Booker T feels that relaxing the enforcement of WWE’s policy on marijuana can help wrestlers stay healthy and perhaps even save lives.
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WWE Hall of Famer and former World Champion Booker T was among the people who welcomed the news that WWE had relaxed its stance on the use of marijuana.
There was a recent report that came out which said that a number of WWE athletes say they have not been suspended or fined for marijuana use in years. In the past, the athletes would have been fined $2,500 for positive marijuana tests.
Booker T feels that relaxing the enforcement of WWE’s policy on marijuana can help wrestlers stay healthy and perhaps even save lives. Speaking on The Hall of Fame Podcast, he said, “It’s a long time overdue, I think, marijuana policy being lifted. Just because, like, science approved what marijuana can do for so many different types of ailments, especially pain management. And one thing about the professional wrestling game, the opioid problem got huge at one point in time. You know, guys trying to self-medicate and we lost a lot of guys due to that.
“So for me, I’ve been somewhat of an advocate, you know, not as outspoken as Rob Van Dam. I’m sure he’d be proud right now. I’m sure he’d be happy. I’m sure he’s jumping for joy. I’m sure he’s celebrating, you know what I mean? But definitely, I’ve always been something that believed that shouldn’t be something that was on the banned list.”
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Booker T is pleased to see that the United States is decriminalizing the use of marijuana and says that the benefits extend far beyond the wrestling world.
The five-time WCW Champion said, “Times have changed a whole lot and I’m glad to see the movement. There again, we moved a little slow here in Texas and I know it’s political but we need to get past that political talk right there because we’re talking about people’s lives. We’re talking about saving a lot of people as well as decriminalizing it more than anything. Locking people up for something like that. That right there I think is more important than just the recreational use.”
