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http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/6270799.htm

PORTLAND, Ore. - The NBA player's association will fight the Portland Trail
Blazers if they follow through with a $250,000 fine against Damon Stoudamire
for marijuana possession.

Dan Wasserman, the union's director of communications, told The Oregonian on
Wednesday that the fine exceeds the penalty for marijuana in the NBA's
collective bargaining agreement.

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Under the collective bargaining agreement, if a player is convicted of, or
pleads guilty or no contest to marijuana possession, he's required to enter
the league's anti-drug program. A second offense carries a $15,000 fine and
re-entry into the program. Subsequent violations carry a five-game
suspension.

"Those penalties were agreed to after very intensive, very thorough
negotiations," Wasserman said. "You simply can't put that aside and go
completely beyond the parameters of the agreement."