NHL Enforcer talks CTE Brain Injury and Medical Marijuana on TV

Illinois Mental Health Director on PTSD this weekend on banned TV show Cannabis Planet

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Nov 07, 2017, 08:36 ET

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Riley Cote, the former enforcer for the Philadelphia Flyers, will speak out on CTE brain injury in the NHL and the benefits of the cannabis plant this weekend on Cannabis Planet. Also appearing will be Dr. Christopher Fichtner, the former Mental Health Director of the State of Illinois, he will discuss PTSD and treatments using herbal cannabis.

NHL veteran Riley Cote was in over 250 fights for the Philadelphia Flyers, he supports medical cannabis for CTE prevention.

Riley Cote skated as a left-winger for the Philadelphia Flyers for eight seasons, he also often led the league in penalty minutes. "Prohibition has affected our society in many negative ways, we have a health crisis, an opioid crisis and cannabis can re-connect us with the natural world," states Cote.

Dr. Christopher Fichtner is the former Mental Health Director for the State of Illinois and a clinical psychologist, he points out that one of the side-effects of cannabis is dream suppression. "Many veterans that suffer from PTSD report that they sleep better, are less irritable and their nightmares are less of a problem when they use herbal cannabis," Fichtner said.

Cannabis Planet is an educational television program about the benefits of marijuana, they bring their message of food, fuel, fiber and medicine into millions of TV households weekly across the U.S. The thirty-minute program airs every weekend in Prime Time on independent stations across the country. (Listings available at: www.cannabisplanet.com/find-us-on-tv/)

Weekly features include Cannabis Cooking with Chef Mike Delao, Hemp Facts with newscaster Pat Finerty and the "Higher Perspective", an esoteric look at the plant from comedian Ngaio Bealum and a musical guest.

Banned by the major satellite services, Cannabis Planet still reaches their viewership via independent, full-power transmission stations whose signals are "must-carry" to all television providers within each specific market. Every week, the show broadcasts in Los Angeles (KJLA), Chicago (WOCK), Philadelphia (WACP), Washington D.C. (WMDE) and Palm Beach (WHDT). The program is also available online at www.CannabisPlanet.com

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