By Kirk Miller Remember when the NFL wanted nothing to do with cannabis? In an about-face that only rivals the league’s 180-degree turn on gambling, the NFL announced they have awarded $1 million in research funding to medical researchers at the University of California San Diego and University of Regina in Canada to study the effects of cannabinoids on pain management and neuroprotection from concussion (while we’re here, let’s add the NFL acknowledging concussions), according to the Associated Press. This wasn’t unexpected. The recent news basically identifies the two universities that will …