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The new ‘runner’s high’: the benefits of mixing cannabis and exercise

A study of cannabis users found 82% of people partaking in exercise use cannabis before [...]

05
Feb
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MLB Officially Removes Marijuana From Banned Substances List For Baseball Players

By Kyle Jaeger Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB players union announced on Thursday [...]

13
Dec
Photo Source: Major League Baseball is considering removing cannabis from the banned substance list for minor league players while implementing an opioid testing program in both the minor and major leagues, according to a CBS Sports report. The proposal was first reported by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. According to the report, players on the 40-man roster are not tested for cannabis but non-40-man roster minor league players are, and 13 players were suspended last season for cannabis use. Rosenthal says major league players “have not been subject to testing for marijuana.” The opioid testing proposal comes more than five months after the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs who had two different types of opioids in his system at the time of his death. Players who fail an opioid test would be referred to treatment rather than suspended. Under the current rules, non-40-man roster minor leaguers are suspended 25 games for their first positive test for a “drug of abuse” – which includes cannabis – 50 games for a second positive test, 100 games for a third positive test. A fourth positive test bans a player for life. To date, no minor leaguer has been banned for life for cannabis use, although former Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress was suspended three times for cannabis use. Jeffress was released by the Brewers on September 3 after an injury-shortened campaign.
MLB Considers Not Testing Minor Leaguers for Cannabis

The MLB may remove cannabis from its banned substances list for minor league players; major [...]

11
Dec
Vaping in Oregon: The Flavored Products Ban is Just the Beginning

By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken On Friday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued Executive [...]

08
Oct
FDA Official To Keynote Major Hemp Industry Conference Next Month

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official will be a keynote speaker at a hemp [...]

15
Jul
Google bans marijuana delivery companies from selling weed directly through their apps
Google bans marijuana delivery companies from selling weed directly through their apps

By Adi Robertson Google has added a rule banning apps that “facilitate” the sale of [...]

29
May
U.S. Attorney General Says He Prefers Marijuana Reform Bill To Current Federal Law
U.S. Attorney General Says He Prefers Marijuana Reform Bill To Current Federal Law

By Kyle Jaeger Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday that he would prefer that Congress [...]

10
Apr
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NFL Considers Options for Medical Use of Marijuana

The NFL has been hidebound about players using pot for pain, but federal law makes [...]

26
Mar
Andy Jacobsohn/Staff Photographer Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle David Irving (95) warming up before a National Football League game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California Sunday October 22, 2017. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)
Cowboys DT David Irving says he’s quitting football while smoking what appears to be marijuana in Instagram video

By Joey Hayden The drama surrounding Cowboys defensive tackle David Irving continues as his career [...]

08
Mar
NHL Alumni to Study Medical Marijuana For Brain Injuries
NHL Alumni to Study Medical Marijuana For Brain Injuries

Organization wants to learn more about how cannabis may be able to benefit players. [...]

08
Mar
Is the NHL the future of marijuana in pro sports? Why it could be
Is the NHL the future of marijuana in pro sports? Why it could be

By Emily Kaplan Player X is in the NHL. After home games, he has a [...]

07
Mar
The Marijuana Advertising Double Standard Is Stifling Our Industry
The Marijuana Advertising Double Standard Is Stifling Our Industry

It's infuriating that networks ban cannabis ads while raking in billions from Big Pharma to [...]

28
Feb
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Super Bowl Hates MMJ, But Caters to Cannabis Users

Think of the snacks! [...]

02
Feb
Fem-trepreneurs Helping Rewrite Role of Women in the Cannabis Industry

by Leah Maurer Women are taking the lead in cannabis companies and in the market as [...]

31
Jan
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CBS rejects Super Bowl ad on benefits of medical marijuana

By Erik Brady CBS rejected a Super Bowl ad that makes a case for medical marijuana. [...]

23
Jan