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PTSD + ADDICTION WITH CANNABIS + PT BY ANTONIO DEROSE
United States Army Veteran, Jerry Dunn, has been known as America’s Marathon Man ever since setting a previous world record in 1993, when he completed 104 marathons in a single year. He then went on to complete several other endurance challenges, including running 26 consecutive marathons to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world famous Boston Marathon, planning and executing a transcontinental run across America, and finishing a total of 186 marathons in the year 2000, in a righteous attempt to complete 200. Over the many years, Dunn has often told news reporters from around the world about how running was what allowed him to overcome his increasingly demanding addiction to alcohol. He’s always been very vocal about raising awareness for the mental and physical benefits of running and staying active. He’s a man who doesn’t just stand, but runs for what he believes in. Now he’s opening up about his relationship with cannabis, and one of the things he wants to accomplish, is seeing veterans have full access to medicinal cannabis. “I’ve stepped out and I’m going to do what I’m going to do, which is try to make a difference in veterans having access to medical cannabis.”
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