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WADA to review banned status of cannabis for athletes

September 16, 2021
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In news- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said that it would initiate a scientific review of the cannabis ban for athletes. It reviews its list of prohibited substances every year and the new review will suggest whether a drug should remain on the list after 2022. 

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    • In July, 2021, American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson had tested positive for cannabis during the US selection trials for the Tokyo Olympics.  
    • As a consequence, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) banned her for a month, and did not include her in the American team. 
    • Her disqualification reignited the debate over the cannabis ban in Olympic sports, given that cannabis is legal in many American states.
    • In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to make buying and selling of marijuana for recreational use legal. 
    • Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Spain and South Africa and several countries have decriminalised it to a certain degree. 
  • India has not legalised it.
  • WADA, according to its code, prohibits substances that meet two of three criteria-
  • It enhances, or could potentially enhance an athlete’s performance; 
  • It poses a health risk to athletes; 
  • It violates ‘the spirit of sport’;

   However, it does not specifically say which criteria are violated because of the consumption of marijuana. 

About World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-

  • It is a non-profit foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. 
  • It was set up on 10 November 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a result of the “Declaration of Lausanne“, to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. 
  • Since 2002, the organization’s headquarters have been located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • WADA is responsible for the World Anti-Doping Code, adopted by more than 650 sports organizations, including international sports federations, national anti-doping organizations, the IOC, and the International Paralympic Committee. 
  • As of 2021, its president is Witold Banka.
  • Initially funded by the IOC, WADA receives half of its budgetary requirements from them, with the other half coming from various national governments. 
  • Its governing bodies are also composed in equal parts by representatives from the sporting movement (including athletes) and governments of the world. 

The highest decision-making authority is the 38-member foundation board, which is composed equally of IOC representatives and representatives of national governments.

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