I ' d just like to start off by saying that I appreciate the measured and thoughtful reply . That will always fall into a case by case study because no treatment no matter how effective , affects everyone the same way . While true , this statement doesn ' t really mean much when we ' re comparing two alternative treatments . 1 Because it applies both ways , so if it reduces the validity of the studies on one treatment , it must necessarily do so for others , and 2 when we ' re looking at studies we have to look at populations rather than individuals , and individuals for whom a particular treatment has no effect would be represented in the no effect group . We still need to understand how this study compares to studies of other treatments and if this study can be reproduced with similar results . 50 % had shown complete remission . While I believe the other 50 % had positive results in controlling symptom flair ups . Correct , 511 had complete remission , 511 showed improvement , and 111 received no benefit . Since these were all patients who were not responding to other treatments , this is good news indeed . Listing of general side effects , including getting high . This is good information , but the questions I posed were within the context of this study . We don ' t have this information , and this is what I was asking . I trust Seantrel Henderson and his Doctor would have tried other treatment options first before sticking to this current regiment . I ' m not so sure . Having known plenty of people with medical marijuana prescriptions , I know for a fact that this is frequently not the case . Different states have different laws , of course , but for instance , I remember a doctor getting arrested at Hempfest in Seattle one year because he was writing prescriptions for anyone who brought him their medical records and $ 200 . There are plenty of doctors who are not like that , of course , and many more patients for whom MM would be a blessing , but as is , there is a high level of abuse of these laws in many areas . Seantrel as an Olineman is a different case than most and having found that medical marijuana allows for himAnd what about those guys who were suspended for having fertility drugs in their system ? That is also a highly sympathetic cause , but they broke the rules and got suspended . There are systems in place that would allow these players to get permission for most banned substances granted , I don ' t think they can do so for pot , but still . , and they failed to follow the rules , so they were punished . Whatever the reason and I am certainly not saying he had a bad reason or a bad doctor or that the league shouldn ' t look at changing the CBA to allow for this the fact remains he was aware that this was not allowed . Additionally , if he ' s not in the protocol and I don ' t believe he is , you basically have to try to get caught or not care if you do . He doesn ' t exactly have a strong case and precedent is against him . He ' s gonna get stuck with this punishment .