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Ex-Bears QB McMahon will tout medical marijuana in ad during Thursday Night Football

By Rob Hotakainen

Updated October 19, 2016 5:36 PM

In this Oct. 3, 2014, photo, former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon speaks as his No. 9 jersey went on permanent display at LaVell Edwards Stadium, during BYU's NCAA college football game against Utah State in Provo, Utah. McMahon calls himself "old school," including his use of marijuana both during and after his career. He will be featured in a 30-second ad touting medical marijuana on Thursday Night Football Rick Bowmer AP

WASHINGTON

Jim McMahon, the quarterback who led the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl championship in 1985, will tout his use of medical marijuana in a TV ad during the Thursday Night Football NFL contest between the Bears and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.

McMahon, who now lives in Arizona, will appear in the 30-second spot to promote Proposition 205, a ballot measure that would legalize the drug.

Someone like me can afford to become a medical marijuana patient, but others aren’t so lucky.

Jim McMahon

former Chicago Bears quarterback

“Someone like me can afford to become a medical marijuana patient, but others aren’t so lucky,” McMahon says in the ad. “Marijuana should be available to all adults who need it. I’m voting ‘yes’ on Prop. 205 and hope you will, too.”

McMahon says he started using painkillers to deal with his football injuries but then “got rid of those” when he turned to medical marijuana.

Rob Hotakainen: 202-383-6154, @HotakainenRob

This story was originally published October 19, 2016 at 4:56 PM with the headline "Ex-Bears QB McMahon will tout medical marijuana in ad during Thursday Night Football."

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