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Former NFL players advocate for medical marijuana in football

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 10/29/2015 - 08:45

Former NFL players say marijuana can help during recovery from injury

A group of former National Football League players gathered in Phoenix on Tuesday to advocate for permissible use of marijuana in the NFL, as reported by ABC 15 – Arizona.

Former New Orleans Saints lineman and San Diego All American tackle, Kyle Turley spoke about how cannabis helped treat his chronic pain, head injuries and other ailments caused by the physical and mental stress of playing professional football.

“You don’t understand how bad you’re going to be hurting,” said Turley.

More from ABC 15 – Arizona:

Turley says in the world of football, pain pills are popped like candy.

After going down a dark road, he turned solely to medical marijuana. And he claims it saved his life.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has not ruled out marijuana in the league, but he hasn’t given...

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