Fifteen players did not suit up to start the 2014 NFL season due to substance abuse violations, mostly related to marijuana. A total of 23 players and one owner were suspended prior to the season by the NFL.
Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera was arrested near San Diego today when Border Patrol alerted Highway Patrol to pull over his vehicle. During the stop they smelled marijuana and arrested the player for DUID.
In 2014, eight NFL players were arrested for marijuana possession. The first of 2015 was Tampa Bay defensive lineman Akeem Spence, who was busted for pot in Alabama on Jan. 13.
Five months after Chiefs star wide receiver Dwayne Bowe was busted for marijuana possession near Kansas City last Nov. 10, the charge was dropped. Now he's been suspended for one game.
With more and more current and former NFL players acknowledging the benefits of marijuana over opiates for pain management, two leading cannabis organizations have teamed up on an ad campaign to force the issue into the mainstream.
