NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated Friday at his Super Bowl press conference that the league had no plans to change its stance on marijuana usage, despite Colorado and Washington recently legalizing the drug.
"This has been something that has been asked several times and I'll try to be as clear as I possibly can: It is still an illegal substance on a national basis," Goodell said. "It's something that's part of our collective bargaining agreement with our players. It's questionable with respect to the positive impact but there is certainly some very strong evidence to the negative impacts, including addiction and other issues."
But on the same day as Goodell's remarks, Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie was asked in an interview if NFL should change its marijuana policy.
"They need to just let it go," Cromartie told Ashlee Ray of This Is 50. "[Players] just going to do it anyway. They just need to let it go. They need to go ahead and say, 'Ya'll go ahead, smoke it, do what you need to do.'"
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