Snoop Dogg, a marijuana icon, applauds the National Basketball Association for its plans to remove cannabis from the list of banned substances that the league has set forth for players.
Last week, the rapper appeared on EPSN’s “Stephen A’s World”, where he discussed the policy change.
He stated that he was in favor of the reform because it would be “healthy and could help to ease the pain from the pills and injections that have been given, as well as the opioids.”
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Snoop added that the NBA’s decision would align it with professional sports organizations such as Major League Baseball.
He said that as long as the treatment doesn’t improve your abilities to play better or give you an edge, you can treat and heal yourself.
NBA’s new policy will allow players to invest and promote the cannabis industry.
Snoop has been pushing for years to have athletics organizations adopt more lenient marijuana policy. He argues that cannabis is a safer and less addictive alternative to opioids.
He said that in 2021, “Through CBD, THC, marijuana, and cannabis, they are able to relax, get the medical treatment they deserve, without having the later side effects, so I push for this in sports.”
As more states legalize marijuana, a growing number of professional sports leagues are taking steps to reform their marijuana policies.
Nevada’s sports regulators have proposed amending their rules to protect athletes who use or possess marijuana in accordance with state law from being penalized.
Chicago Cubs became the first MLB team in the league to partner with a CBD-based company. This follows the league’s partnership last year with a popular CBD-based brand.
MLB stands out from other professional sports leagues for being more responsive to changing marijuana policies. In a memo from 2020, the league clarified that athletes will not be penalized for using marijuana when they’re not working. However, they cannot be sponsored personally by a cannabis company or have investments in the sector.
UFC announced that in 2021 they will no longer punish fighters for positive marijuana tests.
Separately student athletes who are members of the NCAA will no longer lose their eligibility for play if they test positive for marijuana , under new rules that were recommended last year by a major committee.
As part of the collective bargaining agreement, the National Football League (NFL’s) policy on drug testing has already been demonstrably changed in 2020.
Nevada Sports Regulators Stop Penalizing Fighters for Marijuana
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