Drugs in Sport - Surely not us?

[CAS79]

Recreational and performance enhancing drugs are two very different issues and shouldn't be conflated.

Well said.

 

[Sanecow]

Disagree on the recreational / performance enhancing divide. Marijuana and caffeine could be considered either depending on quantity on intake and sport in question.

 

[Maddhew]

Disagree on the recreational / performance enhancing divide. Marijuana and caffeine could be considered either depending on quantity on intake and sport in question.

What sport would Mary Jane be beneficial for ?

 

[alanlau34]

What sport would Mary Jane be beneficial for ?

Lawn bowls? I hear its good for joint pain and other old people ailments

 

[Sanecow]

What sport would Mary Jane be beneficial for ?

http://www.ifoce.com/

 

[RobbieK]

Disagree on the recreational / performance enhancing divide. Marijuana and caffeine could be considered either depending on quantity on intake and sport in question.

Sure, and depending on the context they would be dealt with as either a recreational issue or a performance enhancing issue. Just because a particular substance can be used both recreationally and for performance enhancement doesn't mean that it should be dealt with in the same way in both situations.

Caffeine is a case in point - no sport in the world has punishments for the recreational use of caffeine. Players can drink a coffee, have a Coca Cola, no one cares. You start using high levels of caffeine for serious performance enhancement, however, and you will be looking at a lengthy ban.

 

[JBSwan]

"The Swans won the premiership last year fair and square - they're as clean a club as you will ever see,'' Nathan Gibbs told The Daily Telegraph.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...perienced-medico/story-e6frexx0-1226579195022

 

[SouthSwans]

What sport would Mary Jane be beneficial for ?

Ask Gavin Crosisca, kicked 2 goals in a winning grand final baked off his nut

 

[S120]

"The Swans won the premiership last year fair and square - they're as clean a club as you will ever see,'' Nathan Gibbs told The Daily Telegraph.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...perienced-medico/story-e6frexx0-1226579195022

The cynic in me says "well, what else would the club doctor say?", but I haven't seen another club official/staff member of another club come out so strongly so far so...yay?