HOW THIS COMEDY ACTOR IS FINDING A NEW ROLE AS A CANNABIS ENTREPRENEUR
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LIKE HIS OLDER BROTHER JOHN WHO PASSED AWAY TRAGICALLY AT AGE 33 - JIM BELUSHI IS A COMEDIAN, ACTOR AND MUSICIAN WHO HAS APPEARED IN MANY SITCOMS, FILMS, AND LIKE HIS OLDER BROTHER, EVEN DID A STINT ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE IN THE MID-80S. JIM BELUSHI IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH – FUNNY, SMART AND TALENTED. YOU’VE LIKELY SEEN HIM IN SHOWS LIKE THE SITCOMS ACCORDING TO JIM OR TWIN PEAKS, OR MAYBE IN FILMS SUCH AS RED HEAT, TRADING PLACES OR GHOST WRITER. For a long time Belushi has been an outspoken proponent of Cannabis and its myriad health benefits for humanity. For one, he has gone on the record in many interviews saying that he believes that this herb can truly function as an ‘exit drug’ – that is, that Cannabis has the ability to shift people who are addicted away from more harmful substances. He often references this through the drug overdose death of his brother. According to Jim, John was an football player linebacker, a position that is often prone to head trauma - who had seizures in high school. Jim
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THE ACTOR AT BELUSHI’S FARM, A RECREATIONAL CANNABIS GROW HE ESTABLISHED IN 2018 IN OREGON’S ROGUE VALLEY.
FOR A LONG TIME BELUSHI HAS BEEN AN OUTSPOKEN PROPONENT OF CANNABIS AND ITS MYRIAD HEALTH BENEFITS FOR HUMANITY.
believes that John would have benefited from legal Cannabis and its ability to act as a neural protectant. These days, Jim is bringing his talents to the Cannabis scene in Oregon, where he purchased a farm in the southern part of the state along the Rogue River. There, he grows outdoor Cannabis on his 93 acre farm, taking a hands-on approach. Unlike most celebrity canna-brands, Belushi actually gets his hands dirty, taking care to use the proper nutrients, making sure the cure is right, and of course, the terpene profile. Since Belushi has a rich knowledge of music, he’s even curating playlists for his plants that change with each stage of growth. He’s focused on growing what he likes, cultivating an Afghani hybrid called Captain Jack - named for a grower who used to supply Dan Ackroyd and John Be-
lushi with good herb back in their early SNL days. He also grows a terrific variety of Cherry Pie that is widely available in and around Portland dispensaries. Belushi’s brand is called Belushi’s Farm and has been a popular one around the state, impressing many a connoisseurs - this author included. Belushi started smoking Cannabis at an early age in his home state of Indiana. He was even arrested twice for possession when he was young. These days he consumes it in a more responsible manner by microdosing, saying that he vapes a few days a week and uses CBD on a daily basis. As we inch closer and closer to the normalization of Cannabis across the world, celebrities like Jim Belushi are helping speed the process up a bit. We’ll look forward to seeing just where he takes it, but for now, we can all say a big thank you to Jim for his activism and dedication to the cause.
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