Kevin Durant, NBA All-Star, says he personally lobbyed the commissioner of the league to remove marijuana from the list of banned substances for players. During one meeting he claimed the official smelled cannabis on him.
Durant was questioned on how he “persuaded” Adam Silver, the commissioner of CNBC’s Boardroom and “Game Plan”, to lift the ban. He began by stating that “he smelled cannabis when I walked into the room.”
You know what I mean? “He kind of knew where this was heading,” he said. “I felt it was becoming more and more popular in the United States, and even around the globe. It was no longer stigmatized as much as before. “It doesn’t have any negative effects on you.”
At #GamePlan23 @KDTrey5 discusses his business ventures in the marijuana industry with @andrewrsorkin pic.twitter.com/IdByyZvAPV
CNBC Events July 26 2023
Durant said that CNBC , which hosted an event , “agreed with” him. It’s the NBA. Everyone does it. “It’s like wine now.”
NBA and its Players Union have signed the Collective Bargaining Agreement which removes marijuana from the list of banned substances for players.
The agreement lays down rules that allow players to promote and invest in cannabis brands, with certain exceptions.
The NBA has officially codified the league’s decision to temporarily suspend cannabis tests during the last three seasons.
Snoop Dogg , a marijuana icon and NBA commentator, weighed in in April on the new policy, praising the league for its efforts to allow players the use of cannabis for medical reasons, including as an alternative opioid.
Michele Roberts, former head of the National Basketball Players Association, who also joined the board at the major cannabis company Cresco Laboratories in the year 2020, had predicted that there would be a change formalizing the policy soon.
—
Marijuana Moment tracks more than 1,000 cannabis and drug policy bills that have been introduced in state legislatures, and Congress. Patreon supporters who pledge at least $25/month gain access to our interactive charts, maps and hearing calendar.
Discover more about our marijuana bills tracker. Become a Patreon supporter to gain access.
—
As more states legalize marijuana, a growing number of sports organizations have begun to reform their marijuana policies.
The New York Media Softball League, which includes teams from The Wall Street Journal High Times, and BuzzFeed, recently became one of the most recent athletic organizations that embraces the cannabis industry. A new sponsorship agreement was launched with a Kentucky CBD company.
The Kansas City Royals have recently partnered with a cannabis-brand in order to educate the public about the therapeutic potential of CBD. They are the second Major League Baseball team (MLB) to do this, after the Chicago Cubs.
MLB announced last year its league-wide collaboration with a popular CBD product . Charlotte’s Web Holdings signed a deal to become “The Official CBD of MLB.” The company is one of the nation’s most recognized hemp-derived CBD brands.
The National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (NCAA) Committee focused on promoting the health and wellbeing of student athletes proposed that marijuana be removed from the list of banned substances.
In early 2018, Nevada’s sports regulators passed a resolution to to send a regulatory amendment proposal to the Governor , which would protect athletes against being punished for using or possessing cannabis as per state law.
UFC announced that in 2021 they will no longer punish fighters for positive marijuana tests.
As part of the collective bargaining agreement, the National Football League (NFL’s) policy on drug testing changed demonstrably by 2020.
The NFL and its Players Union announced last month that they will jointly award another round of funding for independent research into the therapeutic benefits CBD as an alternative pain treatment to opioids.
A new poll shows that a majority of Ohio voters support marijuana legalization as activists collect the final signatures for ballot measure
The post NBA star Kevin Durant Said the Commissioner Smelled Marijuana on Him as He Advocated for Ending THC Tests For Players first appeared on Marijuana Moment.
