Aaron Hernandez might use weed as defense in double murder trial

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Aaron Hernandez’s game plan to beat one of two first-degree murder raps might include a marijuana Hail Mary. That’s according to Boston Herald legal columnist and reporter Bob McGovern, who notes that included in a list of potential witnesses are two unidentified experts whom attorneys for the former New England Patriots tight end may call at his trial, which is expected to start next week. One of the experts may be called to testify on “marijuana use in the NFL, while another might address the “medical and psychological impacts for people who ingest marijuana” and if there’s any connection between using pot and violence. “Sometimes these experts get on the stand and say that based on their testing …