NBA Embraces Cannabis: A Paradigm Shift in Professional Sports

By Vijay Choksi, Cameron Baker, and Eric C. Bielefeldt, of Fox Rothschild LLP The legalization of cannabis in states throughout the U.S. has many businesses reevaluating their stance on its use by their employees, and professional sports leagues are not immune to this shift. Nowhere is this more evident than with the National Basketball Association (NBA), which has emerged as a frontrunner in this evolution, shattering the glass by agreeing to a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with