The NBA will no longer test and penalize players for marijuana use under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), according to a report.
A new labor deal was reached Saturday between the league and the players union, with marijuana being eliminated from the league’s drug testing program. Under the new agreement, the players are also allowed to promote and/or invest in cannabis companies.
The NBA’s previous marijuana policy mandated players enter its treatment and counseling program after the first violation, a fine of $25,000 after the second violation and a five-game suspension without pay after the third violation.
The new seven-year agreement, which begins for the 2023-24 season, will continue the no-testing policy the league temporarily implemented in the midst of the “Bubble” season during the pandemic in 2021. The new clause in the CBA will make the policy permanent.
The league and the players’ association still need to ratify the agreement.
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