Eugene Monroe, Derrick Morgan, Jake Plummer and other retired NFL players teamed with Doctors for Cannabis Regulation to pen an open letter to league officials and doctors urging reform to the substance-abuse policy.
“Together with the undersigned former and current players across the National Football League, we believe the time has come to reconsider your policy on cannabis,” the letter read. “Our organization, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR), does not promote the personal use of this often-misunderstood substance. Rather, we believe cannabis should be treated outside the criminal justice system as a public health issue.