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Athletes and Cannabis for Pain

🩺 Medicine First mentioned: Ep. 078

The growing movement of professional athletes, particularly retired NFL players, openly advocating for cannabis use to manage chronic pain, injuries, and CTE symptoms as an alternative to opioid pharmaceuticals.

In ep078, Bubbleman recounted Ricky Williams (Miami Dolphins) visiting the Spannabis booth with ESPN to discuss cannabis for pain. Williams was famously suspended from the NFL for cannabis use. Sports Illustrated also covered the meeting. The panel noted football players and hockey stars would increasingly need cannabis for arthritis, hits, and injuries in later years.

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