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
After securing his cannabis TUE, Theodorou said he was hopeful that he would be able “to open the door for other athletes.”Article content “If that means me securing my TUE state by state, country by country, then I will. I will do whatever it takes to fight the stigma, and advocate for all individuals,”“[Theodorou] has been fighting the stigma of cannabis in sport and cannabis as medicine for years and getting the first U.S.
“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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