CANNABIS CULTURE - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has gone on record saying the NFL would be willing to consider allowing athletes to use medical marijuana in treating head injuries, including concussions, if medical experts deemed it to be a legitimate solution.
When teams from the two states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use clash at Sunday’s Super Bowl, so will activists on both sides of the debate about pot prohibition.
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said on Monday that it is high time the NFL explores how now-banned marijuana could medically help players cope with pain from injuries.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday the NFL would consider allowing athletes to use marijuana to treat concussions and other head injuries if medical experts deemed it a legitimate solution.
Former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, who is leaving school early to enter the NFL draft, was arrested early Tuesday on a marijuana possession charge.
As the NFL Draft gets under way, one of the hot topics inside the league is the growing number of top prospects who have admitted smoking pot or have been caught doing so.