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Randy Gregory wants the NFL to change its marijuana policies again. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Randy Gregory reportedly wants to take the NFL and his former team, the Denver Broncos, to court over a half-million dollars in fines.
The pass rusher filed a lawsuit in Arapahoe County District Court on Wednesday claiming discrimination for being fined over a year-plus of taking medications for disabilities that include THC, according to the Denver Post’s Parker Gabriel. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the main psychoactive ingredient of marijuana.
In the complaint, Gregory reportedly alleges he was fined a total of $532,500 for repeated positive THC tests since March 2023, though it doesn’t specify how many times he was fined or if all of those fines came with the Broncos. The NFL no longer suspends players for marijuana use, but it is still a banned substance and players are subject to fines if they test positive.
The Post also notes the Broncos would have played no role in the administration of the fines, which is under the purview of the NFL and enforced in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement between the league and NFL Players Association.
Gregory reportedly claims he was prescribed Dronabinol, which is synthetic THC, to help address social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Apparently, he sought permission to use it during non-work hours in March 2023, then applied for a therapeutic use exception that May. He was denied both times.
From the Post:
“This is a serious effort by Randy to push the NFL forward on alternative methods for pain management options,” Gregory’s agent, Peter Schaffer, told The Post. “If a doctor prescribes hydrocodone, that’s completely legal and much worse for the player, yet the player doesn’t get suspended or fined. Randy’s not trying to buck the system, but he’s paying $500,000 in fines for something that anybody else in the state of Colorado can…
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-06-07 04:47:10
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