British boxing icon Derek Chisora has revealed he is using prescribed medical cannabis to cope with chronic pain after a 20-year boxing career.
The 42-year-old said years of beatings have left him battling chronic pain ‘from my knees to my hands’.
Speaking out about his experience as he launches a new platform called WarOnPain, aimed at helping millions of Britons suffering with long-term pain better understand the UK’s legal medical cannabis system.
‘People see the fights, the knockouts, the entertainment,’ he said. ‘What they don’t see is what happens afterwards – the years your body carries the damage, the recovery and the pain you live with every day.
‘When you’re younger, your body recovers quickly. But now I’m in my 40s, after more than 20 years in boxing, I regularly deal with chronic pain from my knees to my hands.’
‘This isn’t about recreational cannabis,’ he said. ‘It’s about access to proper medical treatment in a safe and regulated way.’
Chisora’s medical cannabis comes in a 10g dose pouch of dry cannabis herb flower with 27% THC and <1% CBD, and he administers it using a dry herb vaporiser, as prescribed by a specialist clinician.
The boxer said he also wants to help former athletes, military veterans and others silently struggling with physical and mental health issues.
‘And this goes far beyond boxing,’ he added. ‘I know former athletes, veterans and people from all walks of life who are struggling quietly every day – physically and mentally. Many feel like they’ve run out of options.’
