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“You could fail for heroin and marijuana and the penalty is the same,” Every said. “If anyone wants to make the argument that that is performance-enhancing, they have never done it before. I promise it’s not. Anxiety is a real thing and… I know I treat it the healthiest way possible for my body,’’ he said.

“But (the World Anti-Doping Agency) doesn’t think so and the tour goes by what WADA says. It’s really silly, to be honest.’’

With 25 of the tour’s 39 U.S. events hosted by states that allow medical or recreational marijuana, it is becoming harder for the PGA to resist calls to reform its drug policy.

That said, commissioner Jay Monahan said the PGA Tour’s hands are tied since the prohibited list is set by the WADA, according to the Golf Channel. “Ultimately, we don’t determine what is a banned substance and what’s not. We rely on WADA for doing that,” Monahan said.

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“We’ll continue to stay very close not only to that substance, but any potential substance that would come on or come off the list,” he said.

Until WADA catches up with the times, Every said he’s focused on shaking off a dismal performance at least week’s Honda Classic, where the golfer fired a normally soul-crushing 85 on Friday.

His drug of choice made the day easier to swallow, just don’t tell tour officials. “My short-term memory isn’t very good,” he explained with a smile. “So, that is a strength sometimes.”

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