This will practically legalise the use of cannabis and hashish for pro basketball players in the US.
This new rule will apply over a seven-year time frame. In this, the NBA follows the example of the NHL, UFC and MLB - in which cannabis regulations were previously eased.
Snoop Dogg, naturally, as is his brand, was positive on the easing of the rule. during a guest appearance on Stephen A's World, the sports podcast of US sports television personality Stephen A. Smith.
"I've been thinking about the medical side of it, the health benefits and how it can bring relief to the use of opioids and pills they get and injections," the rapper said.
"As long as it doesn't affect your skills and it doesn't make you play better, you should be able to treat yourself and heal yourself."
Snoop Dogg has long been an advocate of marijuana, but recently the 51-year-old hip-hop icon has stepped up his activism, targeting sports organisations and emphasising the medicinal benefits of cannabis, particularly as an alternative to prescription opioids.
The use of cannabis is already nothing out of the ordinary for a number of NBA players.
Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant revealed, during an interview with David Letterman last year, that he has been smoking weed since he was 22 years old because it helps him 'clear his mind'.