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'I played NFL games stoned, dude': As many as 80 percent of pro football players use marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 09:32
  • Eben Britton, a retired offensive lineman, says that marijuana use not only healed his pain but also improved his performance on the field
  • Players and agents say that marijuana use is more prevalent than originally believed
  • The league prohibits its players from using marijuana, though a growing movement is advocating a change in policy
  • There are currently 18 players who have been suspended this season for violating the league's stringent substance abuse policy 

The National Football League is America's most beloved professional sports league, and as many as 80 percent of its players smoke marijuana, according to a report in Sunday's New York Post.

The daily tabloid quotes former players, agents, and coaches who say that pot-smoking is more of a widespread practice than many initially believed.

Some say that the health benefits of cannabis should compel the league to lift its ban.

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