cannabis athlete
A PASSION FOR PLANTS
ELIAS THEODOROU is a medical cannabis advocate and the first MMA professional athlete to receive a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for medical cannabis.
Fighting For Change And The Parallels Between Regulating Medical Cannabis And MMA.
The parallels of MMA’s acceptance as a sport and cannabis’s recognition as a legitimate medicine became increasingly evident, and undeniable, to me during my years-long odyssey as a medical cannabis patient and advocate in MMA.
My Next Fight: The Stigma of Medical Cannabis for Athletes.
Even with Canada’s legalization of cannabis nationwide, and its previous medical exemptions, it remains illegal for medical use in-competition for all Canadian athletes, like myself, which is something I am determined to change.
