NFL Players Call for Cannabis Policy Reform
The NFL has a strict policy on the use of marijuana, but one NFL player is making the argument that it’s not only needed, but a better solution for the consistent ailments that plague professional football players.
“Your job automatically gives you the symptom of chronic pain,” said Ravens offensive tackle Eugene Monroe, a member of 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.”
Questions are being raised about the NFL’s policies on treating injuries and the chronic conditions they create. The long-term effects of being a professional athlete in the NFL have recently inspired documentaries and movies based on the pressures of the sport, which can cause brain damage, permanent nerve damage, and prolonged body pain associated with injuries and arthritis.
Conventional treatments for these ailments are typically opioid painkillers, corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory prescription drugs, all of...
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