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[quote=Anonymous]1.  Marijuana (thc) is not a masking agent.  
2.  It (canaboids) was banned long before masking agents of any sort existed.
3.  Masking agents are not banned substances.

The three WADA criteria used to support a ban are:

1.  Does the drug improve athletic performance?
2.  Is the drug unsafe or unhealthy for consumption?
3.  Does the use infringe on the fairness of sport?

God only knows what criteria 3 is, but it certainly is in use with the ban on thc/marijuana.  CBD is fine by the way.

Obviously any smoking is not healthy though there is no research to support any conclusions on the health affects of ingesting thc by eating it.  For the sake of argument though let’s assume that ingesting thc is unhealthy.

Does the use of thc improve athletic performance?  There is no research to establish that is the case.  What research that does exist works to the contrary conclusion - which is why we do not want people driving or operating equipment after ingesting thc.  If it improved performance then we would be looking to give people thc before they drove or operated equipment.

So that leaves us with the “marijuana is bad” criteria.  Okay.  If marijuana is bad why is alcohol use okay?  Why is tobacco use okay?  Are not alcohol and tobacco at least as “bad” as marijuana?

What is it that makes alcohol and tobacco okay but not thc/marijuana?  
3.  It is unhealthy as is tobacco and alcohol so it meets that criteria (one of the three criteria used to justify a ban[/quote]

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