Save money now . <| sep |> The first is that if they issued a waiver for it , suddenly every player in the league would come down with Crohns . That could be handled with a league approved doctor . The second reason is that medical marijuana isn ' t legal everywhere , so they would be offering a substantial advantage to teams in states where it is . Which is a good point but if it is in their home state . It should be at the very least given consideration . They would also possibly face ramifications for encouraging something that ' s illegal at the federal level . If they put half the effort into this as they would do to hold onto their nonprofit status . I believe they ' d be fine . EDIT To be clear , I think the NFL should completely stop testing for pot . But it does a great disservice to the discussion if everyone just responds with hurr durr Gooddell is satan instead of actually paying attention to the arguments on both sides . Absolutely . Everyone needs to recognize Roger Goodell is an employee . And any decision he makes is in conjunction with the will of or for the betterment of his bosses .