When Calvin Johnson was on the field, he was one f the most electric players in the game. His short career with the Detroit Lions solidified himself as one of the best wide receivers in N.F.L history. But like many former players, the rigors on-field take a toll on the body off-field. Johnson, alongside fellow Lion Robert Sims, have turned to cannabis to help with pain post-playing and are ready to tell the world about it.
“When I was on the dancing show, I was using a CBD (the non-psychoactive ingredient of the cannabis plant) topical that my buddy gave me because my ankles were swelling up so much that I didn’t think I would be able to finish the show,” Johnson said during an interview with the Detroit Free Press during the Toronto Cannabis Conference last month. “The relief happened almost overnight. I was already open-minded to marijuana, but after that, I became a true believer just because of the experience.”
Johnson and Sims join a long line of former players who hope that the N.F.L. would bend their rules so that players can use CBD topicals and other CBD products while their still playing.
Read more about Calvin and Robert’s quest to help fellow players understand the benefits of CBD here