Until he was released from the Baltimore Ravens this year, Eugene Monroe was the NFL’s foremost advocate for allowing players to use medical marijuana. Now he’s a partner in a company suing Maryland regulators for rejecting its application to grow the drug.
Monroe and other officials with Green Thumb Industries said at a news conference Tuesday that they were unfairly — and illegally — denied a lucrative license to grow medical marijuana.
But they also said they don’t want the lawsuit they filed on Monday to further delay the long-beleaguered program.
“I played a long career in the NFL, suffered many injuries, and I’m a Maryland resident that looks to use cannabis as therapy,” said Monroe, who was released from his $37.5 million contract in June. “I don’t want to see this drag out longer, too.”
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Monroe and other officials with Green Thumb Industries said at a news conference Tuesday that they were unfairly — and illegally — denied a lucrative license to grow medical marijuana.
But they also said they don’t want the lawsuit they filed on Monday to further delay the long-beleaguered program.
“I played a long career in the NFL, suffered many injuries, and I’m a Maryland resident that looks to use cannabis as therapy,” said Monroe, who was released from his $37.5 million contract in June. “I don’t want to see this drag out longer, too.”
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