Actor and comedian Jim Belushi believes his brother John Belushi could have been saved with medical marijuana.
John, a “Saturday Night Live” star had passed away at the age of 33 in 1982 from a drug overdose. According to Jim, John was likely self-medicating to address head injuries he suffered from early on in his life.
“My brother, I think, suffered from CTE,” Belushi explained. “He was a middle linebacker, captain of the team, all-state and all-conference. And he banged his head for four years. He got the most tackles in our high school and he got his bell rung a lot. There [were] a lot of concussions. And back then, they’d say, ‘What’s the matter? You got your bell rung? Get back in there Belushi.’
According to Belushi, it was during college that “cannabis was medicine for him” but it wasn’t legal at the time.
Jim, 66, is now starring in a new reality TV series on Discovery titled “Growing Belushi,” that chronicles his life as he runs a 93-acre Oregon farm with his family.
“I just thought that this was something that nobody’s ever seen,” Belushi told Fox News on why he is allowing cameras to follow him, his family and employees around.
“I think there are people that are very frightened about cannabis and its attributes and I thought, ‘You know what? If everybody just sees how it’s grown, sees the people that are involved, that really care… the testing that’s involved, the safety involved, they may feel a little more relaxed about trying cannabis.’”
“It’s nonviolent,” he explained. “It also leads to a higher consciousness, which leads to compassion and empathy for others. I mean, that’s all part of the wellness of cannabis. I’ve learned all that. We show it on ‘Growing Belushi.’ It’s really cool. And the show is very funny because I’m an idiot. You’re watching my education in farming and cannabis and some funny stuff.”
