In light of recent events, it may come as good news to many that the foremost leader in the world in drug testing is easing its threshold limits on a positive test for marijuana.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) currently has a threshold of 15 nanograms per milliliter for a positive test, that limit will be increased to 150 nanograms per milliliter. That is a significant increase and would definitely reduce the possibility of detection in recreational users of the drug.
?We wanted to focus on the athletes that abuse the substance in competition,? said Julie Masse, WADA?s director of communications. ?This should exclude cases where marijuana is not used in competition.?
Marijuana is not considered a performance enhancing drug (PED), but it is included on the WADA banned list.
?From a sports perspective, I was rather ambivalent (toward marijuana),? stated Richard Pound, an attorney who was WADA?s initial chief and still serves on the Foundation Board. ?As we morphed into WADA, the USA was very keen to have it included.?
The hope is to lessen the chances a recreational user would test positive for the drug.
?There is no desire to go soft on the list,? WADA?s Athlete Committee announced, ?but members want cheaters to be caught for cheating, not for recreational usage.?
Source: http://www.bjpenn.com/world-anti-doping-agency-looks-to-ease-marijuana-testing/
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