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MLB, MLBPA Announce 'Significant Updates' to Joint Drug Program

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced Thursday several changes to the joint drug prevention and treatment program.

Per an official release from MLB Communications, the most notable changes include removing naturally derived marijuana, CBD and THC from the list of drugs of abuse and requiring collected samples be tested for various drugs of abuse including opioids, cocaine and synthetic THC:

MLB Communications

Today, @MLB and the @MLB_PLAYERS jointly announced significant changes to the Drug of Abuse provisions of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. https://t.co/jIie1JDVAg

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