My friends are real, and I'm going to stand behind them. The tourism boosters of Whistler might not welcome the untoward publicity, but Rebagliati has become something of a cult hero in a sport that caters to a generation of baggy-panted slackers. The court ruled that because the IOC and International Ski Federation had discrepancies over banning marijuana, it could not take action against Rebagliati. The snowboarder is, well, a snowboarder. Although relieved, he has no intention of turning his saga into a national debate on drug use.
People have to make choices in their lives.
There are condoms, but not everyone uses them. You have to live by the decisions you make. Although the IOC and ski federation list marijuana as a restricted substance, the groups have no formal agreement governing its use by skiers and snowboarders. Japan considers marijuana possession a serious offense. Nagano police met with the snowboarder and later searched his hotel room, Canadian officials said.