Major League Baseball Drops Ban On Marijuana

ESPN reports:

Marijuana will be removed from the list of drugs of abuse and will be treated the same as alcohol as part of changes announced Thursday to the joint drug agreement between MLB and the players’ association.

In addition, suspensions for marijuana use will be dropped from the minor league drug program.

Until now, big league players who were referred to the treatment board and failed to comply with their treatment plan for use or possession of marijuana, hashish or synthetic THC had been subject to fines of up to $35,000 per violation.

MLB will remove marijuana from the list of drugs of abuse, but will start testing for opioids and cocaine. https://t.co/lDrgUQ1h9Z

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 12, 2019

MLB removes marijuana from 'drugs of abuse', to test major league players for opioids https://t.co/1eESc6l6GB

— Amy Tennery (@amytennery) December 12, 2019