
Louisiana
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Utah
West Virginia

https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a21719186/all-states-that-legalized-weed-in-us/

[GoSlash27]

Whether weed is legal is a different issue. Whether it *should be* legal is a different issue. There are some professions where it's prohibited. If I pop positive on a random drug test, I'm fired because Federal regulations won't allow my employer to keep me. In Snell's case, they're not trying really hard to police it... But getting caught forces the league to take action, which hurts his teammates.

I don't care if he smokes 12 blunts a day, but I *do* care if he gets suspended.

[Fire Goodell]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/3914483c6c28ece2d0ae3a0d11976522/tumblr_mlnphrOh7R1qj8u1do2_500.png

[teegre]

Whether weed is legal is a different issue. Whether it *should be* legal is a different issue. There are some professions where it's prohibited. If I pop positive on a random drug test, I'm fired because Federal regulations won't allow my employer to keep me. In Snell's case, they're not trying really hard to police it... But getting caught forces the league to take action, which hurts his teammates.

I don't care if he smokes 12 blunts a day, but I *do* care if he gets suspended.

I always use the SeaWorld analogy. They don’t allow their employees to have facial hair. Facial hair is certainly not illegal, but if one chose to work for SeaWorld, they could not sport (the ever so popular) goatee.

As far as getting caught/forcing the league to take action... another analogy. Everyone knows that high school students have alcohol at their parties. Yet, cops do not go around making raids. Even if someone calls the cops for a noisy party, the cops aren’t writing tickets for “minor in possession”; they just send all of the kids home... unless... a little dickhead acts belligerent; then, the cops are forced to take action.

[JayC]

non story. MJ shouldn't be illegal

[HollywoodSteel]

non story. MJ shouldn't be illegal

I agree with you, but that doesn't make it a non story. It's still banned by the league and now Snell is in the program and subject to random testing. If he ever tests positive for anything it will be an automatic suspension.

I think one day perhaps weed will be legal in all states and the league will change the rules it, especially for pain management, but as Teegre said, they have the right to make their own rules regardless of the law. And it's probably not very high (pardon the expression) on the NFLPA's list of things to get changed in the next collective bargaining agreement.