Mississauga-born Elias Theodorou was the first professional athlete to be granted a cannabis Therapeutic Use Exemption in North America. He had been privately battling Stage 4 liver cancer. — thegrowthop cannabisnews cannabiscommunity medicalcannabis
The year prior, Theodorou accomplished the same feat in Canada, defeating Matt Dwyer at Rise Fighting Championship 6 in hisIt took six years of advocacy and appeals for Theodorou to be granted his Canadian exemption, which he received from the British Columbia Athletic Commission in January 2020. T
“I have plenty of fight left in me and I will continue knocking down the barrier between cannabis and sports,” he toldA continuous advocate for the medical benefits of cannabis, Theodorou often spoke of the rights of athletes to utilize cannabis and plant-based therapies. “Elias was such a light-hearted guy, and he was the type of guy to give you the shirt off his back,” Chiesa said, before displaying a jacket that Theodorou had lent him after Chiesa was asked to participate in a press conference on short notice.
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