NFL Player Makes Medical Marijuana History: ‘I Have a Life to Live’

NFL running back Mike James calls it his medicine for pain management, but league officials call it a banned substance. Now, James’ athletic career is hanging in limbo because he chose pot over pills. In 2013, James was prescribed opioid painkillers after injuring his left ankle in a Monday night football game. Within weeks, he developed a dangerous dependency on the drugs. To get off of the opioids, he turned to medical marijuana for his…