Legendary Chicago Bears QB Jim McMahon looking to break into Illinois weed market

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Legendary Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon is looking to break into the Illinois weed market.

McMahon is a longtime medicinal-marijuana advocate and co-founder of the brand Revenant.

The brand launched last summer in California and expanded into Arizona last week.

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McMahon told Crain's Chicago Business that he hopes to bring the brand to Illinois next.

He says marijuana provides him an alternative to prescription painkillers.