This Nevada The State Sports Commission (NSAC) voted Wednesday to no longer punish players who test positive marijuana.
The new policy takes effect immediately, but does not retrospectively determine previous drug-related cases that have not yet been decided.
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NSAC oversees many of the largest boxing with Mixed martial arts Fight in the world. According to Wednesday’s decision, it joined the Florida Boxing Commission, which took action to stop disciplinary action against boxers who tested positive for marijuana in May.
The Nevada State Commission will continue to test marijuana in the short term, although this is said to be for data purposes. After six months, it will be decided whether to continue collecting data.
NSAC Chairman Stephen J. Cloobeck talked with ESPN about the decision. He said: “We should always be at the forefront of these issues.”
Cloobeck added: “I believe this is well-founded and worthwhile because it is legal in this state.” “I think we need to move forward and become leaders as usual.”
Nevada’s Senior Deputy Attorney General Edward Marko attended the meeting during the NSAC vote. Magaw has given the committee the power to decide its policies, and he said that voting will now become part of the NSAC’s written regulations.
On the same day of voting, the NSAC also suspended two UFC players due to a positive test for marijuana related to the battle in Las Vegas in March. Gillian Robertson was suspended for four and a half months and fined $2,000. Misha Cirkunov was suspended for six months and fined $4,000.
The UFC itself stopped disciplinary actions against cannabis players in January. UFC’s senior vice president of athlete health and performance, Jeff Novitzky, said that if boxers are affected on the night of a match, they will only be punished for using marijuana.
Nowitzki said in a statement at the time: “The most important thing is that with regard to marijuana, we care about what athletes consume on the day of the game, not the days or weeks before the game, which often happens.”
Nowitzki added that “the scientific relevance to competition disorder is poor” and the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis is high in THC.
After Sha’Carri Richardson was suspended, the use of marijuana among athletes has recently become a hot topic.The sprinter was banned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for one month after testing positive for marijuana, which made her ineligible for the upcoming 100m individual race Olympic Games.
