Marvin Washington, a retired NFL defensive lineman, spoke candidly about the concussion protocol when we way playing, what is was like playing with concussions, and what he think could help fix the problem in The Players Tribune:
“There’s a compound in marijuana called cannabidiol (CBD), which has shown scientific potential to be an antioxidant and neuroprotectant for the brain. In layman’s terms, there’s a possibility that CBD can work as a sort of “helmet for the brain.”
How serious is this development? Well, the U.S. f”ederal government has patented the technology, and researching the potential for using cannabinoids as a treatment for CTE. To conduct said research, the government has licensed KannaLife Sciences, who I’m proud to work with directly. Dr. Omalu spent almost a year on KannaLife’s Scientific Advisory Board, where he was joined by many of the top neurologists in the country.
There are a lot of very smart people who think that there’s a chance that medical marijuana might be the key to potentially preventing CTE. For this reason alone, the NFL should be doing all that it can to make to push this research to the forefront.”
If something as powerful as the NFL put time and resources into the study of the possible effects of marijuana and the results were positive, they would know more about it in a year than everyone as a whole knows up to this point. Not to mention the profound impact on the overall acceptance nationwide.
