The World Anti-Doping Agency relaxed its policy towards cannabis in 2013, increasing from 15 ng/mL to 150 ng/mL the level of THC metabolite allowed in urine before an athlete is considered to have failed a drug test. Said WADA Director of Communications Julie Masse: "We wanted to focus on the athletes that abuse the substance in competition. This should exclude cases where marijuana is not used in competition." The 150 ng/mL threshold also allows for a 180 ng/mL "Decision Limit" to be used to account for any uncertainties in measurement above a certain level of URL In 2016, Eugene Monroe and Derrick Morgan became the first two active NFL players to publicly challenge the league's policy towards cannabis, citing the neuroprotective properties of cannabis as well as its use as a pain reliever and opioid alternative. Retired players that have been active in advocating for a policy change include Jim McMahon, Jake Plummer, Kyle Turley, Nate Jackson, Eben Britton, Leonard Marshall, and Marvin Washington . In 2016 several of these active and retired players signed a letter penned by Doctors for Cannabis Regulation requesting that the NFL change its policy regarding URL Snowboarding A gold medal in men's snowboarding was temporarily rescinded at the 1998 Winter Olympics after Canadian Ross Rebagliati tested positive for cannabis  . A drug test showed that he had 17.8 ng/mL of THC metabolite in his system, slightly higher than the 15 ng/mL threshold used by the International Ski Federation. The IOC executive board voted 3–2 to disqualify him from competition on February 11, 1998, which the Canadian Olympic Association immediately appealed. Rebagliati maintained his innocence and said that he had tested positive due to exposure to secondhand smoke. On February 13 an appeals court ruled in Rebagliati's favor, due to the fact that cannabis had not been officially banned by the IOC (it was banned shortly thereafter in April) and therefore the IOC had no authority to strip the medal. No charges were filed against Rebagliati after he was questioned by Japanese police for seven hours regarding the matter. He was put on the No Fly List and banned from entering the U.S. , however, which prevented him from participating in future competitions such as the X Games.
The World Anti-Doping Agency relaxed its policy towards cannabis in 2013, increasing from 15 ng/mL to 150 ng/mL the level of THC metabolite allowed in urine before an athlete is considered to have failed a drug test. Said WADA Director of Communications Julie Masse: "We wanted to focus on the athletes that abuse the substance in competition. This should exclude cases where marijuana is not used in competition." The 150 ng/mL threshold also allows for a 180 ng/mL "Decision Limit" to be used to account for any uncertainties in measurement above a certain level of confidence. In 2016, Eugene Monroe and Derrick Morgan became the first two active NFL players to publicly challenge the league's policy towards cannabis, citing the neuroprotective properties of cannabis as well as its use as a pain reliever and opioid alternative. Retired players that have been active in advocating for a policy change include Jim McMahon, Jake Plummer, Kyle Turley, Nate Jackson, Eben Britton, Leonard Marshall, Marvin Washington, and Todd Herremans . In 2016 several of these active and retired players signed a letter penned by Doctors for Cannabis Regulation requesting that the NFL change its policy regarding cannabis. Snowboarding A gold medal in men's snowboarding was temporarily rescinded at the 1998 Winter Olympics after Canadian Ross Rebagliati tested positive for cannabis use . A drug test showed that he had 17.8 ng/mL of THC metabolite in his system, slightly higher than the 15 ng/mL threshold used by the International Ski Federation. The IOC executive board voted 3–2 to disqualify him from competition on February 11, 1998, which the Canadian Olympic Association immediately appealed. Rebagliati maintained his innocence and said that he had tested positive due to exposure to secondhand smoke. On February 13 an appeals court ruled in Rebagliati's favor, due to the fact that cannabis had not been officially banned by the IOC (it was banned shortly thereafter in April) and therefore the IOC had no authority to strip the medal. No charges were filed against Rebagliati after he was questioned by Japanese police for seven hours regarding the matter. He was put on the No Fly List and banned from entering the United States , however, which prevented him from participating in future competitions such as the X Games.
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