Val Venis high on legalization of marijuana
By BOB KAPUR - SLAM! Wrestling
Val Venis, the porn star turned wrestler character portrayed by Sean Morley, was one of the most edgy and controversial characters during WWE's Attitude Era. Now, Morley is trying to shake up societal conventions even more, by putting the focus on an issue he feels strongly about: the legalization of marijuana. SLAM! Wrestling recently spoke with the Canadian-born Morley to get his view of the issue, including the Liberal government's legalization efforts.
Now living in Arizona, where marijuana, like in Canada, is only legal for medicinal purposes, Morley is one of the biggest (no Big Valboski jokes, please) advocates of legalizing the plant for all commercial and recreational uses. Through his business, Health For Life Dispensaries, he sees how patients respond to marijuana-based treatments, which he says rival those of more traditional cures.
"People are starting to learn that you don't need the toxic pharmaceutical medicines," he said. "There are lots of ailments that all-natural, non-toxic cannabis can be an alternative for. Though I'm not really a fan of calling cannabis an 'alternative medicine,' because actually it was the original medicine. It's the synthetic pharmaceutical products that are really the alternative medicine. I think more people are realizing the qualities of cannabis, and how it can benefit humans moving forward."
He himself came to this view after seeing the toll that synthetic pain-killers had on his fellow wrestlers.
"(I watched too many) friends of mine in the professional wrestling business fall off the face of the earth. Having their foot in the grave and winding up six feet under because of big pharmaceutical companies' drugs. Pain pills, anti-inflammatories, anti-anxiety medications."
"I noticed that not only was there was no-one dying from marijuana, but also that the wrestlers that I knew that smoked marijuana a lot, on a regular basis, it wasn't affecting their performance. They were still focused athletes, they were getting the job done."
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