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Johnny Damon, Jeremy Roenick and Laurie Fingers are just a few of the athletes competing in the Gridiron Great Celebrity Golf Classic hosted by two-time Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon.
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Backed by the Revenant cannabis brand, the tournament will reportedly take place next month at the Anthem Golf and Country Club in Arizona. A-Z marijuana.
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According to the event’s website, the purpose of the tournament is to host “the first-ever cannabis-friendly charity event to accompany the NFL.”
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“Our goal is to use our platform to send a strong message to the NFL and other sports organizations that do not recognize cannabis for medical purposes,” McMahon said in a statement.
Proceeds from the charity tournament will go to Gridiron Greats Assistance, a non-profit organization that “helps retired NFL players and their families in urgent need,” including financial assistance for medical, housing, utilities, medicines, food and more. donated to the Fund. today’s necessities.
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Other participants in the tournament include Mark Rypien, Morten Anderson, Eric Dickerson, Grant Fuhr, Goose Gossage and more. The day will also feature live entertainment, photo opportunities, and cannabis-friendly activities. General admission to the tournament is US$100.
“Throughout my NFL career and retirement, I, Kyle Turley, and Eben Britton have witnessed first-hand the detrimental effects that opioids and other harmful prescription drugs have on the bodies and minds of not only us, but our fellow athletes. I’ve been doing it,” McMahon told A.Z marijuana.
The Revenant brand was founded by McMahon, Turley and Britton with the goal of providing “alternative natural healing methods without the use of industrialized medicines.”
Britton, who played six years in the NFL before injuries cut his career short, previously said Growth Ops “Physically, mentally, and emotionally destroyed” by the time he left the game, meditation, breathing techniques, and botanical remedies all helped him emerge from his past as a “heartless warrior.”
Arizona legalized recreational cannabis in 2020, allowing adults over the age of 21 to legally purchase up to 1 ounce at a time and grow up to six plants at home.
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