Is it time for football to reconsider marijuana?
If you play professional football, "your job automatically gives you the symptom of chronic pain," said Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Eugene Monroe, who has played in the NFL since 2009. "You're hitting each other as hard as possible every single day in practice. Your body is in pain a lot of time."
More and more players are looking to marijuana for pain relief, he said, despite risking punishment from the NFL.
There are existing ways to manage pain: opioids and noninflammatory medications. But Monroe and other players are concerned about addiction and the potential for overdoses.
"All over our country people are addicted, and that's happening in our locker rooms," Monroe said.
Last year, a class action lawsuit was filed against the 32 NFL teams by former players who alleged that team coaches, staff members and doctors pushed painkillers onto players to get them back...
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