I live in Los Angeles, California, where for all intents and purposes marijuana is legal. Sure, you need to go get a "prescription" from a "doctor," but after that you can legally buy and smoke weed without problems. (And I use airquotes even though those are literally the correct words, because a doctor on the second floor of a strip mall doesn't really feel like a legitimate doctor.)

Yet despite the fact that working professionals in all sorts of fields can and do smoke weed socially with no problems (or at least no more problems than arise from drinking alcohol), people in some fields are still drug tested as though marijuana is a deadly and dangerous affliction on our society. Now even when those people are doctors or police officers—you know serious jobs that require clear heads—I think anti-marijuana policies are dumb. If those people can handle drinking off hours, they can handle a joint. But the craziest of all the careers where anti-pot policies are still the norm is professional sports.

Major sports leagues still treat marijuana as a serious and suspendible offense. Hell, Josh Gordon of the Cleveland Browns lost an entire season after multiple marijuana violations. Well, shedding some new light on this issue yesterday was former NBA player Jay Williams. The point guard-turned TV analyst told FoxBusiness.com that 75 to 80% of all NBA players smoke weed, and that it shouldn't be that big of a deal considering the far more dangerous painkillers that are routinely used.

“It’s easy for doctors to prescribe you Oxycontin and look I was addicted to it for five plus years so I know,” Williams tells FOXBusiness.com. “But when you say marijuana you get a reaction, ahhh, it’s a gateway drug.” ... “You see pictures of guys in California going in and getting their medical marijuana cards. And I’m not just saying athletes, let’s talk about society. I know a lot of people that use it. It’s something that the whole world is becoming more progressive with. So it’s about time some of these entities do as well,” he adds.

Jay Williams is a hundred percent correct. Right now the NBA is as good as it's been in the past 20 years, and if Williams is right and that's happened while 80% of the league occasionally gets high, then who the hell cares? Clearly marijuana is in use at this very minute and yet the product is in amazing shape. So professional sports leagues, let's grow up when it comes to this issue. Haha grow up. Nailed it.