Tony Overman/MCT/NewscomThe National Football League is back in action this weekend—if you count preseason games as “action”—after taking a tiny step toward maybe, possibly, someday letting players use marijuana to treat pain.
NFL owners agreed to work together with the NFL Players Association on a study to determine the effectiveness of marijuana as a medical treatment. Yes, there have already been numerous studies on the medical value of marijuana—29 states have legalized the drug for that reason—but this seemingly small step is a pretty big shift for the league, which has always maintained a strict prohibitionist stance on pot.
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