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NFL and players’ union to study potential use of marijuana for pain management
The NFL and the NFL Players Association have agreed to form two new joint medical committees, one of which is to study the potential use of marijuana as a pain-management tool for players and review teams’ policies and practices for the use of prescription medication by players.
NFLPA expects to give up something in negotiating changes to marijuana policy
The NFL Players Association has been down this road before.
NFL commissioner talks marijuana: “You’re ingesting smoke, so that’s not usually a very positive thing”
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he’s open to considering marijuana use for players to treat football-related pain. But he’s not completely sold on the idea of players lighting up.
NFLPA: Marijuana policy in NFL is “a CBA issue, not a law-enforcement issue”
Despite recent comments from White House press secretary Sean Spicer about “greater enforcement” of federal recreational marijuana laws in states that have legalized its sale and consumption, the NFL Players’ Association said it will continue to push for its proposal of a “less punitive” marijuana policy because it’s “a (collective bargaining agreement) issue, not a law-enforcement issue” for the NFL.
NFL takes notice as union develops pain management committee involving marijuana
Assessing the potential of cannabidiol and marijuana as an alternative pain reliever will be one aspect of the committee’s focus, but certainly not the only.