Use of cannabis, THC, and CBD by athletes for the purposes of improving performance and recovery is increasingly reported across different sports and levels of competition

Appropriate empirical evidence regarding the effects of cannabis use on sport performance is lacking. Understanding the short- and long-term effects of cannabis and THC on human performance in athletes will require well-controlled, athlete-specific research, with applied performance outcomes

CBD may have some promise for aiding athletes with recovery by improving sleep quality, pain, and mild traumatic brain injury