NHL alumni association strikes deal with cannabis company for players health

https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/nhl-alumni-association-strikes-deal-with-cannabis-company?fbclid=IwAR0j9QL7MiYJ6pTqDxD8lLul37v2UVnBHyzr73r6q0w7d7dh7VTGIgA08YI

TSN's Senior correspondent Rick Westhead has just come out with an exclusive report that " the NHL Alumni Association has signed a landmark agreement with Canopy Growth Corp., that will see the Canadian cannabis company finance one or more studies that could be an important step towards establishing the first comprehensive snapshot of the health of retired hockey players."

Canopy Growth Corp. has committed to fund a new study 100 former NHL players in the Toronto area, looking at their mental health and at their emotional state, taking blood and biomarkers in their blood streams, also taking brain scans to use all of the informations throughout the next year to answer the question on how healthy they are mentally. The study will explore whether CBD pills and cannabinoids might help to wean former players off of addictive opioids.

Painkillers, which can be highly addictive, are often prescribed for nagging injuries that might stretch into retirement, while it’s no secret that some former players have suffered from neurological problems or mental health issues after their careers.