Red Sox legend David Ortiz launches Papi Cannabis
David Ortiz has done quite well for himself in his post-baseball career. This past weekend, Ortiz was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame. Now Ortiz is talking about his newest endeavor, launching Papi Cannabis.
His line of cannabis products will begin to be available at some Massachusetts dispensaries beginning this month.
Ortiz announced he began using cannabis as a way to manage physical pain from years of playing baseball.
“Once I embraced the flow of the flower everything changed,” Ortiz said in his press release. “Cannabis has helped me relax, sleep better, manage stress and heal physically after a lifetime of playing ball, and I look forward to sharing Papi Cannabis and my personal journey to help people understand its benefits.”
Sweet Sluggers will be the first product in the Papi Cannabis line. They are pre-rolled blunts featuring “Ortiz’s choice” marijuana strains such as Black Mamba #7, Lava Cake #7, Motorbreath #15, and Bootylicious #4, according to his release. The Cooperstown legends blunts will be wrapped in traditional, non-tobacco wrappers.
“I personally prefer pre-rolled blunts, and these ones are special to me because I was able to work with my daughter Alexandra on the colorful artwork for the packaging,” Ortiz said in a statement. “I love that we were able to incorporate her design.”
Despite Ortiz’ new endeavor, he reminds fans that there should not be any stigma attached to using cannabis in sports.
”The reality is, cannabis doesn’t help you with sports, I don’t think,” said Ortiz. “When you’re talking about sports, you’ve always got to be ready now, and cannabis slows you down. Trust me, I never tried, but if I ever tried to use cannabis before I went to the plate – I was just going to donate a bat.
”I think a lot of guys out there know what I’m talking about when it comes down to pain and relaxing. I’m pretty sure that a lot of athletes do what I did. And it’s normal.”
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