With 6 Weeks Till Pot Legal, Golf Industry Must Decide About Smoking on Links
With 6 Weeks Till Pot Legal, Golf Industry Must Decide About Smoking on Links. To puff or to putt — or both. That's the question facing golfers and businesses with a little over six weeks to go before...
View ArticleNhl Not Changing Policy as Canada Legalizes Marijuana
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the NHL does not expect to change its rules on marijuana with the legalization of cannabis in Canada coming on Oct. 17. Daly said in an interview with The Associated...
View ArticleElias Theodorou Says He’s at ‘Competitive Disadvantage’ in UFC Without...
Less than a month after Canada legalized cannabis, Canadian UFC middleweight Elias Theodorou explains why he’s advocating for a TUE for medical cannabis from USADA. Elias Theodorou is scheduled to meet...
View ArticleOntario Course First to Embrace Cannabis
Come April, there’s likely to be a lot more grass at the Lombard Glen Golf & Country Club. The course, located in Smiths Falls, Ont., is set to become Canada’s first cannabis-friendly golf...
View ArticleFormer NHL Players to Be Given Cannabis for Post-Concussion Treatment
Dozens of former NHL players will be given CBD as part of a study examining whether the cannabis compound might help alleviate symptoms of brain injuries. “We see a lot of athletes who have chronic...
View ArticleNFL and NFL Players Association Announce Intent to Study Cannabis for Pain...
The collaboration could suggest the end of the league’s ban on players consuming medical cannabis. The National Football League (NFL) and National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), have...
View ArticleOver 150 Athletes Across Sports Call for World Anti-Doping Agency to Allow...
A non-profit group of over 150 current and former athletes is calling for marijuana to be removed form the World Anti-Doping Agency's prohibited substances list. Medical marijuana legalization is...
View ArticleWhy Pro Athletes Are Entering the Cannabis Game
Pro athletes are routinely retiring from the field and then entering the cannabis industry. It's a winning move in more ways than one. This year, NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana made news by investing in...
View ArticleCalvin Johnson Discusses NFL Players’ Dependency on Opioids
As the United States approaches an election year in 2020, the opioid crisis is among the biggest issues facing the nation. Over 200,000 people have died from opioid overdoses since 1999, including...
View ArticleAs More Pro Athletes Use Cannabis for Aches and Pain, the More They Run Afoul...
There was a notable face missing at last fall’s Ironman 70.3 World Championships in France. Instead of racing as expected, American Lauren Goss, 31, who had a string of wins at the distance and was...
View ArticleRocky Mountain High: Snowmass is Officially Open for Cannabusiness
Despite Colorado legalizing marijuana for adult-use, which went into effect on January 1, 2014, approximately only 30% of the state’s towns and cities currently allow cannabis sales. The Elk Mountains...
View ArticleHow Cannabis Helps This Runner’s Mind Stay as Healthy as His Body
I smoked more weed in 2019 than I did in 2018, and I also ran a faster marathon. Those two things are not connected, at least I don’t think so. I also consumed less cannabis than I usually do in the...
View ArticleWiarton Bongspiel Returns Bigger, Better and Smoother
While the weather outside was frightful on Saturday, nobody inside the Wiarton and District Curling Club really cared. In fact, most didn’t seem to have a care in the world, as bongs, bud, blunts and...
View ArticleKevin Durant Says NBA Players Should Be Allowed to Use Marijuana, Compares It...
Kevin Durant compared smoking marijuana to drinking wine after work, and believes NBA players should have access to the plant. NBA superstar Kevin Durant hasn’t exactly hid his relationship to cannabis...
View ArticlePro Athletes Who Love Weed Are Taking Cannabis Sponsorships
Cannabis and sports might not seem like they mix. But for some athletes, the drug is an integral part of their success. On a typical Saturday, at 4:30 am, Boulder, Colorado-based competitive...
View ArticleEx-NBA Stars Isaiah Thomas, Al Harrington, John Salley Talk Life as Cannabis...
A trio of former basketball stars are well into their second careers as cannabis entrepreneurs, something the ex-athletes hope will also improve society. At a Bezinga conference this week, Isaiah...
View ArticleStigma Versus Science: Cannabis In The NBA
May 5, 2015: Basketball demigod Kevin Durant – in his eighth season, with eight All-Star appearances – steps out of a club on the Sunset Strip, resplendent in pre-billionaire bling and ripped jeans,...
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