“But to feel so good, I just assumed The Man made them illegal,” Nelson, described with an on-screen chyron as an “activist and comfort expert,” says.
“I can’t resist making an appearance during the Super Bowl,” Nelson said in a press release.
“He’s still on his feet doing what he loves best—entertaining the masses on tour, and now helping spread our comfort message along the way,” he said.
Weedmaps said that the timing of the release was intentional, pegged to the Super Bowl.
People can feel right at home if usernames references “alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana,” but not for other so-called “hard drugs,” the update says.
But also, logistically, banning marijuana references in usernames sounds like it would be more trouble than it’d be worth.
“They’re your textual avatar in chat and a crucial piece of channel branding for Creators.
Weedmaps says the timing of the release is intentional, pegged to the Super Bowl, which is one of the most coveted events for advertising opportunities that regularly features alcohol brands.
That “makes it harder to do this research,” he said, echoing a point he made in response to a question from Marijuana Moment during a press briefing last summer.
“The NFL-NFLPA Joint Pain Management Committee is thrilled with the results of this process,” Hill said in a press release.
The NBA announced late last year that is extending its policy of not randomly drug testing players for marijuana through the 2021-2022 season.
In a similar vein, the MLB decided in 2019 to remove cannabis from the league’s list of banned substances.