CANNABIS CULTURE - The WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) prohibits cannabinoids (grown cannabis and its derivatives) and cannabimimetics (Spice and other synthesised cannabis substitutes) for use in competition. This puts cannabis in the same company as more conventionally well-known doping narcotics like opioids, ephedrine and anabolic steroids. However, this has not stopped KYND Cannabis Company sponsoring professional cyclist Teal Stetson-Lee in Nevada, helped by the state legalising recreational marijuana consumption in 2016. It’s a strange position…
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