Ross Rebagliati And The Marijuana Issue
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Is it fair to punish someone for a crime that they may not have
committed? Should an Olympic athlete be punished for taking a drug that
does not affect his performance, or give him a disadvantage over his
competitors?
As many of you may have heard, Ross Rebagliati is the Canadian
snowboa ....
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.... use of performance-enhancing drugs is justified, but
since marijuana has little or no effect on an athlete's performance, and it
would not give him an advantage over other athletes, a ruling based on the
use of marijuana isn't necessary. In addition to this, many doctors have
stated that marijuana gives the athlete a disadvantage over others because
it could make that athlete tired, or weak.
Rebagliati's urine test showed trace amounts of marijuana. Doctors
say that it is very possi ....
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