NCAA takes step to major action on marijuana

The NCAA's D1 Council has decided its high time to make a dramatic change on championship drug-testing.

As in, the group has moved within a formal vote of removing "cannabinoids from the banned drug class for championship and postseason participation in football."

Spoken plainly:

"When the NCAA does their tests [for postseason], they won't include weed (cannabinoids)," a major, Power-4 source told FootballScoop. "If the kid gets a [test result that shows the presence of cannabinoids], it's just a harm reduction; they won't be suspended."

According to the Alcohol and Drug Foundation:

"The word cannabinoid refers to every chemical substance, regardless of structure or origin, that joins the cannabinoid receptors of the body and brain and that have similar effects to those produced by the Cannabis Sativa plant.1

The three types of cannabinoids that people use are recreational, medicinal and synthetic."

While the NCAA's official public relations account on X, formerly Twitter, noted Tuesday afternoon that a final decision will not be made until the conclusion of meetings Wednesday, it also added further context:

"Cannabinoids will be addressed like other non-performance enhancing drugs like alcohol. NCAA members will focus on harm-reduction strategies."

Another NCAA Division I offensive coordinator told FootballScoop that if formally passed Wednesday, the measure would clear the way for "(marijuana" gummies and all that stuff" to not cause a player to be deemed ineligible for postseason and/or championship playoff competition in the event of a test result showing the presence of cannabinoids.