“Growing Belushi” premiered Wednesday night on Discovery and the reality show follows Jim Belushi’s efforts to grow his legal cannabis farm in Oregon.
Jim Belushi said he believes his older brother is suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy as a result of high school football.
“He was a middle linebacker,” Belushi said on the show. “I know he had brain damage. Once alcohol and drugs were for him, I think he went straight to (self) medication.”
CTE is a progressive, degenerative brain disease that can be caused by repetitive trauma to the brain, such as the suffering of some footballers when they are hit on the field.
“In the ’70s, if they knew what we knew today about marijuana and its healing benefits, I think my brother John would still be alive,” Jim Belushi said.
Weeks ago, Belushi’s Instagram account shared a black-and-white photo of John Belushi that appeared to smoke with a quote from Jim Belushi that stated “If my brother John was a potluck, he would still be here today.”
“And that’s why Jim is so passionate about the healing power of cannabis, trauma, and the opioid epidemic,” the post read.
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