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Another New England state studies legalizing marijuana - Cannabis News

Super Bowl 50 brought a whole new meaning to the phrase, “this bud’s for you.” Green Rush, the largest cannabis delivery platform in California, says Super Bowl weekend was the most lucrative in the company’s history.

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Medical Marijuana Ice Cream a New Way to Beat the Heat in Oklahoma - Cannabis News

With the countdown underway for Super Bowl 50, there’s a renewed focus on the NFL’s high rate of injuries and concussions, and whether the league should be open to players using medical marijuana to treat their pain.

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Get Paid to Study Cannabis! $20,000 Scholarship Announced

Ricky Williams doesn't shy away from his support for marijuana. He used the drug as a means of recovery from the pounding he took over his 10-year NFL career, which included two seasons (2002 and 2003) leading the league in rush attempts with a combined 775 carries.

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Fire law: Marijuana in the workplace

Former Super Bowl champion and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon says an unfairly demonized drug helped him recover from the pain of his football career: medical marijuana.

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Momentum building for legalization of Recreational Marijuana in Hawaii

An upcoming marijuana business conference will, to NBA fans, feature a very familiar face.

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Oregon: In the shadow of marijuana, hemp industry is starting to develop - Cannabis News

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Football players take an alarming array of pain medication to get back on the field but some believe medical cannabis is a safer and more effective alternative.

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Almost 17,000 illegal Cannabis Plants found in 87 Greenhouses in Oregon

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LAS VEGAS – Count Michael Chiesa and Rose Namajunas among the many backers for continued reform in the war against marijuana.

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Fields of Green: Could hemp be South Carolina’s next cash crop? - Cannabis News

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- At least one-third of the Power Five conference schools are not punishing athletes as harshly as they were 10 years ago for testing positive for marijuana and other so-called recreational drugs, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.

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Call For UK CBD And Medical Cannabis Reform

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PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) - Some former NFL players think marijuana is the answer to chronic pain, head injuries and saving lives. 
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Cannabis holds promise for pain management, reducing the need for opioid painkillers

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Schools are stuck enforcing the rules of a college-football system that hasn't embraced some of society's growing acceptance of marijuana use.
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New York to look at legalizing recreational pot - Cannabis News

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Ronda Rousey just made it known that she’s against drug testing for marijuana.
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Year after Philly pot law changed, arrests are down

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Current players say marijuana use in the sport is extensive, with many using the drug to deal with the ramifications of head trauma.
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Illinois’ Marijuana sales up by 9% in January

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Marijuana users on the west coast are running, or walking, away from the popular image of the Jeff Spicoli-like pot smoker.
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2,000 marijuana grow licenses ID'd as potentially illegal, Oklahoma agency says

Kyle Turley played in the NFL for a decade, with stints in New Orleans, St. Louis and Kansas City. Over the years he has struggled with headaches, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and lights sensitivity -- much of which he believes might stem from the head trauma he suffered during his NFL career. Using marijuana in privacy of his home, Turley says, has helped with all his issues, especially light sensitivity, anxiety and nixing suicidal thoughts. Image: Nelvin C. Cepeda
 
There’s a growing segment of athletes who believe the health benefits to be gained from marijuana outweigh the risks – especially when compared to the opioids they’ve long been prescribed.
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How a Cannabis kiosk is helping retailers comply with California regs

NFL Football Marijuana
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As expected, the one-game suspension imposed on Packers defensive lineman Datone Jones came from a violation of the law relating to a banned recreational substance.
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Marijuana Legalization Poses Perplexing Issue for Trucking Industry - Cannabis News

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Let's call a cease-fire on the NFL's senseless war against marijuana.
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The NFL marijuana stance is evolving, but don't hold your breath for lift of ban

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The nation’s laws, and its perspective, on marijuana are shifting, and the NFL is trying to keep pace. 
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Bill to create marijuana market in Delaware falls short again in House

WeedLife is reaching out to new and established journalists, as it expands its coverage of how the legalization of marijuana is affecting people across the country
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