Is New Marijuana Medication the Key to Fighting Concussions in the NFL?

Right now, the biggest controversy in the National Football League — a matter far more important than trivia such as Deflategate — involves concussions.

A recent study showed that 87 of 91 former players who donated their brains to science after their death tested positive for CTE, a disease linked to concussions. And the impending release of Concussion, a new movie starring Will Smith, promises to bring even more attention to an issue the league would just as soon underplay.

Against this backdrop, Simply Pure dispensary is sponsoring the first of what Simply Pure co-owner Wanda James is describing as a series of "marijuana TED talks" about Cannatol, a marijuana-based medication that she sees as a potential breakthrough in the treatment of concussions and head injuries. The discussions take place at two times tomorrow; details below.

"Cannatol is from the makers of Haleigh's Hope," James says, referencing a high-CBD strain...

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