This Gym Lets You Smoke Weed While You Work Out

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 Dana Dovey
July 11, 2016

This Gym Lets You Smoke Weed While You Work Out

Although the media has traditionally portrayed marijuana users as lazy and inactive, Ricky Williams, a former professional football player, wants to showcase the drug’s athletic benefits by opening up the world’s first gym where athletes are allowed to smoke while working out. Although the concept may sound farfetched, Williams is far from the only athlete to…

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