Weeding Out: Marijuana as Doping for Student-Athlete Employees

By Kayla M. Jacob and David Fleshman, of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP Picture it: March Madness 2025 is about to begin. And while there are still brackets, buzzer beaters, the Elite Eight and the Final Four, this March Madness is a tad different. Stepping onto the court for the first time ever are student-athlete employees. Consistent with the opinion of the National Labor Relations Board, student-athletes participating in March Madness 2025 are joint employees of their academic ins