Olympics hero in drugs row

[emad]

By Patrick Sawyer, Evening Standard
13 May 2005

Olympics star Mark Lewis-Francis tested positive for cannabis and has been stripped of a medal, it was announced today.

But the sprinter was spared a two-year ban after claiming that he inadvertently inhaled the drug by passive smoking.

The test came after the 22-year-old won silver in the European indoor championships in Madrid in March. He was given a public warning and forfeits the medal won in the Spanish capital.

Lewis-Francis said: "I do not smoke cannabis. My only explanation is that I may, without realising it, have been in the presence of people who were smoking cannabis and that I passively inhaled their smoke.

http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/18611943?source=Evening%20Standard&ct=5

[jmm]

1. I could see if it was a performance enhancing drug

but since when does :smoke: make you faster?

[GumboYaYa]

2. If your running to the twinkies maybe.....

[realisticphish]

6. *internal thoughts*

"run, run..."
"run. sounds like fun"
"video games are fun"
"damn, i want to play pac man right now"
"all those cherries... man, i'm hungry"
*runs into tree, falls over and just laughs*

[mr_hat]

3. Pretty hard to be "in the presence of people who were>

smoking cannabis" without knowing it. Pretty distinctive smell.

And inhaling it passively in the amounts it would require to fail a test? Pull the other one, mate.

[tabasco]

4. WTF do they test for cannabis for?

Maybe somebody can clue me in. I suppose the US had a lot to do with the Olympic Committee demonizing pot.

Assholes. :mad: Do they test for alcohol use too?

[tabasco]

5. Why was this put in the Lounge?

Seems like LBN to me.

Is drug policy considered a lounge topic only? Just curious.