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Kevin Durant Wants to See Cannabis Removed from NBA’s Banned Substances List

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[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]B[/dropcap]rooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant continued to advocate for the medical benefits of cannabis and believes the National Basketball Association (NBA) should remove it from the banned substances list.

On a recent episode of the “All the Smoke” podcast hosted by former NBA players and notable cannabis advocates, Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Durant expanded on his stance on cannabis.

“It’s one of those plants that’s an acquired taste. If you love it, you love it. If you don’t, you’re not even going to pick it up. It shouldn’t even be a discussion these days,” said Durant. “It’s just like, marijuana is marijuana. It’s not harmful to anybody. It can only help and enhance and do good things. I feel like it shouldn’t even be a huge topic around it anymore.”

Last year, Durant’s venture capitalist firm Thirty Five Ventures, referencing the number Durant wears on his jersey, joined Canopy Rivers’ strategic advisory board. Durant also joined other investors like the founders of Doordash and Snoop Dogg in investing in Dutchie, an online service that allows for cannabis purchases online for delivery or pickup from local dispensaries.

Currently, the league bans cannabis in all of its forms, including CBD. Dion Waiters was suspended by the NBA for 10 games earlier this season for eating an edible on the Miami Heat team plane and having a panic attack. Waiters was traded by the Heat to the Memphis Grizzlies, was waived three days later and is currently an unsigned free agent.

Other professional sports leagues are discussing plans to remove cannabis from its banned substances lists and lessen or eliminate penalties for cannabis use. Cannabis was removed from the banned substances list in MLB, although players can still be punished if they appear under the influence during workouts, practices, and games. The NFL has also discussed removing suspensions for cannabis use under its newest proposed collective bargaining agreement.

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