Report: NFL Considering Changes to Marijuana Policy
By Ross BagliaNEW YORK, NY — In response to a number of players’ and coaches’ concerns about the league’s harsh punishments for using marijuana, the NFL could soon change their drug policy, according...
View ArticleDorial Green-Beckham May Sit out 2014 Season & Enter 2015 NFL Draft Following...
By Ross BagliaSPRINGFIELD, MO — Former Missouri wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham may sit out the 2014 season and enter the 2015 NFL draft amid the fallout from a January arrest for possessing a large...
View ArticleNFL Suspends Cardinals’ LB Daryl Washington for 1 Year Over Marijuana
By Associated PressPHOENIX, AZ — The NFL has suspended Arizona Cardinals standout inside linebacker Daryl Washington for one year for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. The punishment,...
View ArticleAuburn QB Nick Marshall Busted for Marijuana Possession in Georgia
REYNOLDS, GA — Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall was cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession Friday afternoon in the small town of Reynolds, Georgia. According to police, Reynolds Police Chief Lonnie...
View ArticleTexas Rangers Catcher Geovany Soto Arrested on Marijuana Charges
DALLAS, TX — Texas Rangers’ catcher Geovany Soto was arrested Wednesday in Grapevine, TX, on a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana under 20 ounces. According to police, Soto was arrested...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Advocates Run Ads In USA Today NFL Editions
WASHINGTON, DC — A leading national medical marijuana advocacy organization, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), has teamed up with online cannabis information powerhouse Leafly to run advertisements...
View ArticleKC Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe Suspended 1 Game by NFL for Marijuana
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been suspended one game for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, the team announced Friday. Bowe was arrested for speeding and marijuana...
View ArticlePittsburgh Steelers’ Bell & Blount Busted for Marijuana Possession
PITTSBURGH , PA – Pittsburgh Steelers running backs Le’Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount will be charged with marijuana possession following a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon. Ross Township detective...
View ArticleMarijuana Possession Charges Filed Against Steelers’ Bell & Blount
PITTSBURGH, PA — Police have filed marijuana possession charges against Pittsburgh Steelers running backs Le’Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount following a traffic stop. Police in the Pittsburgh suburb of...
View ArticlePolice: Steelers’ Bell & Blount Admitted Buying Marijuana
PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh Steelers running backs Le’Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount told police they “pitched in” to buy a bag of marijuana with a female friend shortly before they were pulled over –...
View ArticleBillboards Surrounding Super Bowl Stadium Highlight Hypocrisy of NFL’s...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Five billboards highlighting the hypocrisy of the National Football League’s marijuana policy were launched Tuesday in locations surrounding MetLife Stadium, where the Super...
View ArticleProject SAM Spreads Reefer Madness with Anti-Marijuana Billboards at Super Bowl
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — An anti-marijuana legalization group is relying on stereotypes to counter pro-marijuana billboards that the Marijuana Policy Project is placing around MetLife Stadium, where...
View ArticleIn the War of Super Bowl Billboards, MPP Fires Back at Project SAM
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) launched two new billboards Friday morning near MetLife stadium, where the Super Bowl will be played Sunday, in response to the anti-marijuana...
View ArticleFormer NFL Player Says Teammates Smoked Marijuana Before Super Bowl
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Ex-NFL linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo played in Super Bowl XLVII with the Baltimore Ravens last year, and in Super Bowl XLI with the Chicago Bears, and he shared something...
View ArticleNFL Commish Goodell Wants to Keep Marijuana on Banned Substance List
NEW YORK, NY — Despite the legalization of marijuana in the two states represented by teams in the Super Bowl, pot will remain on the National Football League’s banned substance list, said commissioner...
View ArticleAlabama Running Back Dee Hart Busted for Marijuana, Off Team
TUSCALOOSA, AL – University of Alabama running back Dee Hart, arrested this past weekend on a marijuana charge, is no longer with the team, school officials said Monday. A statement issued by the...
View ArticleOlympics Drug Testers Raise Permissible Levels for Marijuana
SOCHI, RUSSIA — The World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) has raised the permissible level of marijuana in athletes’ urine at the Sochi Olympic games from 15 nanograms per millileter to 150 nanograms....
