Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball are reportedly working together to lift the ban on marijuana.
According to reports, the MLB and MLB Players Association are working to make sure that players are no longer tested for marijuana. The substance was removed from the league’s banned list for minor-league players.
It was noted that any player who tested positive for opioids would be placed in a treatment program as opposed to being suspended.
Details from the new program were revealed, saying: “All samples collected under the Program will now be tested for the presence of Opioids, Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Synthetic THC (among other Drugs of Abuse). Any Player who tests positive for one of these Drugs of Abuse will be referred to the Parties' Joint Treatment Board (composed of medical professionals specializing in substance abuse and representatives from the Office of the Commissioner and the Players Association) for an initial evaluation and, if appropriate, formulation of a personalized treatment plan for that Player going forward. Only Players who fail to cooperate with their initial evaluation or prescribed treatment plan may be subject to discipline."
source: CBS Sports
