Aaron Rodgers revealed last week that during a trip to South America consumed Ayahuascaa psychedelic drug, and that since then his performance with the Green Bay Packers drastically improved.
Multiple NFL related characters they expected a league sanctionbut that won’t happen.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy testified for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that if they found any trace of the substance in the Rodgers system it would not have meant a positive result under the league’s substance abuse policies.
The NFL and the Players Association established a list of prohibited substances in the latest collective bargaining agreementbut the ayahuasca is not in it and that is why the Packers quarterback did not violate the agreements.
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Forbidden substances
in the list of 191 prohibited substancesagreed upon by the union and the league, He points out that synthetic cannabinoids are prohibited by the league, but not ayahuasca. In the list, the drugs are separated into anabolic agents, masking agents, and stimulants. Among the best known substances are growth hormone, clenbuterol, methyltestosterone, nandrolone and stimulants such as Aderall and Ritalin.
Players may receive a therapeutic use exception from the league through the Independent Administrator to treat hypertension, hypogonadism, hypopituitarism, baldness and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
