Snoop Dogg Applauds NBA For New Marijuana Policy, Saying Players Should Have Opioid Alternative

Marijuana icon Snoop Dogg is applauding the National Basketball Association (NBA) over reports that it plans to drop cannabis like it’s hot from the league’s banned substances listfor players.The rapper weighed in on the policy change during an appearance on EPSN’s “Stephen A’s World” last week.He said that he supported the reform based on the “medical side of it, the health benefits and how it could actually help ease the opioids and all the pills that they’ve been given and the injections.”“I thought about that side and how certain players have been able to have a beautiful life after sports because of the fact that they’ve been able to treat themselves,” Snoop said, adding that NBA’s move wold align it with other professional sports organizations like Major League Baseball (MLB).“As long as it doesn’t enhance your skills to make you play better or to give you an advantage, you should be able to treat yourself and to heal yourself,” he said.

NBA’s updated policy will also reportedly allow players to promote and invest in the cannabis industry.Snoop has long been pushing athletics organizations to adopt lenient marijuana policies, emphasizing that cannabis could serve as a less addictive and dangerous alternative to prescription opioids.“Through the CBD, through the THC, through the marijuana, through the cannabis, they’re able to find a relaxation and getting the medical treatment that they deserve—without having those later side effects—so I push for that in sports,” he said in 2021.A growing number of professional leagues have taken steps to enact marijuana policy reforms as more states have moved to legalize cannabis.

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