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Baseball Legend David Ortiz Says Father’s Cancer Diagnosis Fueled His Passion For Cannabis

By administrator July 16, 2023 1 min read

David Ortiz, former Red Sox slugger and Baseball Hall of Famer has been open about his passion for weed and he wanted people to know why at the grand opening of Primitiv, a black-owned dispensary in Boston founded by NFL Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson and his former teammate and business partner Rob Sims.

Nicknamed “Big Papi,” the Dominican-American designated hitter and first baseman who played 20 seasons in the Major League (1997- 2016), mostly for the Red Sox, took the opportunity to support his “homeboys” at Primitiv’s launch and also introduce his own premium brand “Papi Cannabis.”

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