Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, who tightened up the league's policy on marijuana during his tenure from 1984 until 2014, has reversed his opinion on the subject.
In an interview with former NBA star Al Harrington, who now works in the cannabis industry, Stern said marijuana "probably should be removed from the banned substance list."
"That's huge," said Harrington, who began using cannabinoids, or CBD, which does not contain the psychoactive substance THC that's commonly associated with marijuana highs, to treat an ongoing knee injury.
Stern said given the decades in which he ran the NBA, he believes he still made the right choice to tighten up the league's rules on the drug.