Marijuana bringing NFL players to Colorado, hoping league changes its policy

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Hemp oil said to be miracle drug for head injuries

Is the NFL all wrong with regard to its ban on marijuana? A growing number of former and active players, as well as leading researchers at Johns Hopkins, are testing whether a compound found in hemp is a possible miracle cure for concussions and brain injuries.           

The science of weed and hash oil extraction is being perfected inside a Boulder lab.

"We test the product every step of the way," said Vijay Bachus, director of operations for Charlotte’s Web Botanicals. "No one else has the rigorous testing protocols and batch records as we do."

This particular strain of hemp oil is called "Charlotte's Web,” named after the little girl who first started using it, 9-year-old Charlotte Figi.

For Figi, it was an almost instant cure for her severe epileptic seizures. Her seizures decreased from 200-300...

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