Eugene Monroe Has A Football Problem

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The retired lineman uses cannabis because he says it heals the hurt from a lifetime playing the game. This is his crusade to convince the NFL he's right.

BY TOM JUNOD

So what's it like?" I ask Eugene Monroe.

"What's it like?" He's working out in his basement. The music is loud. From some kind of high-tech rack, he's picking up dumbbells that appear immobile in their sheer mass but yield to his grip like Excalibur.

"Yeah, what's it like?"

It's not much of question straight. But then, I'm not straight. Neither is Monroe. He comes over and wipes his face with a towel.

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long and interesting article

[CanSocDem]

1. Great article.

Interesting that he was moved by Sanjay Gupta's CNN series Weed. I remember thinking at the time that it would be a big influence on the discussion.

I've known a lot of high level hockey players who use cannabis regularly and it is interesting to note that the NHL is the least tested group of professional athletes.

"To this day, the NFL remains arguably the most restrictive of all American professional sports leagues in regard to marijuana. Major League Baseball, for example, doesn't discipline for it beyond fines for excessive positive tests, while the NHL tests only one-third of its players each year."

K&R

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