Well it’s official. Marijuana is now legal in the MLB. That is if you play for the minor league.

Nonetheless it’s still a pivotal move for the sports industry and perhaps the NFL may follow suit.

The MLB is cracking down on opioid use and has agreed to stop testing minor leaguers for weed according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal.

Players on the 40-man roster are not tested for marijuana, but non-40-man roster minor leaguers are, and several are suspended for marijuana use each season.

Before lifting the bag, minor league players faced a 25-game suspension for a first positive weed test, and then a a 50-game suspension for a second test. This was followed by a 100-game suspension for a third and a ban for their entire life for a fourth positive test.

There were 13 such suspensions in 2019.


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