Though certainly not for the first time, more professional athletes than ever before are adding their names to the list of those pushing for medical marijuana to be permitted for use by pro sports leagues. Having been linked with an extensive array of therapeutic effects and been highlighted as an extremely effective pain reliever without any of the dangers of prescription opioids, professional athletes are calling for common sense to prevail over outdated prejudice. It’s a change thousands have wanted to see for some time, but it’s only as of 2016 that most have been willing and confident to make their voices heard.