Sha'Carri Richardson, a Track Sensation, Tests Positive for Marijuana
Source: NY Times
The American sprinter ShaCarri Richardson, who was set for a star turn at the Tokyo Olympics this month, could miss the Games after testing positive for marijuana.
Richardson, 21, won the womens 100-meter race at the U.S. track and field trials in Oregon last month, but her positive test automatically invalidated her result in that marquee event.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency announced the positive test result Friday morning, and said Richardson had accepted a suspension of one month, starting on June 28. That could clear her in time to run in the 4x100 meter relay that takes place later in the Games if she is named to the U.S. team.
In an interview with NBC on Friday, Richardson blamed the positive test on her use of marijuana as a way to cope with the unexpected death of her biological mother while she was in Oregon for the Olympic trials. Richardson, who was raised by her grandmother, said she learned about the death from a reporter during an interview and called it triggering and definitely nerve-shocking.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/sports/olympics/shacarri-richardson-suspended-marijuana.html
Blue Owl
(50,287 posts)Mosby
(16,263 posts)Crazyleftie
(458 posts)I would think it would slow you down and make you stop for a snack....
multigraincracker
(32,641 posts)just smoke two puffs before bed. Today I took two puffs before my daily 5K just to see what would happen. Ran one of my best times and the fastest 3rd mile ever.
Seemed much easier to focus on form and breathing. Was not tired and no pain afterward.
Wish someone else could give it a try and report back. She might be on to something.
Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)Its not rocket science. Dosage and individual reactions are key.
Common anti-depressants are banned, absent a therapeutic use exemption.
But people have been going on for years about how it helps with this that and the other thing, and suddenly are shocked, shocked to find out it has significant, and relatively benign, psychological and physical effects. Its like weve found the ONE thing it wont help. Lol.
multigraincracker
(32,641 posts)Very hard to standardize as every strain, every plant and every part of that plant are different.
Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)Edibles made with extracts are pretty well controlled to the states cannabinoid contents on the assay label.
Mosby
(16,263 posts)Just cbd.
With "flower" they don't list cbc and thc-a.
EtA: Here are all the active cannabinoids they don't test for:
CBGA (Cannabigerolic acid)
THCA (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid)
CBDA (Cannabidiolic acid)
CBCA (Cannabichromenenic acid)
CBGVA (Cannabigerovarinic acid)
THCVA (Tetrahydrocanabivarinic acid)
CBDVA (Cannabidivarinic acid)
CBCVA (Cannabichromevarinic acid)
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)But dont worry, shell be reinstated and the rule will be revoked as soon as WADA sees your incisive post on DU.
KG
(28,751 posts)something we never would do if we were drinking.
Mysterian
(4,568 posts)Goddammit it's fucking 2021 and this shit is still a fucking issue!
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Drugs are banned for the competition, not for all time.
Mysterian
(4,568 posts)Fuck to the no they don't test for beer.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Mysterian
(4,568 posts)The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)So it is none of their business.
Never saw a pot smoker beat his wife.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,148 posts)It's a shame, but she knows the rules. She knew she would have to test.
Jilly_in_VA
(9,945 posts)USADA and WADA need to get their collective heads out of their collective asses here. If anything, it might make her run slower. Anyway, it's legal in a whole lot of states (more coming) and quite a few countries. Alcohol isn't tested for, so what's the BFD? They really need to get over themselves and stop playing J. Edgar.
ProfessorGAC
(64,869 posts)It's a monumentally stupid rule if they apply it to pot. It needs to be expunged.
However, while a stupid rule, it's not a secret rule.
Sha'Carri should have found some other way to cope with that bad news, because she did risk, knowledgeably, the Olympics.
I feel bad for her, but that doesn't stop me from wondering what heck was she thinking.
Jilly_in_VA
(9,945 posts)on the time frame. The damn stuff hangs around longer in some people than in others and you just don't know. Anyway, if it slows you down even a little, imagine how fast she could have run!
Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)A 2011 study also suggested that cannabis can have the following positive effects on athletes:Trusted Source
increase how much oxygen reaches tissues
improve vision and concentration
help athletes forget previous traumatic experiences related to the activity, such as falls or injuries
reduce muscle spasms
aid in pain relief
vastly improve a persons ability to quote Wiz Khalifa lyrics (this is not in the study, but can also prove advantageous in some situations)
If Im doing a century ride, about 5mg THC into the last 20 miles makes a huge difference in how that feels during and after.
Dr. Strange
(25,917 posts)The problem is, it's illegal in a lot of countries, so international sports organizations have to decide whether to outlaw it for everyone, or allow it and let some athletes have an advantage.
bluedigger
(17,086 posts)If she had coped with the unexpected anxiety resulting from her loss in a socially approved manner such as alcohol, a known poison, she could have compromised her training regimen, but a relatively benign substance such as marijuana results in her being punished.
GB_RN
(2,335 posts)I see what you did there 😉😂
Evolve Dammit
(16,702 posts)IbogaProject
(2,789 posts)I'm so angry about this. So now we aren't going to send our best? They don't test for coffee, booze or cigarettes.
Aussie105
(5,334 posts)Just the opposite.
That is why.
LudwigPastorius
(9,110 posts)...testing for little chocolate donuts?
Aussie105
(5,334 posts)both for recreational purposes, or for self medication.
Looks like a lot of sporting bodies say NO!
So if you are an athlete prone to getting drug tested, forget the recreational/medication use of cannabis.
Clash of cultures, that is!'
ripcord
(5,280 posts)Until countries start legalizing it will be banned in international competition.
Polybius
(15,336 posts)I don't care how much you like something, making the Olympics is a lifelong dream. She knew she would get tested at some point. Smoke when you get back.
It's also banned in baseball and will get you a hefty suspension. With that being said, it's an archaic rule.
AZLD4Candidate
(5,639 posts)Prove to the world pot is performance enhancing please.
Blasphemer
(3,261 posts)I mean, c'mon. Lots of people have jobs that require drug testing and need to follow those rules. Athletes know the score.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)don't like the rules get them changed.
Jose Garcia
(2,588 posts)7wo7rees
(5,128 posts)melm00se
(4,986 posts)per the USADA, substances can be banned if they meet 2 of these 3 criteria:
It has the potential to enhance or enhances sport performance.
It represents an actual or potential health risk to the athlete.
It violates the spirit of sport.
Marijuana is not an absolutely banned/prohibited substance under the WADA.
Marijuana, again according to the GlobalDRO, is an "in competition" prohibited substance but not prohibited "out of competition".
The GlobalDRO defines "in" & "out" as
"Out-of-Competition" is any time that is not in-competition (e.g. training, off-season, the days between competitions).
The USADA directs web searches to WADA/GlobalDRO for searches on specific drugs.