View ArticleTexas A&M Football Player Arrested for Marijuana Possession
BRYAN, TX — A freshman Texas A&M football player has become the most recent college athlete to be caught in the web of marijuana prohibition. Isaiah Golden, 19, was arrested for possessing less...
View ArticleBrowns Release Wide Receiver Davone Bess
BEREA, OH — The Cleveland Browns released troubled wide receiver Davone Bess on Wednesday. Bess has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this offseason. He was arrested on Jan. 17 at an airport...
View ArticleLA Clippers’ Blake Griffin Endorses Medical Marijuana Use in the NBA
LOS ANGELES, CA — In an interview with Rolling Stone this week, Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers voiced his support of medical marijuana use to treat pain in the NBA. Currently, the NBA has...
View ArticleNCAA Reduces Penalty for a Positive Marijuana Test
The Legislative Council of the NCAA approved a measure that would reduce the penalty for a positive marijuana drug test. Currently, college athletes face a full year suspension if caught using...
View ArticleMichigan’s McGary Tests Positive for Marijuana, Enters NBA Draft
ANN ARBOR, MI — Michigan sophomore Mitch McGary is entering the NBA draft, saying he had little choice after testing positive for marijuana during an NCAA tournament he couldn’t play in because of an...
View ArticlePro Football Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden Applies for Medical Marijuana...
LAS VEGAS, NV — Jonathan Ogden, retired Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle, has applied for a medical marijuana dispensary license in Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. There are a...
View ArticleReport: Browns WR Josh Gordon Faces 1 Year Suspension for Marijuana
CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon reportedly failed a drug test and is facing a one-year suspension from the NFL. Sources told ESPN that Gordon failed a drug test months ago,...
View ArticleNFL Suspends Browns WR Josh Gordon for 2014-15 Season for Marijuana
CLEVELAND, OH — Josh Gordon’s wait is over, and so is his 2014 season. The Browns learned Wednesday that Gordon’s indefinite suspension by the NFL has been upheld and he will miss at least 16 games...
View ArticleSan Diego Padres Shortstop Everth Cabrera Arrested for Marijuana DUI
SAN DIEGO, CA — San Diego Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera, who cried while apologizing last year for taking a banned substance that led to a 50-game suspension, was arrested for investigation of...
View ArticleNFL May Finally Change its Outdated Drug Policy
It appears as though the NFL is finally progressing towards changing its controversial drug policy. According to NBC Sports, the NFLPA plans to vote tonight on proposed changes to the NFL’s existing...
View ArticleNFL Players Union Votes for Relaxed Marijuana Testing
MIAMI, FL — The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) has approved a new league drug policy following a vote on Friday that will allow testing for human growth hormone (HGH) for the first time, starting this...
View ArticleNFL May Ease Marijuana Policy. Barely.
On any given Sunday in the NFL, winners and losers can be hard to predict, as every fan and athlete knows. Now medical cannabis advocates are tasting disappointment, too, along with more than a few...
View ArticleBrowns’ Josh Gordon’s Marijuana Suspension Reduced to 10 Games
BEREA, OH — Josh Gordon’s tangled ordeal, full of legal twists and turns, has finally been straightened out. He can run a route back to the Browns this season. Cleveland’s star wide receiver was...
View ArticleSteelers’ Bell Hopes to Get First Offenders’ Deal for Marijuana Possession...
PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell waived his right to a preliminary hearing on marijuana possession and driving under the influence charges and hopes to enter a...
View ArticleUniversity of Alabama Tight End Busted for Quarter Pound of Pot
TUSCALOOSA, AL — A University of Alabama sophomore football player has allegedly been busted for having a quarter pound of pot and over $4,600 in cash in his dorm room. According to a complaint filed...
View ArticleSteelers’ Bell Seeks First Offenders’ Deal for Marijuana Possession Charge
PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell has applied for a first-offender’s program on marijuana possession and driving under the influence charges, which could result in the...
View ArticleNFL: Community Service Deal for LeGarrette Blount to Drop Pot Charge
PITTSBURGH, PA — New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount would have a marijuana possession charge dismissed if he completes 50 hours of community service by a February court date, a western...
View ArticleNCAA to Re-Examine Drug Testing Policy
The NCAA announced Thursday that it plans to re-examine its approach to drug testing student-athletes for recreational drug use. The news comes just days after two University of Oregon football players...
