Indopedia All Things Marijuana
Extreme contact sports like mixed martial arts inflict a tremendous amount of pain, whether in contest or training. Cannabis relieves pain. These are things we know.
So it would make complete sense that athletes participating in the National Football League or Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) would gravitate toward a medicine that can help them therapeutically while not taking hold of them with the grips of addiction.
UFC stars like the Diaz brothers have been vocal about their use of marijuana, advocating for the plant’s immense benefits while fighting the establishment’s puzzling sanctions against those caught using it.
If a fighter lives and competes in a state where medical marijuana is legal, what reason would the league have to stifle that personal choice?
According to one of the UFC’s up-and-coming stars, the wildly popular sport may not prohibit marijuana for much longer.
Kelvin Gastelum, set to fight Chris Weidman in the title card for UFC on FOX 25, called in to “The Luke Thomas Show” on SiriusXM Satellite Radio on Thursday to discuss a range of topics, including his upcoming fight and the ongoing debate about marijuana in sports.
Kelvin…
