US EditionNCAA Signals Support For Removing Cannabis From Banned Substance List And Testing Protocols
- An NCAA medical panel has called for the removal of marijuana from the organization's banned drugs list, focusing on testing for performance enhancing drugs instead.
- The NCAA panel recommends shifting toward a harm reduction philosophy for cannabis and educating student-athletes on the health threats posed by contemporary cannabis and methods of use.
- The proposal marks a major milestone, but requires approval from all three NCAA divisions to take effect via legislation. The committee previously increased the THC threshold from 35 to 150 nanograms per milliliter to match that of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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The NCAA looks to weed out marijuana from its banned drug list
NCAA started its drug testing program in 1986.(Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images) Over the past decade, medical and recreational marijuana has become more widely accepted, both culturally and legally. But in sports, pot can still get a bad rap. Recreational weed has been the source of disappointment and disqualifications for athletes — like Sha'Carri Richardson, a U.S. sprinter poised who became ineligible to compete in the Tokyo Olympics after testin…
NCAA committee recommends dropping marijuana from banned drug list for athletes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NCAA panel is calling for the removal of marijuana from the organization's list of banned drugs, suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances. The proposal released Friday from the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports would mark a big change for the NCAA, which has been conducting drug tests at championship events since 1986. Committee members recommended haltin…
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