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Nevada regulators have officially adopted a rule change that will protect athletes from being penalized for using or possessing marijuana<\/a> in compliance with state law.<\/p>\n While the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) voted to send the regulatory amendment to the governor last year, they were also required to go through a separate rulemaking process to codify the policy, submitting it to the legislature\u2019s Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB) in May.<\/p>\n With that process completed, the commission\u2014which regulates unarmed combat sports such as boxing and mixed martial arts within the state\u2014voted on Tuesday to formally adopt the revised language.<\/p>\n However, there are some additional steps that need to be taken before the reform is fully enacted. The amended rules will now go back to LCB for another review to ensure that any changes meet legal requirements. Then the proposal heads to the legislature\u2019s Legislative Commission, comprised of six members of the Senate and six members of the Assembly, who will decide whether it should be officially enacted.<\/p>\n NSAC has already informally adopted the policy going back to 2021, which it\u2019s empowered to do under state statute, and has been waiving penalties for professional fighters who test positive for THC.<\/p>\n While the amended regulations approved on Tuesday still say that the commission adopts the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list of banned substances for athletes\u2014which continues to include marijuana following the international governing body\u2019s scientific review<\/a> in 2022\u2014the revised language carves out an exception for cannabis for fighters in the state.<\/p>\n The\u00a0regulation<\/a>\u00a0says\u00a0that \u201cthe possession, use or consumption of cannabis or cannabis products will not be deemed an anti-doping violation, notwithstanding the laws of the jurisdiction where the possession, use or consumption may have occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 Professional athletics organizations at multiple levels have been reassessing and reforming cannabis policies in recent years amid the state-level legalization movement.<\/p>\n For example, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently voted to\u00a0remove marijuana from its banned substances list for Division I players<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced last December that it is formally removing marijuana from its newly modified banned substances list<\/a>\u00a0for athletes, also building on an earlier reform.<\/p>\n However, ahead of a UFC event in February, a California athletics commission said they could still\u00a0face penalties under state rules for testing positive for THC over a certain limit<\/a>, as the state body\u2019s policy is based around WADA guidance.<\/p>\n While the NFL and its players union agreed to\u00a0end the practice of suspending players over marijuana<\/a>\u00a0or other drugs as part of a collective bargaining agreement in 2020, it has continued to fine players over positive THC tests\u2014a policy that has been challenged in federal court<\/a>\u00a0by one player who was repeatedly penalized over his use of a synthetic THC medication he was prescribed to treat anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, two in three Americans feel that\u00a0Olympic athletes should be able to use marijuana without facing penalties<\/a>\u2014a higher percentage than those who say the same about alcohol, tobacco and psychedelics, according to a recent survey.<\/p>\n This gets at a longstanding debate, with international organizations such as WADA maintaining the cannabis ban, even as institutions such as the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) push for reform.<\/p>\n In August, USADA CEO Travis Tygart said it was \u201cdisappointing\u201d that WADA has maintained the cannabis prohibition<\/a>\u00a0based on what he considers a misguided justification.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we should all just be open and upfront about marijuana\u2019s lack of performance-enhancing benefits,\u201d Tygardt said. \u201cWe\u2019re not in the recreational drug policing business. We\u2019re here to prevent fraud in sport and cheaters in sport.\u201d<\/p>\n WADA did carry out a review into its marijuana policy at the request of USADA and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) following the controversial suspension of U.S. runner Sha\u2019Carri Richardson, who was\u00a0barred from participating in the Olympics in 2021 after she tested positive for THC<\/a>. Richardson said she used cannabis to cope with the recent passing of her mother.<\/p>\n USADA said at the time that\u00a0the international rules on marijuana \u201cmust change.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0The White House and\u00a0President Joe Biden himself also signaled<\/a>\u00a0that it was time for new policies<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0congressional lawmakers amplified that message<\/a>.<\/p>\n Federal Officials Discuss New OSHA Program On Marijuana Industry Workplace Hazards<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The post Nevada Officials Adopt Rule To Stop Penalizing Boxers And MMA Fighters Over Marijuana<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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