Marijuana: Is It Really Doping?

The question remains; does pot offer an unfair advantage to those who choose to consume it?

Thanks to a few certain sports in particular - and some high-profile protagonists (you know who they are) - we often hear about the effects of performance enhancing drugs in sport. Most people accept that these substances (there are too many to mention here) are illegal and therefore have no place in competitive sport. But what about the widely used, and at times over-hyped case of marijuana? The question is this; does pot offer an unfair advantage to those who choose to consume it?

In the US, numerous states have made weed legal and others are preparing to make the change. With this move, there has been an increase in usage from both professional and recreational athletes across all sporting realms – including, but not limited to, lifting, fighting, running, and triathlon. And not...

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