13 NFL Stoners Suspended for Start of 2013 Season
The 2013 NFL season began with 13 of its players on the sidelines for violating the league's strict substance-abuse policy.
The 2013 NFL season began with 13 of its players on the sidelines for violating the league's strict substance-abuse policy.
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.
Auburn QB Nick Marshall was cited for marijuana possession in Georgia on July 11. Marshall led the Tigers to the BCS Championship Game against Florida State, which they lost.
Only in Denver (and maybe in Seattle) will you find a sign at a major-league ballpark - in this case Coors Field, home of the Rockies - that warns people to not break out marijuana in a designated smoking area.