{"id":17785,"date":"2021-07-13T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabishealthnews.co.uk\/?p=17785"},"modified":"2021-07-13T14:40:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T13:40:04","slug":"us-officials-call-for-change-in-rules-around-cannabis-in-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabishealthnews.co.uk\/2021\/07\/13\/us-officials-call-for-change-in-rules-around-cannabis-in-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"US officials call for change in rules around cannabis in sport"},"content":{"rendered":"
It comes as the US Anti Doping Agency responded to a letter from members of Congress stating that rules around cannabis \u201cmust change\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n The Financial Times has reported<\/a> that the White House is seeking talks with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), about the easing of restrictions around the use of cannabis in sports.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Sprinter Sha\u2019Carri Richardson was handed a suspension earlier this month<\/a>, after she for tested positive for THC.<\/span><\/p>\n Under the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code, THC is considered a \u201cSubstance of Abuse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The 21-year-old won the 100-metre <\/span>qualifying<\/span> event in the T<\/span>rack and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon on 19 June<\/span> and earned a place on the US Tokyo Olympic team.<\/span><\/p>\n The athlete was regarded as one of the favourites for a gold medal, having run the sixth fastest time in history.<\/span><\/p>\n But Richardson\u2019s Olympic dreams <\/span>were<\/span> crushed after the drug test led to a 30-day ban.<\/span><\/p>\n According to Richardson she took the drug as a way to \u2018cope\u2019 with the loss of her biological mother.<\/span><\/p>\n The decision made by WADA caused outrage on social media among fellow athletes, politicians, celebrities and cannabis experts who have voiced concerns and demanded for the ban to be lifted.<\/span><\/p>\n