its a shame for these athletes though, cause they are shedding a negative lights on their career. itd be better if after they retired and people are discussing their careers, THEN they come out and say hey, i smoked marijuana throughout my proffessional career.

I thought the same thing actually,
Its better for the entire smoking community. Once you do something good in a postive light, its hard for people to say what you did in your spare time was wrong.