Steve Kerr says professional athletes should be able to use marijuana for pain relief

Kerr doesn't believe the league should encourage painkilling drugs while banning marijuana. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said on a CSN Bay Area podcast on Friday that he "would hope" that the NBA will consider legalizing marijuana as a healthier pain reliever for players than drugs like Vicodin. Kerr pointed to the inequality between the way pain pills are prescribed "like it's no big deal" to professional athletes, while substances like marijuana remain illegal. "Without being an expert on it, but...