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NFL bows to marijuana’s new status

Under the new collective bargaining agreement, players who test positive for marijuana will no longer be suspended. Testing will be limited to the first two weeks of training camp instead of from April to August, and the threshold for the amount of 9-delta tetrahydrocannabinol — or THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana — needed to trigger a positive test will be raised fourfold.

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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.

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Former NFL OL Eben Britton calls Roger Goodell’s marijuana comments “a big mistake”

Said Britton: “There’s a lot of positive movement, and that’s why it’s so ridiculous to see Roger Goodell’s statements.”

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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.

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