Josh Heytvelt is back with the Gonzaga Bulldogs after February’s arrest for possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Teammate Theo Davis was with Heytvelt at the time; he was arrested for possession of marijuana. Just two more college basketball players busted for drug use. Is this a problem?

That depends on who you are. If you’re Gonzaga, a tiny Jesuit college in Spokane, Wash. with a reputation to uphold, it certainly is. If you’re the NCAA, struggling to burnish the public image of the “student-athlete,” is certainly is. And breaking the law is always problematic. But what about the players themselves?

According to a medical study published this past March in The Lancet, cannabis is both less harmful and less addictive than cigarettes and alcohol. That appears to be the common finding these days. Perhaps there would be no problem at all if the law were changed to reflect modern science. Just sayin’.