Marijuana will remain on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of banned substances after the body rejected calls to change its status on Friday. WADA was urged to remove cannabis from its prohibited list last year in the wake of the positive test that resulted in US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson missing the Olympics. World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe was among those who had called for marijuana’s status as a banned substance to be reviewed. Read more: US designates Pakistan as major drug transit countryWADA said for a substance to be included on the agency’s prohibited list, it must meet at least two of three criteria. “WADA is also mindful that the few requests for THC’s removal from the Prohibited List are not supported by the experts’ thorough review.

Source: ABC News September 24, 2022 07:58 UTC