'These Players Are Suffering': Doctors, Ex-Players Push the NFL to Change Its Cannabis Policy

“This isn't a joke,” Eugene Monroe, former offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens.

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March 25, 2019

legalize medical marijuna, former NFL players have a message for the league’s top brass: stop punishing players for using cannabis." data-reactid="15">

legalize medical marijuna, former NFL players have a message for the league’s top brass: stop punishing players for using cannabis." data-reactid="15">As more states legalize medical marijuna, former NFL players have a message for the league’s top brass: stop punishing players for using cannabis.

Eugene Monroe, former offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, told Yahoo Finance. “This is men's lives that you have decision to make a huge impact on. There are players suffering.”" data-reactid="16">“This isn't a joke,” Eugene Monroe, former offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, told Yahoo Finance. “This is men's lives that you have decision to make a huge impact on. There are players suffering.”

dropped by the Ravens after making his public stance — is pushing the NFL to reform its cannabis policy in partnership with prominent physicians who agree that the league’s no tolerance rule is doing players more harm than good." data-reactid="17">Monroe — the first active NFL player to openly advocate for the use of medical marijuana, and dropped by the Ravens after making his public stance — is pushing the NFL to reform its cannabis policy in partnership with prominent physicians who agree that the league’s no tolerance rule is doing players more harm than good.