Since retiring from baseball, former Red Sox pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee has thrown his share of ceremonial first pitches.
On Wednesday, he made a ceremonial “first purchase.”
Lee, a legal marijuana advocate (and former Vermont gubernatorial candidate), was on hand for the “grand opening” of the cannabis giant Curaleaf’s first adult-use dispensary in Massachusetts.
The Oxford store became the state’s 30th licensed dispensary to begin selling recreational marijuana last Friday, but held a ceremony Wednesday to commemorate the milestone with company employees, executives, and Lee. According to the Telegram & Gazette, the 72-year-old bought a bottle of cannabis oil — a THC-CBD mix — to kick off the event.