GGN Nick Diaz Preview

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MERRY JANE https://www.merryjane.com Nick Diaz hits weed like he hits opponents—frequently. The 33-year-old MMA fighter and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Stockton, Calif., has won many memorable fights and several championships across competitions in UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce, EliteXC, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), DREAM, and Shooto, but his toughest opponent is arguably the Nevada State Athletic Commission. (No disrespect to Georges St-Pierre, Carlos Condit, KJ Noons, Anderson Silva, or anybody else who could pummel us silly.) On three occasions, the NSAC has fined and suspended Diaz, who is an admitted medical marijuana patient, for positive marijuana tests. Commission Chairman Dr. Tony Alamo claimed cannabis was a performance-enhancer that made him “numb to the pain” and gave him an unfair advantage. In Sept. 2015, following a failed test at UFC 183, the NSAC gave him a five-year suspension—its second-longest behind Wanderlei Silva’s since-overturned 2014 lifetime ban for refusing to submit to a drug test—and fined him $165,000. On appeal, the punishment was later reduced and lifted. Diaz, who, like his younger brother, vaping Nate Diaz, is a cannabis advocate, has pointed out the absurdity of punishing marijuana use in a sport that has been rife with steroid use. On the newest episode of GGN, Nick Diaz and his friend Snoop talk about testing positive, weed in sports, flashy fighters, Cher showing him love, and more. Get a taste of the convo here and go to MERRY JANE’s Apple Music page to watch the full interview. In 30 days, the episode will also be available in full on MJ’s YouTube network, alongside all the classic GGN eps with stars like Seth Rogen, Jamie Foxx, Ice Cube, Omarion, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, and Khloe Kardashian. Follow MERRY JANE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/merryjane Instagram: https://instagram.com/merryjane Twitter: https://twitter.com/merryjane Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/merryjanemedia Subscribe to MERRY JANE's channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/merryjane Follow Snoop Dogg! Facebook: http://facebook.com/snoopdogg Instagram: http://instagram.com/snoopdogg Twitter: http://twitter.com/snoopdogg Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/snoopdogg Subscribe to WestFestTV: http://www.youtube.com/snoopdogg