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PHILADELPHIA -- The conversation about marijuana's place in the NFL is heating up.

Leaders of the NFL Players Association are preparing a proposal that would amend the sport’s drug policies to take a “less punitive” approach to dealing with recreational marijuana use by players, according to the union’s executive director, DeMaurice Smith.

Some of the biggest stars are big advocates.

Prior to the start of the 2016-17 season, Rutgers instituted a new drug testing policy that calls for varying punitive and rehabilitative measures for athletes who test positive for performance-enhancing drugs but has reduced penalties for marijuana use.

I want to run 100 miles! Am I high? Yes, I am high and I’m signed up for the Zion 100 mile ultra-marathon for April 2017.

You could call it the year of the cannabis consumer: retailers finally focus on UX, celebrities cater to enthusiasts, media outlets clamor for attention and a more refined world of edibles and concentrates has emerged.

It’s been a landmark year for medical marijuana in football.

There has been emerging evidence that cannabis reduces pain, muscle spasms, stiffness, and inflammation in humans.

This year marked a turning point for marijuana, both as a cultural movement and as an industry.

"I had back surgery, and the year I was off, I was smoking marijuana during that period of time," New York Knicks president said.

On Friday, Kerr became the latest high-profile sports figure to advocate for the use of marijuana as a way to deal with chronic pain.

If he gets caught again, Seantrel Henderson will be banned for life.

Many NFL players are finding that marijuana offers a safer alternative to pain management than anti-inflammatory medication and are beginning to push for the NFL and the NFL Players Association to reconsider the substance abuse rules that the two sides negotiated.

Kyle Turley believes marijuana counters the effects of CTE and he wants the NFL to allow players to use it.

It’s not all brats and beers these days.

Changes in the country's attitude toward marijuana use may be taking effect in football.

“Skiing is a very creative sport…your brain just goes to this flow state where you’re not even thinking, you’re just skiing, and cannabis just helps you get into that zone.”

A majority of NFL players feel that use of chemical painkillers would be reduced if the league allowed a therapeutic use exemption for marijuana use.

Jim McMahon will appear on ‘Thursday Night Football’ in his home state stumping not for the navy blue and orange — but for green.

Jim McMahon will appear on ‘Thursday Night Football’ in his home state stumping not for the navy blue and orange — but for green.