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NBA players want marijuana removed from banned list

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 06/01/2015 - 08:00

Players in the NBA want the league to remove marijuana from its list of banned substances if the player has a prescription.

Marijuana is probably more controversial than ever with more states legalizing it for medical purposes and some states outright legalizing it for recreational purposes as well.

The subject of marijuana comes up frequently in sports leagues, especially in the NBA and NFL. The NFL has strict rules against using it and getting caught with it puts players in a program that could eventually end up in total suspension.

Use of marijuana has been common in the NBA as well for decades, though there’s nothing to prove that it’s any more or less common than the regular public, according to a story from TMZ.

Like the NFL, the NBA has maintained its position on marijuana, that it is a banned substance and multiple infractions result in suspension....

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