{"id":87324,"date":"2022-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/cannabis-nba\/"},"modified":"2023-04-14T10:34:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T08:34:44","slug":"cannabis-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/cannabis-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis Control NBA 20\/21 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cannabis NBA c<\/strong>ontrols <strong>have stopped<\/strong>. It&#8217;s not the first time it happens, in the <strong>Orlando bubble, too, they <\/strong>made the decision to stop<strong> testing players<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Basketball Association, has made the historic decision to not carry out  any <strong>cannabis control in the NBA <\/strong>during the 2020\/2021 season, which will start on <strong>23 December<\/strong>, almost two months later than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;The NBA players&#8217; union has decided to put an end to marijuana testing. This way we will focus on monitoring and controlling that players are not taking performance-enhancing products&#8221;<\/strong>, <strong>Mike Bass <\/strong>commentated,<strong> NBA\u2019s spokesman<\/strong>. This is the second time in history that they decide to remove such controls. The first time was this same year in <strong>Disneyland Orlando<\/strong>, where <strong>NBA finals 2019\/2020<\/strong> took place due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NBA2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"cannabis nba\" width=\"600\" height=\"453\" title=\"Cannabis NBA\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up until now <strong>NBA<\/strong> was the only big north american league that penalized the consumption of marijuana. <strong>Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League<\/strong> stopped doing these<strong> random marijuana tests <\/strong>some time ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6adadc409d6d6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contenido<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6adadc409d6d6\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/cannabis-nba\/#Yes_to_Cannabis_in_the_NBA_but_with_control\" >Yes to Cannabis in the NBA, but with control<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/cannabis-nba\/#Marijuana_in_sport\" >Marijuana in sport<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/cannabis-nba\/#Sportsmen_who_smoke_cannabis_a_normal_thing_in_the_NBA\" >Sportsmen who smoke cannabis, a normal thing in the NBA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/cannabis-nba\/#Several_bodies_have_decriminalized_cannabis_in_2020\" >Several bodies have decriminalized cannabis in 2020<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yes_to_Cannabis_in_the_NBA_but_with_control\"><\/span>Yes to Cannabis in the NBA, but with control<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is worth noting that the <strong>NBA<\/strong> commissioner makes it it clear that<strong> -&#8220;we have to be careful and see what message is going<\/strong> <strong>through to young people. We<\/strong> <strong>surely<\/strong> <strong>have to teach them how to use products like the ones we have just decriminalized properly&#8221;<\/strong>.  He added that -&#8220;from the NBA we have to think about the medicinal effects and what can of course help the players&#8221;. Until now, players received a five-game suspension for every three positive <strong>tests for marijuana.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marijuana_in_sport\"><\/span>Marijuana in sport<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Millions of people know that <strong>NBA<\/strong> players are regular cannabis consumers. You should know that many of them do so for its medicinal effects. In most cases they consume strains with high <strong>CBD <\/strong>content, the famous<strong> medicinal cannabinoid<\/strong>. They do so to relieve stress caused by living in the world they live in. However, the vast majority do it to solve health problems and to end the pain caused by injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sportsmen_who_smoke_cannabis_a_normal_thing_in_the_NBA\"><\/span>Sportsmen who smoke cannabis, a normal thing in the NBA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CBD<\/strong> can solve many problems that traditional medicines cannot eliminate.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/cbd-flowers\/5193-cannabis-light-spain-hemp-flowers.html\"> CBD<\/a> has different consumption methods like by smoking, in the form of vapor, with gummies or with other products rich in this cannabinoid. United States is one of the countries that does allow the ingestion of<strong> CBD.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kevin Durant<\/strong>, a player for the<strong> Brooklyn Nets<\/strong>, too defends marijuana consumption and points out that <strong>&#8220;after games my teammates usually drink wine and other beverages, marijuana should be on the same level&#8221;<\/strong>. Durant added that the fact that the drug is decriminalized is not going to make you <strong>&#8220;try it or not. If you don&#8217;t want to try it, you won&#8217;t try it\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kevin-durant-1024x576.jpg.webp\" alt=\"cannabis nba\" width=\"600\" height=\"453\" title=\"Kevin Durant\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Several_bodies_have_decriminalized_cannabis_in_2020\"><\/span>Several bodies have decriminalized cannabis in 2020<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This news comes just days after the<strong> United Nations, <\/strong>through its <strong>Commission on Narcotic Drugs<\/strong>, removed cannabis from Schedule IV of the <strong>1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs<\/strong> and surely defended its medicinal effects. This comes on top of the favorable vote of the <strong>US Congress<\/strong> to legalize cannabis in the different states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A couple of months ago <strong>WADA,<\/strong> the <strong>World Anti-Doping Agency, <\/strong>made it clear that<strong> heroin, cannabis, ecstasy and cocaine will not be considered doping substances<\/strong>, if they are detected outside the competition environment.  Therefore, the <strong>sanction will be much lower<\/strong> than in the past.<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cannabis NBA controls have stopped. It&#8217;s not the first time it happens, in the Orlando bubble, too, they made the decision to stop testing players. 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