maxwell_bartholomew wrote:
America's fury wrote:
Laws against weed are a byproduct of actual systemic racism. It's the most overrated drug out there, anyway.
This is not accurate. Weed is the one subject that unites America. Everyone smokes - whites, blacks, young, old, Republicans, Democrats. Bikers, ball players. It’s the only drug that has been decriminalized.
Racism denial is part of systemic racism! Get with the woke times.
https://greenrushdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/michael-phelps-loves-weed-winning-1.jpgEyes are looking Goodr wrote:
highhoppingworm wrote:
Unbeflippinglievable. Smoking weed as the best 100m runner in the world in an Olympic year. Just pathetic, totally pathetic.
Yeah, as opposed to all of the other athletes who go out and absolutely hammered at the wild duck after they make the team.
gaz_ultra wrote:
"it doesnt have recovery benefits. if anything it's a detriment because it f*cks with your sleep. I can't stand her whole over the top persona but this is ridiculous. She's supposed to not use a legal, non performance enhancing drug because some dumb ass rule says so? Plenty of people use weed for anxiety relief, pain relief, etc. Nobody uses it for athletic enhancement."
Sorry, you say that weed doesn't "have recovery benefits" but then say people use it "for anxiety relief and pain relief"? Could they not enhance recovery or performance in some situations?
Not saying weed should be on the banned list bust it's naive to think it can't be used to help professional athletes - just read about some NFL players using it to help deal with their chronic injuries
Yeah I could see it having therapeutic effects for her, she seems very tightly-wound
Speak Up wrote:
I tell you about timing. Just recently they bragged she was very popular on social media. There goes the future endorsements.
I tend to think the opposite is much more likely. One way this could play out:
1. Story gets huge attention after all of the trials hype last week.
2. Massive outcry in mainstream media.
3. General public takes Richardson's side ("it's only weed").
4. Narrative becomes Richardson being the victim of outdated rules (also "rules disproportionately affect black athletes", "black woman robbed of Olympic dreams by oppressive authorities" etc.)
5. Richardson becomes even more well-known, and an underdog.
6. Somehow manages to avoid suspension and gets to Tokyo with her name fresh in everyone's minds.
7. "Overcomes all obstacles" and wins 100m gold.
8. Ends the Olympics as one of the world's most valuable female athletes.
JO Coach wrote:
steeplepeople wrote:
How does the USA field an Olympic basketball team? Weed use in the NBA is epidemic.
That’s what I’m talking about. I’ll never touch the stuff but soccer moms and teachers in my church smoke that stuff from what my wife has told me.
Another idiot "coach" on this site. Just what we need.
FartKing69 wrote:
Gangesman wrote:
Come on and weigh in Rojo…
Rojo is ironing his klan hood before he weighs in
Lololololololol the image
Where is it written to be cannabis?
claymount wrote:
Stevu wrote:
Sharpton and NAACP gotta be at the ready.
It’s another example of white supremacy.
Blacks love to smoke dope.
You know every ghetto black in NFL and NBA smoke dope.
Richardson is full ghetto; is anyone really surprised?
Can we not call Black people ghetto?
Can we burn our white hood covers and quit exploiting them for votes?
gaz_ultra wrote:
I'm sorry - I just replied to the latest message I had in this thread. I should have replied to the OP or a more appropriate post.
Coolio. This site doesn't render pages or thread quotes very well.
per the LRC article:
so here are the facts:
- per LRC Sha'Carri's ban started June 28
- the first round of the Olympic 100m is July 30th
- bans for cannabis can be shortened to one month if Sha'Carri can establish it wasn't for performance enhancement and completes a bs "treatment program" which it seems like she can do
So given that timeline, can't she just take the one-month ban from WADA and still compete in the Olympic 100m? Now I understand that USATF has its own rules separate from WADA but surely USATF can just ignore their own rules or make an exception much like athletics kenya does all the time?
ultimately if sha'carri misses the Olympics, i'm placing the blame for this one on USATF, not WADA. cannabis testing needs to end ASAP but with the current situation it's all on USATF to keep her named to the team and work towards shortening the ban to one month.
GTT wrote:
Speak Up wrote:
I tell you about timing. Just recently they bragged she was very popular on social media. There goes the future endorsements.
I tend to think the opposite is much more likely. One way this could play out:
1. Story gets huge attention after all of the trials hype last week.
2. Massive outcry in mainstream media.
3. General public takes Richardson's side ("it's only weed").
4. Narrative becomes Richardson being the victim of outdated rules (also "rules disproportionately affect black athletes", "black woman robbed of Olympic dreams by oppressive authorities" etc.)
5. Richardson becomes even more well-known, and an underdog.
6. Somehow manages to avoid suspension and gets to Tokyo with her name fresh in everyone's minds.
7. "Overcomes all obstacles" and wins 100m gold.
8. Ends the Olympics as one of the world's most valuable female athletes.
Dude. We totally welcome you here for an executive journalist position at CNN!
Grant Holloway gets to drink wine and show off his wine collection but ShaCarri can't smoke a blunt to mourn her dead mother... SMH..
Who below Richardson is going to sue or make a big stink about it? The USATF is uniquely positioned to make an exception if they want. I doubt Prandini/Thomas would go to the mattresses for this especially since for Prandini her chance at 4x100 gold is greatly enhanced with Richardson.
I know many D1 teams who indulged in smoking the reefer when I was in college not too long ago. Smoked with at least two future Olympians, before it was legalized. Stupid that this is prohibited, outside of boring BYU and all Kenyan programs the majority of top tier D1 consume right before flying home for thanksgiving/Christmas/summer breaks where you won’t be tested until school resumes. Did way less damage to our bodies than the post season alcohol benders
DMV Bay wrote:
Grant Holloway gets to drink wine and show off his wine collection but ShaCarri can't smoke a blunt to mourn her dead mother... SMH..
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Rules can suck. You don't have to follow them.
THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Who below Richardson is going to sue or make a big stink about it? The USATF is uniquely positioned to make an exception if they want. I doubt Prandini/Thomas would go to the mattresses for this especially since for Prandini her chance at 4x100 gold is greatly enhanced with Richardson.
But Prandini also makes the ind. event if there's ban-nage.
Off the subject but I think Prandini would run leadoff or third because of her curve experience and Richardson anchor because of her top end speed.
SCR is a moran.
As if this confirmation was needed...
Q: are higher THC concentrations permitted for Jamaicans, given that it is essentially impossible to avoid in any social situation?
Remember that other moran Saidy Ndure? What a laugh he had
I feel so bad for her. I wish they would change the rule. I also wonder what she was thinking at the time.
She seems highly and tightly wound and also seems stressed about the recent death of her mom. Not trying to defend her one bit. What she did was stupid but she also acted like a 21 year old dumbo by ingesting weed in what appears to be a lack of judgement, irrespective of the pressures and sorrows she's currently suffering.
Why are so many people coming to her defense? Shelby Houlihan was absolutely roasted with about 20 threads all over the front page. Not only was she obliterated by the LRC posters but the entire BTC was guilty.
The simple fact is she used a banned substance and she got caught. Rules are rules. You have every right to argue that it SHOULDN'T be a rule, but it IS a rule. The question that should be asked is why in the hell did she use marijuana when she knew she was going to be tested at the Trials? That is just plain stupid. Whatever ban she gets she earned. Javier Sotomayor was banned for cocaine which is certainly not performance enhancing.
I am sure USATF will do everything possible to get her into the Olympics just like they tried to put Houlihan in the Trials and I am sure they will be successful. No punishment = no lesson learned and she will just keep on doing the same stupid crap.
