Ten Pro Athletes That Love Weed As Much As You

These are some of the most famous stoner athletes of all time.

- Rachel Abela

The recent bogus banning of Sha'Carri Richardson from the U.S. Olympic team due to a positive weed test has brought a surge in opinions about the plant's place in professional sports. The World Anti-Doping Code grouped THC with drugs like cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy on their list of prohibited substances.

The recent bogus banning of Sha'Carri Richardson from the U.S. Olympic team due to a positive weed test has brought a surge in opinions about the plant's place in professional sports. The World Anti-Doping Code grouped THC with drugs like cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy on their list of prohibited substances.

While the NBA announced that they would not be testing players during the regular season this year (J.R. Smith might still want to wait until after the game to light up, so he doesn't forget the score again), other pro sports organizations are not so lenient.

Any sports fan knows how prominent alcohol advertisements are during games, and if you've been to any stadium in the world you know the role that alcohol consumption plays in that atmosphere.

Many who defend the restrictive rules against pot use for pro athletes state that these organizations are just following along with state laws that deem the plant illegal. That brings the discussion back to a wider scale and makes me wonder when the veil over weed legitimacy will be lifted.

But I digress, and this list features the professional athletes who have stood up against the stigma attached to the pot.

Michael Phelps

It seems like everyone has seen or heard about the famous picture where Michael Phelps is taking a ripper at a party. Getting caught taking a hit from a bong three months after the Olympics was not nearly as big a deal as the media made it.

Kellog's brand seemed to believe the smear of Phelps when they dropped him from their cereal boxes in opposition to his cannabis consumption.