Former NFLers Calvin Johnson, Rob Sims tackle cannabis and CTE

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Former NFL players team up with Harvard to study the effects of medical cannabis on CTE NFL deems research inadequate to warrant allowing players to use medical cannabis Football players are losing their lives to C.T.E. Can medical cannabis help? Fast forward four years and Johnson is one of the driving forces behind Primative, a Michigan cannabis company he runs alongside friend and former Lions teammate, Rob Sims. Calvin Johnson learned a thing or two about cannabis at his previous job. He was joined in his endeavours by Johnson, and the two soon decided to invest in the exploding cannabis sector when the opportunity presented itself. You just don’t see the same kind of issue from cannabis.” Now Johnson is interested in seeing the drug’s full potential realized.

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Calvin Johnson learned a thing or two about cannabis at his previous job.

The former Detroit Lions receiver stunned the NFL when he retired in 2016 at the peak of his powers, walking away from multi-million-dollar deals to focus on his health. The league was probably no less stunned when he famously admitted to smoking marijuana after every game to help him cope with the pain of professional football.

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