According to Hunter, the most recent proposal calls for a five-game suspension if a player tests positive, pleads guilty or is convicted of a marijuana offense.

Many Democrats will have trouble accepting some elements of the governor's original plan, like increased penalties for some marijuana offenses.

(Many marijuana offenses are a lesser class of felony, with lesser penalties.)

Today, it is largely poor people and minority offenders who are imprisoned for marijuana offenses.

Under the program, a player must receive a five-game suspension after his third marijuana offense.

But, having been sentenced to two years' probation for his marijuana offense, he is afraid to smoke the drug again.

One is that marijuana offenses are hard to prosecute because most people arrested for selling marijuana are charged with misdemeanors and don't face jail time.

Non-medical marijuana offenses committed by adults are given the lowest priority to local law enforcement.

Prohibits city from accepting federal funds to investigate or prosecute marijuana offenses.

Since leaving the Admirals, Hood has been involved in several brushes with the law, including a driving until the influence and a possession of marijuana offense.