Over the last several months, I've worked on a project for Sports Illustrated on the impact of the legalization of marijuana on the NFL (and other leagues). I have a new feature article for Sports Illustrated on this topic. I interviewed several former NFL players, a former NFL GM, a current prominent NFL agent and several doctors. I hope you have a chance to read it. Here's an excerpt:
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An even bolder change, and again one requiring clear legalization of marijuana, would be for NFL teams to actively use marijuana vaporizers and sprays to treat players for pain management and even concussion treatment. While the idea sounds far-fetched in 2014, perhaps it won't be five or 10 years from now. And as Goodell said, the NFL "will continue to support the evolution of medicine."
A potential road block to changes to the NFL's marijuana policy is the negotiation process itself.
"Everything that the league and players agree to stems from the give-and-take of negotiations," the former GM says. "Players will ask to use marijuana and the league will want something in return."
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