Kyle Turley has long promoted the medical benefits of traditional marijuana and how, he believes, it saved his life. He says the NFL's decision this week to add the synthetic form of the drug to its list of banned substances under the league's drug policy is "quite pathetic."
In an interview with Sporting News, Turley — a former offensive lineman for the Saints, Rams and Chiefs — acknowledged the danger of synthetic marijuana, calling it “poison.” He also cited the January incident involving then-Patriots linebacker Chandler Jones as the reason the league put it on the banned list.