Ricky Williams has been away from the game since 2011 when he experienced a short stint with the Baltimore Ravens. However, during his prime years, Williams was arguably the best running back in the game.
Now, Williams is one of the biggest marijuana activists around.
Before Williams started getting into weed, he used to smoke as a social thing, but a tough breakup during his Heisman trophy run changed everything.
Then my senior year, running for the Heisman Trophy, I was just having a difficult breakup, I was just really stressed out and having a difficult time. My roommate suggested that I smoke with him and I said sure. It was the first time that I noticed benefits from it in the fact that I could sleep and I wasn’t as stressed, and I could look at things differently and clear my mind and have a more positive outlook.
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