Trends & Articles This is Why Ex-NFL Star Ricky Williams Loves Marijuana by Sophia Vida February 14, 2022 In an interview with InsideHook, ex NFL start Ricky Williams has shared his beliefs on how marijuana has fared well for him both physically and mentally. “There are certain people who’ve had negative experiences and so I un...
Science related (Medical) NFL and NFLPA are Offering Up to $1M for Cannabis Pain Management Research by Sophia Vida June 10, 2021 The NFL and NFLPA are jointly offering up to $1 million in grants to researchers who can help the league move forward with alternatives to opioid-based pain management. The NFL’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Allen Sills, has li...
Trends & Articles The NFL is Considering Cannabis Over Opioids by Sophia Vida February 19, 2021 The National Football League is seeking information on cannabis as an alternative to addictive opioids according to a statement from the league. The league is in the research stage of potentially allowing players to use cannabi...
Trends & Articles NFL Players May Not Be Suspended Anymore for Marijuana Use by Sophia Vida February 21, 2020 According to a proposed collective bargaining agreement approved by team owners and circulated to players on Thursday, National Football League players may not have to be suspended from games for testing positive for marijuana muc...
Trends & Articles This Retired NFL Player Says He Used Marijuana While Playing by Sophia Vida May 23, 2019 Eagles defensive lineman Chris Long took to Instagram over the weekend to say he was retiring from the NFL. The player also revealed this week on radio that he used marijuana while playing football. “I certainly enjoyed my...
Trends & Articles The NFL Wants to Study Marijuana for Pain Management by Sophia Vida May 21, 2019 The National Football League has a ban on medical marijuana that may not last much longer. According to an ESPN report, the association and its players' union announced this week an establishment of a joint pain management comm...
Trends & Articles The NFL is Preparing to Adopt Less Strict Substance Abuse Policy by Sophia Vida March 07, 2019 According to Pro Football Talk, the National Football League (NFL) is preparing to make "major concessions" to its marijuana policy. The league is getting ready to adopt a more lenient substance abuse policy in its next collect...
Uncategorized The NFL Doesn’t Care As Much if Players Fail Their Drug Test for Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 01, 2018 The NFL Draft is just months away and the sentiment towards testing positive for marijuana is changing. There was a time when testing positive for marijuana use would have hurt a player's chance of being drafted, but this may n...
Trends & Articles Super Bowl Player was Benched for Weed by Sophia Vida February 06, 2018 New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler wasn't playing at this year's Super Bowl LII and there's a reason for it. The player had team violations involving women and weed according to a former teammate. Butler was benc...
Trends & Articles NFL Wants to Cooperate in Study of Marijuana for Pain Management by Sophia Vida August 01, 2017 According to sources familiar with the situation, the NFL has written to the NFL Players Association and has offered to work together to study the use of marijuana for pain management. The NFL has banned the use of marijuana bu...