Knee injuries forced Olympic sprinter Michael Frater into retirement, but cannabis is helping him get back on his feet

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Sprinter Michael Frater represented Jamaica for more than a decade and was a member of the world record-setting 4×100 metres relay team from the 2012 London Olympics. He keeps pushing and I am very, very happy for him.” Want to keep up to date on what’s happening in the world of cannabis? The pain led to Frater relying on a wheelchair as he travelled around the world visiting different specialists. Doctors were puzzled by the constant swelling and fluid build-up in the knees of one of the fastest sprinters on Earth.  Subscribe to the Cannabis Post newsletter for weekly insights into the industry, what insiders will be talking about and content from across the Postmedia Network.

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Sprinter Michael Frater represented Jamaica for more than a decade and was a member of the world record-setting 4×100 metres relay team from the 2012 London Olympics.

But about five years ago, his knees started to give him trouble and, eventually, the injuries forced him into retirement, reports SportsMax TV.

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