🦥 A few things I found this week — chill and give these a read:
Man, I’m still blown away by how much elite athletes have to hide their weed use, especially when they're using it just to survive the physical toll of their sports. This new NFL-backed study just dropped showing that professional contact-sport athletes are overwhelmingly using cannabis for pain, sleep, and recovery, but they’re completely on their own—having to rely on teammates and random online research for dosing because they can't get real medical guidance from their teams [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/health/athletes-use-cannabis-in-silence-what-this-nfl-backed-study-revealed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=athletes-use-cannabis-in-silence-what-this-nfl-backed-study-revealed). It’s wild to me that these guys are wrecking their bodies for our entertainment but still have to treat basic plant medicine like some underground secret.
On the growing side of things, it’s always cool to see the actual dirt-under-the-fingernails growers getting some love instead of just the suits in the boardroom. There’s a great look into the commercial cultivation tech team over at GrowGeneration, highlighting the actual legacy growers who are designing the nutrient programs and irrigation setups for massive facilities [See the full article on Cannabis Now](https://cannabisnow.com/the-people-behind-the-plants-meet-growgenerations-commercial-cultivation-technical-team/). I love this because it proves that no matter how corporate this industry tries to get, you still need people who actually know how to talk to the plants to make anything work.
What are you guys using for recovery after a heavy workout or a long day in the garden? — Internet of Pot