WATCH: Snoop Dogg Thinks Athletes Should Use Cannabis Over Opioids

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Snoop Dogg said sports leagues should relax their marijuana measures and should use cannabis to the benefit of their athletes. Richardson’s case has resulted in sympathy from entertainers like Snoop Dogg and Seth Rogen, to more conservative establishments, like the US Anti-Doping Agency. During an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Snoop Dogg said that sports leagues should stop testing players for marijuana use. Smith asked Snoop if he thought athletes should avoid cannabis use in order to earn penalizations and lose money. The rapper, actor and cannabis activist said they should instead allow athletes to use cannabis for therapeutic purposes, as an alternative to opioids and other drugs.

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Snoop Dogg said sports leagues should relax their marijuana measures and should use cannabis to the benefit of their athletes.

During an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Snoop Dogg said that sports leagues should stop testing players for marijuana use. The rapper, actor and cannabis activist said they should instead allow athletes to use cannabis for therapeutic purposes, as an alternative to opioids and other drugs. 

The issue of cannabis use among athletes has been heavily discussed over the past few months, stemming from Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension from the Tokyo Olympics due to testing positive for cannabis use. Richardson,...

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