View ArticleNBA Hall of Famer Tops List of Ohio Marijuana Legalization Supporters
TOLEDO, OH — NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, a current NFL player and a prominent fashion designer are among the investors in a group that wants to legalize marijuana use in Ohio, organizers of the...
View ArticleDallas Cowboys RB Randle Arrested for Marijuana Possession in Kansas
DALLAS, TX — Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was arrested on Wednesday in his hometown in Kansas for suspected marijuana possession, police said, his second run-in with the law in less than...
View ArticleSteelers’ Le’Veon Bell Gets 15 Months Probation for Pot Bust
PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell will spend 15 months on probation in a first-offender’s program stemming from his arrest on marijuana possession and DUI charges with...
View ArticleNFL: Colts’ Ahmad Bradshaw Busted for Pot Possession in Ohio
CINCINNATI, OH — An Indianapolis Colts running back pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a marijuana possession charge after being stopped this month by state troopers on an interstate highway in western...
View ArticleFormer Broncos Tight End Nate Jackson Says NFL Should Allow Marijuana Use
DENVER, CO — Former Broncos tight end Nate Jackson says he believes the NFL will have no choice but to remove marijuana from its lists of banned substances in the near future. Speaking at a marijuana...
View ArticlePatriots’ RB LeGarrette Blount Suspended for Drug Policy Violation
NEW YORK, NY — New England Patriot’s running back LeGarrette Blount will sit out the 2015-16 season-opener, the NFL announced Tuesday: LeGarrette Blount of the New England Patriots has been suspended...
View ArticleNFL Prospect Shane Ray Cited for Marijuana Possession in Missouri
Just days before this week’s NFL draft, defensive prospect Shane Ray was issued a misdemeanor citation for possession of marijuana and a traffic violation in Missouri. The 21 year old Ray, who was...
View ArticleUFC Fighter Nick Diaz Suspended 5-Years For Using Marijuana Legally
UFC Fighter Nick Diaz Suspended 5 Years for Using Marijuana It’s not much of a secret that Nick Diaz regularly smokes pot, he even has a medical marijuana license in California. However, after testing...
View ArticleTop Pitching Prospect Suspended 50 Games for Marijuana Use
NEW YORK, NY — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Alex Reyes, one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, was suspended for 50 games under baseball’s minor league drug program following a second...
View ArticleMajor Colleges Are Reducing Penalties for Athletes’ Marijuana Use
The Associated Press reported Monday that some of the nation’s biggest colleges have been reducing their penalties for student athletes who test positive for marijuana: At least one-third of the Power...
View ArticlePittsburgh NORML and Colorado NORML Wager Weed vs. Booze for Steelers-Broncos...
PITTSBURGH, PA — Executive Director of Pittsburgh NORML Patrick K. Nightingale challenged Board Member of Colorado NORML Chris Chiari to a friendly wager on the Steelers/Broncos game this coming...
View ArticleNFL: Bill’s Player Suspended 10 Games for Using Marijuana to Treat Chron’s...
NFL: Bill’s Player Suspended 10 Games for Using Marijuana to Treat Chron’s Disease | Ross Baglia The NFL has issued a 10-game suspension to Buffalo Bill’s offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson for...
View ArticleNFL: Miami Dolphins Player Arrested on Marijuana Charges in Florida
NFL: Miami Dolphins Player Arrested on Marijuana Charges in Florida | Ross Baglia The Miami Dolphins have released defensive tackle Leon Orr following his arrest for marijuana possession in Florida....
View ArticleNBA Head Coach: “Only a Matter of Time” Before Pro Sports Allow Medical...
NBA Head Coach: “Only a Matter of Time” Before Pro Sports Allow Medical Marijuana Use | Ross Baglia Earlier this week, the NFL issued a 10 game suspension to Buffalo’s Seantrel Henderson, who failed a...
View ArticleAmidst Controversy Over Anthem Protests, NFL Endorses Drug Sentencing Reform
Amidst Controversy Over Anthem Protests, NFL Endorses Drug Sentencing Reform | Phillip Smith Caught up between players who insist on exercising their right to call out racial injustice in a manner of...
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