The days of NFL players getting suspended for testing positive for marijuana have finally come to an end, thanks to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which was passed by the NFLPA on Sunday. Under the new deal, marijuana use can no longer be a reason for a player to get suspended.
Though marijuana has been legalized in states across the country, there has always been a big push for the NFL to quit penalizing players when it shows up on drug tests. Not only does the new CBA end with suspensions for players who test positive for marijuana, but it also limits testing and raises the threshold for a positive result, according to James Palmer of the NFL Network.
Following the news, Palmer took to Twitter Sunday to further explain that, “The new CBA eliminates suspensions for positive marijuana tests and also limits the testing period to the first two weeks of training camp and raises the threshold for a positive test from 35 to 150 nanograms of THC.”