Kyle Turley Among Former NFL Players to Participate in Test of Medical Marijuana

April 14, 2016   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

As stories of retired NFL players suffering from severe pain and depression continue to mount, former offensive lineman Kyle Turley is spearheading an effort to treat those issues through the use of medical marijuana. 
According to Abby Haglage of The Daily Beast, Turley is the leader of the Gridiron Cannabis Coalition, which is a group of 30 retired players partnering with marijuana extract maker Constance Therapeutics to test the impact and effectiveness of cannabis in terms of pain relief.
Turley—who spent eight NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs—originally discussed the virtues of marijuana use and the benefits of using it in lieu of painkillers on ESPN in November, per Haglage: "My life is getting exponentially better. I'm getting myself back. My mind is starting to come back in many ways, and cannabis allows you to do that, it allows you to deal with these things."
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