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US: Marijuana off-limits for NCAA athletes
The Wenatchee World Wednesday 14 Nov 2012 Marijuana, which remains illegal under federal law, is still a banned substance by the NCAA, which makes it off-limits for players. “The legalizing of marijuana in Colorado and Washington does not impact the NCAA drug-testing rules,” the NCAA said in a statement released last week. “The NCAA banned-drug and testing policies are not tied to whether a substance is legal for general population use, but rather whether the substance is considered a threat to student-athlete health and safety or the integrity of the game.” Several over-the-counter items such as Muscle Milk, Sudafed, Midol, Airborne and some flavors of Vitamin Water are banned by the NCAA. “It’s the same reason why tobacco isn’t allowed,” Washington athletic director Scott Woodward said. “There’s a prohibition of tobacco by the NCAA. We have strict standards for that as well.” Professional football and basketball players in the two states aren’t free to use the drug, either. In separate statements to USA Today, spokesmen from the NFL and NBA said marijuana remains a prohibited substance in their leagues’ collectively bargained anti-drug policies. Those policies are at odds with the sentiment of voters in Washington and Colorado, who approved constitutional amendments last week legalizing recreational marijuana. In Washington, Initiative 502 legalizes the possession of up to an ounce of the drug for people 21 and over. It also creates rules for heavily taxed and regulated sale at state-licensed marijuana stores. Colorado’s Amendment 64 allows individuals over the age of 21 to possess up to one ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants in their home. http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/14/marijuana-off-limits-for-ncaa-athletes/
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