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In a way, it's amusing. Moss is risking literally millions of dollars for something as petty as weed. It doesn't take positive tests to be banned under the NFL drug policy if you've had a previous infraction, which I'm not sure Moss has. The first offense isn't released to the public, if I recall correctly. Doing something dumb, i.e. getting caught with a "Whizzanator" like Ontario Smith, can be enough to qualify as a drug offense.
Whether alcohol is better or worse than weed is debatable, but is ultimately irrelevent. There would be severe legal ramifications if the NFL did not test for illegal drugs. The NFL, as well as the other major sport leagues, survive as a virtual monopoly. If they wanted to start ignoring drug tests, Congress would step in pretty fast and rectify that situation. They threatened to install independent testing for the MLB.
Ultimately, is weed a negative for NFL players? Shit, it can't be worse than popping anti-inflamatories and painkillers every other day, or substaining violent collisions twenty times a game, but it isn't about the fairness of the drug policy. It's about Moss being a retard and the NFL doing what they have to do.
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