{"id":3182,"date":"2015-12-10T18:42:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T18:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalmarijuanainc.com\/?p=4931"},"modified":"2015-12-10T18:42:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T18:42:29","slug":"retired-nfl-star-marvin-washington-leads-the-charge-in-show-your-green-a-kannalife-and-medical-marijuana-inc-psa-and-awareness-campaign-for-cte-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/12\/10\/retired-nfl-star-marvin-washington-leads-the-charge-in-show-your-green-a-kannalife-and-medical-marijuana-inc-psa-and-awareness-campaign-for-cte-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired NFL Star Marvin Washington Leads the Charge in \u201cShow Your Green\u201d \u2013 A Kannalife and Medical Marijuana, Inc. PSA and Awareness Campaign for CTE Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public Service Announcement (PSA) Campaign Raises Awareness to Research a Possible Treatment for\u00a0Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)<\/a><\/h3>\n

NEW YORK \u2013 December 10, 2015 \u2013 To address the public\u2019s questions about CTE, what the disease is and who\u00a0it impacts \u2014 Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC Pink: MJNA) and its portfolio company Kannalife Sciences, Inc.\u00a0(\u201cKannalife\u201d)<\/a>, a phyto-medical company involved in the research and development of novel therapeutic agents\u00a0designed to be neuroprotectants and immuno-modulators \u2014 are responding with a social media-driven\u00a0campaign titled \u201cShow Your Green.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Leading the \u201cShow Your Green\u201d PSA is Kannalife\u2019s advisory board member and former NFL star defensive\u00a0lineman, Marvin Washington. From 1988 to 1999, Mr. Washington played in 155 games over 11 seasons in the\u00a0NFL, recording over 40 sacks in his eight years with the New York Jets, two years with the San Francisco 49\u2019ers\u00a0and as a member of the 1998 Superbowl champion Denver Broncos. Mr. Washington now leads Kannalife\u2019s\u00a0efforts to expand on raising awareness for the disease and the need for a community driven effort to support the\u00a0research and development of therapeutic treatments to fight CTE. Having been diagnosed with three known\u00a0concussions<\/a> and a countless number of subconcussions, the former NFL star is extremely passionate about\u00a0helping individuals who are battling the debilitating and often deadly effects of CTE.<\/p>\n

In \u201cShow Your Green\u201d, Mr. Washington narrates the first of a short series of \u201cShow Your Green\u201d public awareness\u00a0campaign videos, as he shares facts about CTE including:<\/p>\n