The NBA will no longer test for cannabis, according to a tentative agreement between the league and the NBA National Basketball Players Association. On Saturday, both sides announced a collective agreement that has yet to be ratified.

If the agreement is ratified by the players and team governors, the seven-year contract would include a provision that would remove cannabis from the NBA’s drug testing program and players would no longer be penalized for it, The Athletic reported.

In a statement posted to Twitterthe National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) wrote, “Specific details will be provided once a term sheet is finalized.”

“From day one, the NBPA’s goal in these negotiations has been to protect our players, enrich their lives on and off the field, and create a framework that recognizes our players as true partners to governors in both the NBA and recognized by the business community at large!” said NBPA Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio.

Three years ago, during the pandemic, the NBA reduced penalties for marijuana use but never eliminated testing altogether.

Then NBA spokesman mike bass said the league will instead “focus our random testing program on performance-enhancing products and drugs of abuse.”

Will the NFL be next?

According to NBC’s ProfootballTalk, the NFL is sticking to its unpopular no-grass stance when it comes to collective bargaining, which means the league plans to use the ban to negotiate with the NFL Players Association, at least for now.

“When states where the NFL does business began legalizing recreational marijuana, the league hid behind the fact that it remains a controlled substance under federal law,” ProfootballTalk said.

Meanwhile, numerous NBA players, including Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul JabbarAllen Iverson, Kevin Durant, Al Harington, Isia Thomas and many others have been open about their weed use and campaigned for the legalization of cannabis for…