The rapid legalization of cannabis use across the United States helped normalize the use of the drug for things such as pain, stress relief and insomnia. One organization not budging on its rules and its take on student-athlete’s use of the drug is the NCAA.
With a strict no-tolerance policy, the NCAA intends on discouraging student-athletes from using performance-enhancing drugs, and it impacts the eligibility of student-athletes who try to cheat by using banned substances. One of those many substances — cannabis.
“Marijuana use is banned by the NCAA and can result in suspension,” the organization’s policy reads.