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Cambridge - A well regarded Harvard professor emeritus has a modest suggestion for the NFL: start funding marijuana research as a way to treat concussions. Lester Grinspoon has long been an advocate of marijuana. He shared with Vice's online magazine Motherboard an open letter he's written to NFL commissioner Roger Godell urging him to listen to evidence of cannabis as a successful treatment for long term head trauma. Grinspoon says he is a long-time fan of the NFL and does not want to see players suffer brain traumas in the future.
He says while helmets can protect the skull, nothing can protect the brain inside...except maybe cannabis. "Already, many doctors and researchers believe that marijuana has incredibly powerful neuroprotective properties, an understanding based on both laboratory and clinical data," he writes. Grinspoon the NFL is one of the few organizations with the deep pockets to fund the extensive research needed. He says the money will be worth it to prevent a lifetime of brain disease for future players. The NFL has acknowledged repeated concussions can contribute to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and has mandated stricter rules designed to protect against repetitive brain injuries.
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He says while helmets can protect the skull, nothing can protect the brain inside...except maybe cannabis. "Already, many doctors and researchers believe that marijuana has incredibly powerful neuroprotective properties, an understanding based on both laboratory and clinical data," he writes. Grinspoon the NFL is one of the few organizations with the deep pockets to fund the extensive research needed. He says the money will be worth it to prevent a lifetime of brain disease for future players. The NFL has acknowledged repeated concussions can contribute to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and has mandated stricter rules designed to protect against repetitive brain injuries.
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Source: Washington.cbslocal.com
Author: CBS
Contact: Contact Us « CBS DC
Website: Harvard Professor To NFL: Treat Concussions With Pot « CBS DC
