Looks like JD Swanguen is getting a slap on the wrist for not being too smart....
http://usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4511
http://usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4511
No kidding. All he had to do was not smoke, it must have been really hard.Weak.
maybe because it's illegalBut seriously I don't see why MJs is on the list.
You mean aside from the fact that it's illegal...But seriously I don't see why MJs is on the list. In what way does it ENCHANCE your bike abilities? I'm not defending JD but seriously this is silly. What next? Sleeping pills?
Cue the next 20 pages of "legalize it" verbal battles...maybe because it's illegal
Kinda weird that MJ is on a World Anti-Doping Code, considering the definition of doping:You mean aside from the fact that it's illegal...
Maybe for the same reason they don't allow intoxicated people driving cars. An intoxicated athlete is more likely to hurt themselves or someone else.Kinda weird that MJ is on a World Anti-Doping Code, considering the definition of doping:
doping n. The use of a drug or blood product to improve athletic performance.
don't all those anti-drug commercials about MJ show how worse your reaction time is and how lazy you get?
Beer is better. Just ask Peat.while that might be true, but it delays your reflexes, decreases stamina i mean i think most people in medicine would agree smoking weed isn't a good training method
But seriously I don't see why MJs is on the list. In what way does it ENCHANCE your bike abilities? I'm not defending JD but seriously this is silly. What next? Sleeping pills?
It says right in the news release why it's on the list: "cannabinoids are listed as Specified Substances because they could be susceptible to a credible non-doping explanation, and therefore use of those substances can result in a reduced sanction."Kinda weird that MJ is on a World Anti-Doping Code, considering the definition of doping:
doping n. The use of a drug or blood product to improve athletic performance.
don't all those anti-drug commercials about MJ show how worse your reaction time is and how lazy you get?
The problem I have with this is that Gary Houseman got busted, bot a huge suspension, a huge fine, and still cant race because of it. Not exactly a fair decision on Usac's part. How about they revoke Gary's suspension and fine, let him race. Then it wouldn't be nearly as bad, but this is blatantly unfair to everyone else.who cares? like really? 3 months? he's barely even going to miss some of the fontana winter series. for a dude who races on the national/international circuit, its not the end of the world. Its training season anyway.
Slap on the wrist, don't do it while the season is going on, check. over and done with.
No one is defending him. It's just silly it is listed as an enchancing drug and that's why people feel it is stupid. Maybe let's put shoplifting on that list. It's also illegal... Or do you mean that we are not entitled to argue that it's on the forbidden substances list because it is there? Seriously, it is also illegal to produce industrial hemp in the usa, though it's legal to use products made out of it. Not all laws make sense...are you guys serious? "marijuana isn't bad... yada yada yada" that's not the point! it's **** illegal!
i stole a candybar from the store when i was 7... it wasn't that bad, but i sure got an ass whoopin when i got caught!
Huh. So either take the anti-doping program or miss racing... Fontucky?Swanguen accepted a three-month period of ineligibility, which began on October 9, 2009, the day he
accepted the sanction. As part of his sanction, the period of ineligibility can be suspended and reduced to
time served since he accepted his sanction on October 9, 2009, upon completion of a USADA anti-doping
educational program.
But seriously I don't see why MJs is on the list. In what way does it ENCHANCE your bike abilities? I'm not defending JD but seriously this is silly. What next? Sleeping pills?
you must be the Engine on the Ignorance Train. keep pulling little choo-choo.while that might be true, but it delays your reflexes, decreases stamina i mean i think most people in medicine would agree smoking weed isn't a good training method
this, so true....you must be the Engine on the Ignorance Train. keep pulling little choo-choo.
you must be the Engine on the Ignorance Train. keep pulling little choo-choo.
Weren't they trying to take away his medal? I remember being very pissed about the whole thing.the real reason is Ross Rebagliati.
he won the olympics 1998 back then MJ wasn't on the doping list so he got to keep his medal
still i think its weird that they are testing for it even though its illegal or whatever
they tried to take it away but couldn't because back then MJ was not on the list of prohibited drugs by the IOC... and it wasnt performance enhancing...Weren't they trying to take away his medal? I remember being very pissed about the whole thing.
because it is illegal."What are the criteria for adding a substance to the List?
Must meet any 2 of the following 3 criteria:
It has the potential to enhance or enhances sport performance;
It represents an actual or potential health risk to the athlete;
It violates the Spirit of Sport."
I don't see how smoking violates "spirit of sport" anymore than drinking beer does.
So it does violate the spirit of sport in US but not in Holland? Is the spirit of sport in holand really different than the US one? Lets call a Jihad!!!because it is illegal.