The Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, one of the top figures in the NBA, has just partnered with a major chain that sells cannabis-related products and stated that he wants to use his platform to destigmatize marijuana use among athletes.
Durant has been a advocate for marijuana benefits in the past and invested in cannabis-related businesses, being the furthest a professional athlete has come, and now joined Weedmapssaid the ESPN network.
“I think it is time to address the stigmas around cannabis that still exist in the world of sport and globally. This partnership will help us to continue normalizing those conversations, as well as creating content, events, this is just the beginning for us, “stated Durant.
Weedmaps does not sell marijuana directly, but it is an e-commerce platform that guides users to dispensaries and Durant declined to speak directly about personal marijuana use..
The Marijuana is still banned by the NBA, but it exists in a decriminalized zone. League rules currently require four random tests for marijuana per year, but those tests were informally stopped when the league resumed activity in the Orlando bubble in the 2020 season and then did not return in the 2020-21 season.
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