Cannabis and Athleticism
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Saturday, September 26, 4:30 – 5:30pm
Some of the nation’s top athletes discuss why today’s pros are turning to cannabis — and away from alcohol and painkillers — off the field, and question why pro sports leagues are continuing to sanction those who do.
Moderator: Steve Bloom, Author, Pot Culture; editor, celebstoner.com
- Toby Grear, MMA fighter
- Sean Neumann, Documentary Filmmaker; former ESPN producer
- Mark Stepnoski, Former All-Star NFL football player, NORML Advisory Board
- Rob Van Dam, Professional wrestler
September 26th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
While high, an athlete can concentrate on what is needed to perfect ,improve his/her performance
September 26th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I do better, try more and try longer when I smoke before hitting the skatepark.
September 29th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
I played soccer after smoking for the first time and I was amazed at how well I was playing. I never had to think about what I was going to do with the ball.. it just came naturally. It didn’t seem to hurt my endurance any either..
September 30th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
The proof is in the pudding,as my wife used to say, The best swimmer Phelps takes a hit at times and then probsably hits the pool for practice. Rob Van Dam, world wrestling world champion, and more and more World class athletes are proving that pot can be smoked and people can still perform well in society.
GOOD-BYE PROHIBITION.
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Just listened to the mp3. One thing I feel should be mentioned is that as far as athletes choosing cannabis over a couple beers is that it is well researched that alcohol greatly reduces protein synthesis (for muscle repair), lowers testosterone, raises cortisol, lowers HGH release due to REM sleep interruption, dehydrates the body and adds tons of empty calories, among other consequences. The effect on hormone levels lasts 24-72 hours so even a little relaxing on the weekend with beer is detrimental to an athlete. Marijuana is virtually harmless to an athlete and alcohol is the worst thing you can put in your body so why are we driving pro-athletes to drink?