The NFL Exploring The Use OF Cannabis & CBD For Pain Management
- by David Anthony Schroeder
So check this out, in 2020, the NFL changed the parameters of their drug-testing policy to penalize all drugs equally rather than targeting cannabis itself. This move has caused a ripple effect in their approach to cannabis in general. They are now exploring the idea of using cannabis as a possible alternative pain management option.
The world is slowly coming around.
The NFL’s official statement says that their goal is “to identify investigators who have the current capability to carry out studies aimed at supplementing the NFL-NFLPA Pain Management Committee’s (‘PMC’) knowledge about pain management and athletic performance in NFL players.”