Eric Crawford announced as Healthy Kentucky Champion

Louisville, KY (August 23, 2022) – Eric Crawford as been announced as one of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s 2022 Healthy Kentucky Champions. The awards recognize individuals dedicated to improving the health of Kentuckians at a community level and/or state level.

Crawford, a Maysville native, joined Kentuckians for Medicinal Marijuana in 2013. Crawford’s education in the endocannabinoid system and cannabis, as well as his experience as a quadriplegic, has fueled his passion for advocating for the legalization of medical marijuana in Kentucky. Over the years, Crawford has been involved in crafting such bills and has testified at the Kentucky Capitol about how cannabis improves his quality of life. He currently is a member of the Governor’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee. Crawford is well known at the Kentucky Capitol and has also traveled the state with Kentuckians for Medicinal Marijuana for more than 50 medical cannabis educational seminars.

Crawford remains active in the Maysville community by serving on the Lions Club and volunteering at a nursing home. He is Finis Davis Fellowship recipient through the Kentucky Lions Eye Center and a Kentucky Colonel. Crawford is also a past member of Kentucky Partners in Policymaking through the Commonwealth Council for Developmental Disabilities.

“Eric Crawford’s perseverance is something to be admired,” said Ben Chandler, president and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. “He has never wavered in his advocacy for the legalization of medical marijuana in the state.”

Crawford is one of seven 2022 Healthy Kentucky Champions. Nominations for next year’s class will be accepted starting in October.