Chicago Marathon First To Support Medical Cannabis
At the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, 45,000 runners received a surprise in their official participation kits next to their water and protein bars: an informational pamphlet from one of the race’s sponsors promoting medical marijuana in Illinois.
The educational insert came from the state’s largest legal medical cultivator Cresco Labs, who says this is the first time a mainstream athletic event in the United States has included sponsorship from a medical marijuana group.
“Having the Chicago Marathon promote this program and the use of cannabis as medicine speaks to the normalization and universal acceptance of it,” said Charles Bachtell, Cresco’s Founder, in a press release. “There are thousands of runners that participate as part of the Marathon’s strong commitment to charities and medical cannabis can help those with symptoms from conditions like cancer, AIDS, autism and ALS.”
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