UPDATE: MPP posted new billboards in response to anti-marijuana billboards posted near the Super Bowl. On Tuesday, MPP unveiled a series of billboards surrounding MetLife Stadium, site of the upcoming Super Bowl, that have been getting a lot of attention. These ads highlight the fact that marijuana is objectively safer than both alcohol and football, and call on the NFL to stop punishing players for using the safer option. This is especially noteworthy this year, as the two teams playing in the Super…

Mercy: Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power Media outlets reported yesterday that the Minnesota Vikings are trading all-pro wide receiver Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks. Based on Harvin’s history, it is almost as if fate is telling the NFL it is time to change one of its most unjust and irrational policies. [caption id="attachment_6049" align="alignleft" width="270"] Percy Harvin (AP)[/caption] It’s no secret that Percy Harvin has used marijuana. Percy tested positive…

On Nov. 6 of last year, the state of Washington made the possession and use of marijuana legal for adults. Marijuana remains illegal in Washington, D.C., the home of the Redskins. Last week, the District of Columbia ranked ninth on a list of America’s ‘25 Drunkest Cities,’ while Seattle, home of the Seahawks, didn’t even make the list. Is it a coincidence that the Seahawks handily beat the Redskins this past Sunday? Perhaps. (Nevertheless, it is worth noting that both the Seahawks and the Denver…