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Ex-Auburn Recruit Open to Changing CBD Oil Medication for Seizures to Play CFB

Related Topics: WGXA, Epileptic seizure, Medication

Safety C.J. Harris was set to be a preferred walk-on at Auburn as part of its 2019 class after helping lead Warner Robins High School to a Georgia state championship, but Cam Gaskins of WGXA in Macon, Georgia, reported the school said he couldn't play because he was using cannabis oil to treat epileptic seizures.

The presence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the oil meant he wouldn't pass NCAA-mandated drug tests.

However, his father told TMZ Sports Harris would switch up the medication he takes if it meant he would be able to play college football.