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It's Time To Normalize Medical Marijuana In Pro Sports

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 12/07/2016 - 09:00

Steve Kerr has a bad back. The condition caused him so much physical pain that Kerr, the current head coach of the Golden State Warriors and a member of five NBA championship teams during his playing career, underwent surgery to resolve it. Complications and recovery from the procedure led to him missing the first half of the 2015-2016 regular season. He was in enough pain that he took marijuana to relieve the pain. And that has him a bit crosswise with some people in the NBA, which frowns on any use of marijuana.

Kerr revealed his drug use during a recent podcast interview with Comcast SportsNet California. He went so far as advocating that the NBA's next Collective Bargaining Agreement include a provision that would permit players to use marijuana for medical purposes. He is right. It is time to rethink prohibitions on the use of marijuana in sports.

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