wada relaxes rules on marijuana testing

[ergomaniac]

marijuana.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/11087/wada-relaxes-marijuana-limits

"the international olympic committee originally banned drugs like marijuana and cocaine because of their illegality, and because they violate the "spirit of sport." lmfao. "but because of changing laws and views about marijuana, it wasn't a drug that has any obvious performance-enhancing qualities, nor does it develop greater athletic skill..."
as if that was really a previous qualification to be on the all encompassing wada banned list of everything.

 

[Savagesteve]

They should get rid of it. I've never done anything spectacular while high af lol.

 

[ergomaniac]

They should get rid of it. I've never done anything spectacular while high af lol.

usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2013/07/17/ross-rebagliati-olympics-marijuana-drug-testing/2528283
"st piere also raised the issue of the anti-inflammatory qualities associated with cannabinoids and whether they could provide some athletes an unfair advantage. athletes such as former dallas cowboys center mark stepnoski said that the drug has helped in recovery after strenuous training. st pierre said theres more scientific research being done that supports those claims."

and heres an interesting quote.
"he adds that the definition of performance enhancing drugs shouldn't be limited to 'making you stronger and faster and being able to jump higher. its how it affects some of the other parameters that are really important like pain or confidence or some of the things that are a bit more difficult to measure or define analytically'".

 

[Seven]

I've never done anything spectacular while high af lol.

You ever play basketball...on WEED?!?! I have and I'm spectacular.

 

[Savagesteve]

You ever play basketball...on WEED?!?! I have and I'm spectacular.

Lol I couldn't play basketball if my life depended on it.

 

[ergomaniac]

usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2013/07/17/ross-rebagliati-olympics-marijuana-drug-testing/2528283
"st piere also raised the issue of the anti-inflammatory qualities associated with cannabinoids and whether they could provide some athletes an unfair advantage. athletes such as former dallas cowboys center mark stepnoski said that the drug has helped in recovery after strenuous training. st pierre said theres more scientific research being done that supports those claims."

and heres an interesting quote.
"he adds that the definition of performance enhancing drugs shouldn't be limited to 'making you stronger and faster and being able to jump higher. its how it affects some of the other parameters that are really important like pain or confidence or some of the things that are a bit more difficult to measure or define analytically'".

hightimes.com/news/olympics-athletes-can-smoke-weed-just-not-during-competition

"interestingly, marijuana has only been on the banned substances list since around 1999. in fact, although olympic officials did initially strip the gold medal from snowboarder ross rebagliati back in 1998 for testing positive for marijuana, they eventually had to give it back because they found that pot was not actually a banned substance. of course the formation of the world anti-doping agency soon put a stop to that."

which means they didn't know what was actually on the banned list, didn't care, and where testing for drugs that weren't on the list either. I believe this was also the case with early meldonium testing as well. @Millard Baker

"in a 2014 interview with aljazzera america, dr richard budget, medical director for the international olympic committee (ioc) cited three criteria for a drug to be included on the banned substances list: performance enhancement qualities, health risk factors and whether it goes against the spirit of sport. in regards to marijuana budgett said 'it is at least two of those: harmful to health and against the spirit of sport."
"however, the updated poicy on marijuana is the result of a heated negotiation between those members of the committee who do not consider marijuana to be a performance enhancement drug and those, like ioc medical commission chairmen arne ljungqvist who believes "yes, marijuana can be aperformance-enhancing stimulant.'"

to top it off, not all doping police are in agreement as to what is performance enhancing.

 

[ergomaniac]

usada.org/substances/marijuana-faq/#mjlist

"performance-enhancement: a common perception of marijuana is that its use impairs physical activity, including exercise performance. while the effects of marijuana can decrease hand eye-coordination and distort spatial perception, there are other effects that can be performance enhancing for some athletes and disciplines. cannabis can cause muscle relaxation and reduce pain during post-workout recovery. it can also decrease anxiety and tension, resulting in better sports performance under pressure. in addition cannabis can increase focus and risk-taking behaviors, allowing athletes to forget bad falls or previous trauma in sport, and push themselves past those fears in competition."

 

[ergomaniac]

it wasn't a drug that has any obvious performance-enhancing qualities, nor does it develop greater athletic skill..."
as if that was really a previous qualification to be on the all encompassing wada banned list of everything.

thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/maria-sharapova-and-meldonium-consideration-of-a-therapeutic-use-exemption-after-a-positive-drug-test

fourth paragraph from the bottom "whether meldonium actually enhances performance in human has yet to be demonstrated."

 

[Millard]

which means they didn't know what was actually on the banned list, didn't care, and where testing for drugs that weren't on the list either. I believe this was also the case with early meldonium testing as well.

WADA tested for meldonium for all of 2015 when it was NOT on the prohibited list. It was on the "monitoring list". The drug tests were only used to evaluate how widely it was used, who was using it and the countries most affected.

WADA added it to the prohibited list that went into effect on January 1, 2016. By this time, WADA had enough data to guess who and which countries would be most likely to test positive.

 

[ergomaniac]

WADA tested for meldonium for all of 2015 when it was NOT on the prohibited list. It was on the "monitoring list". The drug tests were only used to evaluate how widely it was used, who was using it and the countries most affected.

WADA added it to the prohibited list that went into effect on January 1, 2016. By this time, WADA had enough data to guess who and which countries would be most likely to test positive.

so basically, doping police can test you for whatever they want. I think you could call that an invasion of privacy, although athletes have no legal recourse.
and if enough people are using it, it will most likely will become a prohibited substance. even if some are unsure if it has any performance enhancing effect or not, like meldonium.
even if it doesn't, they could always argue that it poses a health risk or is against "the spirit of sport."

usada.org/substances/prohibited-list/monitoring-program-2016-wada-prohibited-list
this is the monitoring list for 2016. one that caught my eye, mitragynine. the most abundant alkaloid in... kratom. my preliminary "research" says that performance enhancement, including athletic performance, is a real possibility with kratom. I'm putting money on it being added to list if it gains more attention and users.