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NFL: Pot for Concussions

PUFF, PASS, RUN

The commissioner says he'd consider it.

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Somehow a few bong rips don't seem adequate to deal with brain trauma, but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday the league would consider allowing athletes to use medical marijuana to treat concussions. Twenty-two states and Washington D.C. allow the drug for medical purposes. "I'm not a medical expert...We will follow medicine and if they determine this could be a proper usage in any context, we will consider that," Goodell said.

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