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Smoking anything before hitting the gym might seem like a bad choice, but a new California gym is betting on marijuana as a performance enhancer for its members.

While the idea of adding cannabis to your workout routine still seems somewhat counter-intuitive, it's gradually gaining acceptance.

Retired NFL players use opioids at four times the rate of the general population, according to one study, and marijuana advocates say there’s a safer, healthier alternative available.

Some people stretch before they workout. Others smoke a joint.

Professional and retired mainstream athletes are already using forms of cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) for acute and long-term pain management.

In Major League Baseball, the family-friendly American sport, no one smokes weed. Allegedly. Wink. Nudge.

Sure, you've got a great fitness routine that's doing wonders for you. But have you ever tried working out while high?

Marketing cannabis through celebrity and pro athlete endorsements is a relatively new and unstudied concept.

PHILADELPHIA -- The conversation about marijuana's place in the NFL is heating up.

Leaders of the NFL Players Association are preparing a proposal that would amend the sport’s drug policies to take a “less punitive” approach to dealing with recreational marijuana use by players, according to the union’s executive director, DeMaurice Smith.

Some of the biggest stars are big advocates.

I want to run 100 miles! Am I high? Yes, I am high and I’m signed up for the Zion 100 mile ultra-marathon for April 2017.

There has been emerging evidence that cannabis reduces pain, muscle spasms, stiffness, and inflammation in humans.

BEFORE he suited up to play against the New York Giants in 2012, Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Eben Britton took an ice bath followed by a hot shower. He did his routine stretches. Then he smoked a joint.

There is a growing community of athletes that believe cannabis can improve athletic performance.

We in the American marijuana community lit up with sly smiles when Michael Phelps was selected to carry our United States flag at the opening ceremonies of the Rio Olympics.

Cannabis is beloved among some of the greatest athletes on the globe. The most decorated gold medalist to ever walk the earth, Michael Phelps, has partaken in the past.

For years, cannabis use has been the worst kept secret in athletics.

Stoned marathon runners may seem like walking contradictions, but there are hints the drug and long-distance running could go hand-in-hand.

Thanks to winter-sports entrepreneur Jim McAlpine, weed jocks now have their own national series of events, the 420 Games.