Jim Belushi, in a recent interview with Fox News talked about how he strongly believes in medical benefits of marijuana. He also believes that medical marijuana could have saved his brother, John Belushi’s life.
The 66 years old actor Jim Belushi will act in the Discovery TV reality show titles, “Growing Belushi”. Also, the show will feature the life of the actor as he with his family toils through his day to day life involving his Oregon farm which is reportedly 93 Acres. However, asked about whys Belushi brought his family, employees and farm in front of the camera, He told Fox News,
“I just thought that this was something that nobody’s ever seen,”
He continued,
“I think there are people that are very frightened about cannabis and its attributes. And I thought, ‘You know what? If everybody just sees how it’s grown, sees the people that are involved, that really care… the testing that’s involved, the safety involved, they may feel a little more relaxed about trying cannabis.’”
He also said,
“It’s nonviolent,” he explained. “It also leads to a higher consciousness, which leads to compassion and empathy for others. I mean, that’s all part of the wellness of cannabis. I’ve learned all that. We show it on ‘Growing Belushi.’ It’s really cool. And the show is very funny because I’m an idiot. You’re watching my education in farming and cannabis and some funny stuff.”
Personal Loss
Belushi is a strong believer of the medical benefits of marijuana. Also, he believed that marijuana is an great alternative for anxiety, sleeplessness and several other psychological issues. Jim believes that his brother would have still been alive if he were a pot head. His brother John Belushi passed away from drug overdose at the age of 33. he was self medicating for his earlier head injury.
On John, he said,
“My brother, I think, suffered from CTE, he was a middle linebacker, captain of the team, all-state and all-conference. And he banged his head for four years. He got the most tackles in our high school and he got his bell rung a lot. There [were] a lot of concussions. And back then, they’d say, ‘What’s the matter? You got your bell rung? Get back in there Belushi.’
“Senior year he seizured in our home, and we didn’t know what it was,”
Jim Belushi’s farm offers a cannabis product called, “Blues Brothers” as a tribute to John Belushi.
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