Budding Support: How Professional Athletes Can Combat Opioid Abuse by Advocating for the Federal Legalization of Marijuana

Jessica Osterlof authored “Budding Support: How Professional Athletes Can Combat Opioid Abuse by Advocating for the Federal Legalization of Marijuana,” in Volume 46: Issue 3 of the Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public. In this article, Jessica explores the effects of the Federal Controlled Substances Act, evolving views on marijuana as a medicine for chronic pain, how professional athletes, in particular, are affected by the opioid epidemic, and how these athletes can advocate for a federal solution in rescheduling marijuana within the CSA.