Now Is The Time For Active Professional Athletes To Push For Marijuana Reform In Sports

Sports and marijuana have been in the news a lot lately, and not for the reasons that sports and cannabis used to be in the news. For a very long time the only articles you would see in the media about sports and cannabis was an athlete getting caught with marijuana. That was usually accompanied by a full blown freak out session by the same media out, as if cannabis use in sports was the worst thing that could possibly happen.

The recent media coverage has been much more constructive and positive. More and more former athletes are coming out of the ‘cannabis closet.’ It seems like almost every week another retired athlete comes out in support of reform in one way or another. A lot of it is medical marijuana focused, and for good reason. Competing as an athlete at an elite level for a living takes its toll...

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