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Maybe Russia should just create a robot (Original Post) Sogo Feb 2022 OP
Sutr that will happen. (SARCASM) Srkdqltr Feb 2022 #1
Sha'Carri Richardson tested positive for weed, a legal substance Emile Feb 2022 #2
Weed is not a legal substance. LisaL Feb 2022 #3
It was in the state she bought it in. Of course Emile Feb 2022 #4
It's a prohibited substance by WADA (anti-doping agency). LisaL Feb 2022 #5
I told ya you would get all technical about it. Emile Feb 2022 #6
Maybe you shouldn't be making incorrect claims. LisaL Feb 2022 #7
Smile Emile Feb 2022 #8

Emile

(22,654 posts)
2. Sha'Carri Richardson tested positive for weed, a legal substance
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 01:10 PM
Feb 2022

and couldn't go to the summer Olympics. This is BULLSHIT!

Emile

(22,654 posts)
4. It was in the state she bought it in. Of course
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 01:52 PM
Feb 2022

you will get technical about it and you'll be right. What this Russian girl took was a performance enhancing drug and was illegal!

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
5. It's a prohibited substance by WADA (anti-doping agency).
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 01:55 PM
Feb 2022

It doesn't matter if you can legally buy it in a particular state.

"The WADA Prohibited List identifies marijuana and cannabinoids as substances that are prohibited in-competition. Unless an athlete has an approved Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE), the use of substances when they are prohibited in sport may lead to an anti-doping rule violation and sanction."

https://www.usada.org/athletes/substances/marijuana-faq/

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
7. Maybe you shouldn't be making incorrect claims.
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 02:20 PM
Feb 2022

If by legal you mean legal under the law, then the drug in Russian' girl's case is legal under the law. It's a prohibited substance under anti-doping rules, but it's certainly not illegal in Russia.

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