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Former NFL players come out in support of medical marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 06/20/2016 - 09:12

Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon is suffering through Early Onset Dementia. It’s a disease usually reserved for the elderly. One that impacts your memory, thought process and cognitive abilities.

McMahon, who played 15 seasons in the NFL, is just 56 years old.

The former Super Bowl winning quarterback joined multiple ex-NFL players at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo this past week to advocate for the use of medical marijuana in the league.

“There’s so many uses to this plant,” McMahon said, via NY Daily News. “Hundreds of thousands of people are dying from (painkillers) and there’s not one case of people dying from the hemp plant.”

The expo also featured former NFL players Leonard Marshall, Nate Jackson, Charlie Adams and Eben Britton.

It comes on the heels of some controversy relating to the Baltimore Ravens decision to release starting left tackle Eugene Monroe after he...

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