How esports gamers are using CBD to increase cognitive responses

Presented by Diamond CBD

Back in 2015 the Electronic Sports League, one of the largest and most popular esports organizations across the globe began to require competitive gamers to submit to random screenings for performance-enhancing drugs — including cannabis. A headline-making event that crossed over into mainstream media at the time, the ESL’s decision was a subtle but definitive nod to the changing perceptions of the cannabis plant and its derivatives, such as CBD. In fact, far from being a detriment to professional gamers, cannabis — and by association CBD —was recognized as a net positive by the ESL; a neurocognitive boost that gave players an unfair competitive edge.