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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMaybe Russia should just create a robot
so they can win the figure skating every time, with no drug testing worries....
It seems that's about how valid their current skating is.
I know I won't be watching.
Srkdqltr
(6,270 posts)Emile
(22,654 posts)and couldn't go to the summer Olympics. This is BULLSHIT!
LisaL
(44,973 posts)NT
Emile
(22,654 posts)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)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/
Emile
(22,654 posts)Lighten up Francis!
LisaL
(44,973 posts)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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