Cannabis and sport: NFL's Mike James asks for permission to use cannabis-5
"When I have to take breaks from
cannabis, I can't medicate. I struggle
with weight, spasms, sciatic pain,
joint pain, headaches and I'm not able
to train," James says. He has twice tested positive for
cannabis under the NFL's policy and program on substances of abuse, in
2017 and 2018. Cannabis is prohibited under the
policy, which tests all players once
during the year - in pre-season from
20 April to 9 August. A positive result sees the player enter
into the league's prevention
programme, as in the NBA, and the
penalties increase with further
violations from fines to a 10-game
ban. So James, who says he felt "pushed
into a corner" by the league, decided
it was time to be "open and honest"
about his cannabis use.BBC Sports
cannabis, I can't medicate. I struggle
with weight, spasms, sciatic pain,
joint pain, headaches and I'm not able
to train," James says. He has twice tested positive for
cannabis under the NFL's policy and program on substances of abuse, in
2017 and 2018. Cannabis is prohibited under the
policy, which tests all players once
during the year - in pre-season from
20 April to 9 August. A positive result sees the player enter
into the league's prevention
programme, as in the NBA, and the
penalties increase with further
violations from fines to a 10-game
ban. So James, who says he felt "pushed
into a corner" by the league, decided
it was time to be "open and honest"
about his cannabis use.BBC Sports
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