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Years into his retirement from the New York Giants and the NFL, former star wide receiver Amani Toomer is looking to dip his hands into the New Jersey marijuana industry.

Toomer was one of the attendees of Wednesday’s NJ Cannabis Insider Live event and said that he would be applying to open a medical marijuana facility when the next round of applications are being accepted, which is expected soon.

Toomer spent his entire NFL career with the Giants, playing from 1996 to 2008, and he is the team’s all-time leading receiver. He was a member of the Super Bowl-winning Giants team in 2007.

NJ Advance Media reported last year that Toomer was seeking support from Fort Lee to open a medical marijuana facility there. On Wednesday, he told NJ Advance Media that his team had gotten support from both Fort Lee and Paterson.

Despite that support, Toomer and his team would still have to be approved and licensed by the state before they could open a medical marijuana business. Toomer said he did not apply for a medical license last year in the most recent round of medical expansion.

Even though lawmakers are set to vote again soon on recreational marijuana, Toomer said his primary interest is in medical marijuana. It is possible, though, that if Toomer gets a license before lawmakers vote to legalize marijuana that his company would be able to provide marijuana to the public, rather than only patients.

Toomer is not the only New Jersey sports star to show interest in the Garden State for a marijuana business.

Orange-born basketball player Al Harrington, who played for the New York Knicks and other teams, owns a company called Viola Extracts, which makes marijuana extracts that are sold in dozens of stores out West. He also owns Harrington Wellness, which makes products from CBD, a non-psychoactive compound found in the cannabis and hemp plants.

In an interview earlier this year with Vice News, Harrington said he would like to operate in his home state.

Payton Guion may be reached at PGuion@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @PaytonGuion.

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