Editing Jim McMahon (section)

===Medical cannabis===
{{See also|Cannabis and sports}}
McMahon uses [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] to treat the chronic pain and arthritis that he suffers from as a result of his football career.<ref>{{cite news|last=Magers|first=Ron|title=Jim Mcmahon Says Medical Marijuana Helped Him Kick Pain Pill Habit|url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/jim-mcmahon-says-marijuana-helped-him-kick-pain-pills/1177764/|access-date=June 9, 2016|work=ABC7 Eyewitness News|date=January 28, 2016|archive-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130084744/http://abc7chicago.com/news/jim-mcmahon-says-marijuana-helped-him-kick-pain-pills/1177764/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has called cannabis a "godsend" that allowed him to eliminate his painkiller habit, which he says included 100 [[Percocet]] pills a month.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCoppin|first=Robert|title=Ex-Bear Jim McMahon: Medical marijuana got me off narcotic pain pills|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-bears-jim-mcmahon-medical-marijuana-met-20160128-story.html|access-date=June 9, 2016|work=Chicago Tribune|date=January 29, 2016|archive-date=June 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608172740/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-bears-jim-mcmahon-medical-marijuana-met-20160128-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

McMahon has been active in speaking about his experience using cannabis, serving as spokesperson for the Cannabis Sports Policy Project<ref>{{cite press release |title=North American Cannabis Holdings and Former Chicago Bears QB Jim McMahon Announce The Cannabis Sports Policy Project |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/north-american-cannabis-holdings-and-former-chicago-bears-qb-jim-mcmahon-announce-the-cannabis-sports-policy-project-576210791.html |agency=PR Newswire |date=April 19, 2016 |access-date=June 9, 2016 |archive-date=May 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525120322/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/north-american-cannabis-holdings-and-former-chicago-bears-qb-jim-mcmahon-announce-the-cannabis-sports-policy-project-576210791.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and a member of the Gridiron Cannabis Coalition along with several other former NFL players.<ref>{{cite news|last=Blackburn|first=Peter|title=Ex-NFL stars use Netflix to share pro-cannabis PSA calling out Roger Goodell|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/watch-ex-nfl-stars-use-netflix-to-share-pro-cannabis-psa-calling-out-roger-goodell/|access-date=February 19, 2018|work=CBS Sports|date=January 12, 2018|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033622/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/watch-ex-nfl-stars-use-netflix-to-share-pro-cannabis-psa-calling-out-roger-goodell/|url-status=live}}</ref> McMahon appeared in a TV ad supporting a ballot measure to legalize cannabis in [[Arizona]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Peake|first=Gage|title=Ex-Bears QB Jim McMahon Stumps for Arizona Legalization|url=https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/ex-bears-qb-jim-mcmahon-stumps-arizona-legalization|access-date=February 19, 2018|work=Leafly|date=October 19, 2016|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033334/https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/ex-bears-qb-jim-mcmahon-stumps-arizona-legalization|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2016, McMahon was among the signatories of an [[open letter]] addressed to the NFL, urging a change in the league's policy towards cannabis.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jhabvala|first=Nicki|title=Players, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation pen letter to NFL urging policy reform|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/11/players-doctors-for-cannabis-regulation-pen-letter-nfl/|access-date=February 18, 2018|work=The Denver Post|date=November 11, 2016|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033141/https://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/11/players-doctors-for-cannabis-regulation-pen-letter-nfl/|url-status=live}}</ref> The letter was penned by [[Doctors for Cannabis Regulation]] and signed by several other NFL players.<ref>{{citation |title=An Open Letter to the National Football League |url=https://dfcr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/NFL-open-letter.pdf |publisher=Doctors for Cannabis Regulation |date=November 11, 2016 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028035847/https://dfcr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/NFL-open-letter.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> McMahon is also a member of the Doctors for Cannabis Regulation NFL steering committee.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Campaign |url=https://dfcr.org/nfl-campaign/ |website=Doctors for Cannabis Regulation |access-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028061541/https://dfcr.org/nfl-campaign/ |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>