NBA & NFL VETERANS SMOKED WITH B/R TO PROVE THAT TIMES ARE CHANGING KEEP WATCHING FOR REAL TALK ON: CLOSET SMOKERS, PLAYING HIGH, TREATING PAIN, DRUG TESTS, RULE CHANGES, AND...KAZAAM?

HOW MUCH OF THE NBA SMOKES WEED, REALLY?

"I think 85% of the league. It was a lot." —Kenyon Martin, 15-year NBA vet

HOW MUCH OF THE NFL SMOKES WEED, REALLY?

"I want to say about 89%. ... Your body just hurts so bad that you don’t want to just be popping pills all the time." —Martellus Bennett, 10-year NFL vet

DOES CANNABIS HELP WITH PAIN?

“Every weekend is like a car wreck, and you start feeling better about Friday or Saturday.” Ryan Clady

“I feel like this is the most dynamic plant on earth.” Al Harrington

HOW WERE DRUG TESTS?

“There’s only one test. … In a way the NFL … is looking away.” John Moffitt, three-year NFL vet

“Why have that once-a-year test when it’s so beneficial to all the players who use it?” Ryan Clady, nine-year NFL vet, on what he would tell Roger Goodell

"I think [the NBA] will allow CBD—cannabinoids—within the next three to five years." —Al Harrington, 16-year NBA vet

"Marijuana is on our banned substance list. We are, however, interested in better understanding the safety and efficacy of medical marijuana.” —Adam Silver, NBA commissioner

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME?

“I was 16. I was at an Aerosmith concert. And Kiss, too. ... It was awesome.” John Moffitt

“First time was in the sixth grade. ... Ever since then, it was all she wrote.” Shaun Smith, nine-year NFL vet

WHO WOULD YOU SMOKE WITH?

“Tupac. The way he spoke, the way he carried himself—he was a movement in himself.” Matt Barnes

“Barack Obama. Holler at me, baby!” Ryan Clady

HOW DOES CANNABIS BENEFIT YOUR LIFE?

DID YOU EVER PLAY HIGH?

“All my best games, I was medicated.” Matt Barnes, 14-year NBA vet

WHAT WAS YOUR GAME-DAY ROUTINE?