Cannabis and sports | Michigan Medicine
An Olympic controversy: Do marijuana and athletics mix?
Health Lab · Michigan Medicine Department of Communication
August 19, 20214m 37s
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Track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson’s medal-winning hopes were dashed when she tested positive for THC, the main intoxicating compound found in marijuana, disqualifying her from the Tokyo Olympics with a one-month suspension. The uproar that followed the announcement is the latest indication of shifting attitudes around cannabis, as more people, including world-renowned athletes, use cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes. For more information about this story visit An Olympic controversy: Do marijuana and athletics mix? (uofmhealth.org).
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