Ross Rebagliati’s ‘wild ride’ from Olympic podium to pot merchant Snowboard legend hopes new venture will capitalize on his Olympic drive, history with cannabis By Ian Hanomansing, CBC News. Rebagliati celebrates with his gold at the medal ceremony at the 1998 Winter Games. (Reuters). At 46, former Olympic snowboard great Ross Rebagliati still looks fit enough to race down the slopes. But these days he’s hoping it’s his career as a budding entrepreneur that will pick up speed. (Greg Hobbs/CBC). Rebagliati wins the first-ever Olympic Men’s Giant Slalom snowboarding competition in Japan in 1998. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press). Host Jay Leno, right, and Rebagliati gesture to the studio audience as they joke about marijuana use on NBC’s Tonight Show on Feb. 16, 1998. (Susan Sterner/Associated Press). Rebagliati’s gold front tooth carries an impression of his Ross’ Gold company logo. (Jean-François Bisson/CBC). Rebagliati, who has a medical licence for cannabis, says he feels a responsibility to tell people that pot is, ‘family oriented, family friendly. It’s a healthy part of people’s lives.’ (Greg Hobbs/CBC). ‘My life is about setting goals. Lofty goals and following through,’ Rebagliati says. (Jean-François Bisson/CBC)

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