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Generic Brad

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64. Umm..because he did not test positive before a race?

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Sat Jul 3, 2021, 09:43 AM

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If she can run that fast on weed [View all] bigtree Jul 2021 OP

I watched her qualifying race. panader0 Jul 2021 #1

The DQ is under the World Anti Doping Agency standards sarisataka Jul 2021 #4

When did weed become a performance enhancing substance? bluecollar2 Jul 2021 #2

Recovery underpants Jul 2021 #6

Steroids do help in performance Elessar Zappa Jul 2021 #8

Or hitting home runs lame54 Jul 2021 #29

Steroids help in recovery. CrackityJones75 Jul 2021 #34

Then they should prohibit prayer, meditation, taking communion, Ilsa Jul 2021 #12

No, that doesn't follow. malthaussen Jul 2021 #23

At what point do we outlaw CrackityJones75 Jul 2021 #36

Yeah, that's a grey area. malthaussen Jul 2021 #39

How far does that go? Peppermint tea? LiberalLovinLug Jul 2021 #45

That's damn funny😂 Traildogbob Jul 2021 #14

Thank you... bluecollar2 Jul 2021 #20

That's even funnier. Traildogbob Jul 2021 #24

Between 76 and 79 Northern California bluecollar2 Jul 2021 #44

Heheheh blm Jul 2021 #22

It's moralists; they think "all drugs bad" as they smoke their cigar & guzzle their whiskey & soda Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2021 #31

Point!!! LakeArenal Jul 2021 #35

LOL! n/t EndlessWire Jul 2021 #60

Is weed prohibited by American Olympic rules MontanaMama Jul 2021 #3

Banned under international rules sarisataka Jul 2021 #5

So irresponsible for her to even risk this, but I hope she can still compete. nt USALiberal Jul 2021 #7

Outdated rule. Cattledog Jul 2021 #9

Coping with death of mother underpants Jul 2021 #10

Her mom died a week before the trials, so the weed she smoked to cope then TheRickles Jul 2021 #26

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess this was not her first weed experience. Treefrog Jul 2021 #32

Probably not, but if instead of weed she'd gotten drunk to cope, she'd be headed to Tokyo. TheRickles Jul 2021 #40

disgraceful ShepKat Jul 2021 #11

He was a snowboarder, not a skier jmowreader Jul 2021 #67

oh... ShepKat Jul 2021 #71

Rules are for other people, not the fastest. Sneederbunk Jul 2021 #13

"Runner's High" is a multigraincracker Jul 2021 #15

Stupid rule, but it is the rule.... Jon King Jul 2021 #16

She shouldn't have to explain jack shit to anyone OriginalGeek Jul 2021 #17

*sigh* sarisataka Jul 2021 #18

also sigh OriginalGeek Jul 2021 #21

It is fine to think that the rule is stupid sarisataka Jul 2021 #25

It's unfortunate that THC is detectable in the blood weeks after being used. TheRickles Jul 2021 #28

I find it funny no one is up in arms here about Shelby Houlihan. Treefrog Jul 2021 #33

Hardly created a ripple sarisataka Jul 2021 #43

Start a thread get people "up in arms" ChubbyStar Jul 2021 #65

It may be a stupid rule, but it's a rule StarfishSaver Jul 2021 #37

I agree, generally, but if there are effects in an athletic competition, that's different. AngryOldDem Jul 2021 #48

Effects in competition is why alcohol is banned in shooting/archery. sir pball Jul 2021 #66

She may be Traildogbob Jul 2021 #19

When will Pot Persecution end, damnit, we know better, but it never fucking ends? rickyhall Jul 2021 #27

How is this "pot persecution"? StarfishSaver Jul 2021 #38

But the "window" for pot is weeks to months - it stays in the bloodstream long after it wears off. TheRickles Jul 2021 #42

She said she smoke the weed shortly before the race. StarfishSaver Jul 2021 #47

There is no good reason to ban pot or DQ people for having it in their systems OriginalGeek Jul 2021 #50

There may be no good reason to ban it StarfishSaver Jul 2021 #55

I'm not arguing to give her a pass OriginalGeek Jul 2021 #59

I haven't seen any info on when, exactly, she smoked the marijuana. TheRickles Jul 2021 #51

You'd Think A World Class Athlete Would Know About That. ruet Jul 2021 #52

It's all pot persecution. It's never been proven harmful much less performance enhancing. rickyhall Jul 2021 #53

Newsflash Drugs Screw Up People's Lives DanieRains Jul 2021 #30

Smoking pot shows up in tests a month after smoking. pwb Jul 2021 #41

I warned my son about that AngryOldDem Jul 2021 #46

A lot of employers are starting to ignore positive tests for weed. roamer65 Jul 2021 #49

Mine couldn't possibly care less Sympthsical Jul 2021 #54

Lots of pre-employment drug tests are done on machines jmowreader Jul 2021 #68

I have heard that from some places Sympthsical Jul 2021 #70

Life long stoner, life long swimmer here Downtown Hound Jul 2021 #56

Does weed "cover up" or help to thwart detection of other substances? NurseJackie Jul 2021 #57

No. Downtown Hound Jul 2021 #58

This is why Biden's decriminalizing pot means nothing questionseverything Jul 2021 #61

Just an add to this discussion on the affect of weed on sports performance. marked50 Jul 2021 #62

If this is a problem for the IOC, why did they let Michael Phelps race? wackadoo wabbit Jul 2021 #63

Umm..because he did not test positive before a race? Generic Brad Jul 2021 #64

Thought the same thing peggysue2 Jul 2021 #69