The 25 Greatest Stoner Athletes of All Time
By Ralph Warner, Jack Erwin | Feb 12, 2012 | 5:06 pm | Permalink
Any mention of athletes x drugs and everyone automatically thinks steroids. But one substance that may be even more common among jocks than performance enhancing drugs is marijuana. From athletes who played back in the '60s right through to present day, it's clear that lots of athletes love THC.
Last week MMA fighter Nick Diaz tested positive for marijuana after his loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143, and the most famous pothead athlete of all time a.k.a. Ricky Williams announced his retirement (though we don't believe this was due to his desire to smoke tons of weed and go chill in the mountains again #toooldforthatshit). But both stories got us thinking: Who are some of the greatest pothead athletes of all time? Guys who were known to blaze on the reg but were pretty damn good at their profession, too. So, from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Arnold Schwarzenegger to J.R. Rider and Tim Lincecum, here are the 25 Greatest Stoner Athletes of All Time.
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Harlan February 13th, 2012 at 09:21 AM
For any Massachusetts stoners that don't know.. that Cali law is the same in our state and I heard its not even worth the ticket for cops because of the paper work they would have to fill out ;)
/// February 13th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
I don't get what the big deal is about athletes smoking? I guess because it's illegal, but still.
Ricky Flyin High February 13th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
When the fuck did America start carin if its athletes use Performance Reducing Drugs. No Steroids, No Problem!!!
Mike G February 13th, 2012 at 09:01 PM
no Barkley or Iverson? Hmmmm....
Mike Larry February 13th, 2012 at 09:57 PM
Seriously no Iverson? He is better than a few players named. Not that is a list to aim for, but definitely he deserves the recognition.
Uyen May 22nd, 2012 at 09:03 AM
Typo on the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar piece: *He's NOW got a prescription in pot-friendly Cali...