Archive for category Other Sports

Blaze of glory: Marijuana’s greatest moments in sports

Posted by admin in Other Sports on February 2, 2010

A look at legendary athletes who braved police, drug tests, public scrutiny and the munchies to make the list.

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World Class Athletes Promote Marijuana

Posted by admin in Other Sports on December 1, 2009

Rob Dibble, an all-star pitcher who played in the late 1980s and early 1990s, estimated that teams he played for varied from 20-60% in marijuana usage rates. In the late 1990s a New York Times investigation estimated the marijuana usage rate of players in the NBA to be at 60-70%. (A figure Josh Howard reasserted in 2008………………

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Michael Phelps Ads Prove New Cultural Tolerance Of Marijuana

Posted by admin in Other Sports on July 7, 2009

The Phelps-bong scandal seems to have been safely put to bed, and now that it has, it’s worth asking, what have we learned? The consequences to Phelps — actually, the lack of consequences — suggest that something bigger than mere endorsement dollars is in play. It seems Phelps has moved the weed needle.

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Missy Giove, ex-biking champ, arrested over 400lbs of pot

Posted by admin in Other Sports on June 18, 2009

Former downhill mountain biking world champion Melissa “Missy” Giove has been arrested on drug charges after authorities say they seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana from a truck she was driving in upstate New York plus 200lbs more seized elsewhere.

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