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Ravens' Eugene Monroe gives $10K to marijuana research, urges other players to donate

Pain-killing Toradol injections and prescription opioids are legal in the NFL, so why can't medical marijuana also be used to treat pain? It should be, says Ravens offensive tackle Eugene Monroe.

Monroe is trying to convince the NFL and its players on Tuesday, sending out 37 tweets over a two-hour period about medical marijuana.

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Monroe cares so much about the controversial use of the drug that he has donated $10,000 for medical research and urged others to do the same.

Here are some of the highlights from Monroe's Twitter rant.