A few puffs of marijuana wouldn’t have helped her win the 100-meter race at the Tokyo Olympics, but they were enough to get her booted from the U.S. team even before it was officially named. Still, the price Richardson will end up paying will turn out to be outsized for doing what millions of Americans do legally every day. Richardson won’t even get to the starting line in these Games, and she’ll have three long years to wait before another Olympics comes along. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAlmost lost in the outcry over Richardson’s suspension was the reaction of the runner herself. It’s an irony not lost on marijuana advocates, though Richardson indicated she was already moving on.

Source: Fox News July 07, 2021 23:03 UTC