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LEGENDARY ACTOR
Highly Likely highlights Cannabis pioneers who have paved the way to greater herbal acceptance.
MORGAN FREEMAN MORGAN FREEMAN IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE ACTORS (AND VOICES) IN AMERICAN CINEMA. Sometimes referred to as “the voice of God” from his role in the 2003 film “Bruce Almighty,” Freeman’s cadence, calm and measured persona has made him a sought-after spokesperson for many charities – from One Earth to PLANIT NOW and many other political organizations. Of course, he’s also the star of countless feature films, has won an Oscar and has received many more nominations.
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IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DAILY BEAST IN 2015, FREEMAN NOTED THAT HE’S BEEN A LONGTIME USER OF CANNABIS. feb. 2022
nd back in 2015, Morgan “Marijuana has many useful uses. I Freeman came out of have fibromyalgia pain in this arm, the Cannabis closet. To and the only thing that offers any understand how his modern relief is marijuana. They’re talking Cannabis journey started, you have about kids who have grand mal to go back to 2008, when Freeman seizures, and they’ve discovered that was involved in an automobile marijuana eases that down to where accident in Mississippi. these children can have a life. That The accident severely damaged right there, to me, says: Legalize it his left arm, shoulder and elbow across the board!” – causing acute nerve damage As state after state around that prevents him from moving the the country has moved toward fingers in his left hand. He also decriminalization and outright sometimes wears a legalization, Freeman compression glove to has become more and protect against blood more outspoken about pooling in his arm due his use of the herb. to non-movement. In a 2016 interview Thankfully, Freeman with a British reporter, found that Cannabis the then 78-yearwas helpful in treating old actor was asked, the pain and symptoms “Where do you get your Freeman with Jim Carrey energy from?” Freeman of nerve damage. in Bruce Almighty. In an interview with responded, “Well, if the Daily Beast in you smoke enough 2015, Freeman noted that he’s been marijuana, you’ll get everything a longtime user of Cannabis, saying, going.” “They used to say, ‘You smoke that Many of us have watched stuff, boy, you get hooked!’ My Freeman’s amazing talent on display first wife got me into it many years in his countless roles on stage or ago. How do I take it? However it screen, but hidden in plain view for comes! I’ll eat it, drink it, smoke it, years was his use of Cannabis to snort it! This movement is really a help alleviate pain and cope with long time coming, and it’s getting life’s many stressors. legs – longer legs. Now, the thrust We truly live in a wonderful time, is understanding that alcohol has where people in positions of power no real medicinal use. Maybe if you and fame can help to mainstream have one drink it’ll quiet you down, this miracle herb and begin to extol but two or three and you’re fucked.” its benefits publically – and we can When probed about how marijuana thank personalities like Morgan benefits him personally with his Freeman for giving the movement a health condition, Freeman said, little lift now and then.
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