Can Medical Marijuana Save Football? Activists Call NFL To Loosen Rules On Cannabis

As more and more football players succumb to painfully terrible illnesses, advocates are urging the NFL to loosen its rules on cannabis use. Apparently, medical marijuana may be the key to preventing the sport's "eventual extinction."

Football enthusiasts are soaking up the thrills and highs of Super Bowl 50, but sobering news of former football stars falling to the deadly pits of a certain neurodegenerative disease are making headlines around the globe.

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Prominent football players such as late Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, Miami Dolphins QB Earl Morrall, New York Giants' Frank Gifford, and linebacker Junior Seau had all been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when they were still alive.

Gifford was able to live until old age. Seau, however, was one of those who took their lives.

CTE is a disorder linked to repeated blows and concussions to the head. It is...

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