Mysterious relationship between medical marijuana and athletes

In the World Anti-Doping Council (WADA) provisions, athletes will face a two-year ban if they find that they contain marijuana during the game. However, it is worth noting that the provisions stipulate that cannabis refers to the psychoactive component of cannabis, THC, which inhibits the release of gonadotropin from the hypothalamus and ultimately leads to a decrease in testosterone levels. Cannabis does not help Olympic athletes improve their speed, strength and explosiveness.

Perhaps for this reason, the World Anti-Doping Code also provides a special explanation for the use of cannabis: “Cannabis or a substance that is unlikely to be effectively abused as a stimulant. If the athlete is able to follow reasonable evidence The standard, which proves that the use of this particular substance is not intended to improve athletic performance, may be reduced by a penalty period within the limits of the Regulations."

With such strict regulations, the athletes are still enjoying it, why?

Take stock of the athletes who used marijuana for those years.

Tyson

Tyson: He used to be the youngest heavyweight boxing champion in the world. He took a gold belt at a young age, and then he was emotionally unstable and bohemian. The nightclubs were drug-stricken, their private lives were smashed, they were jailed many times, and they finally lost in 2005. Ended his career with an unnamed opponent.

However, on December 20, 2017, Tyson's cannabis farm officially broke ground in a small town of 15,000 people southwest of Death Valley, adjacent to California and Nevada. The farm covers an area of ​​about 40 acres, of which 20 acres. For cannabis cultivation, the rest of the area will be built for cannabis resorts, rest homes, planting schools, health centers...

Tyson said: "In addition to being a paradise for marijuana lovers, marijuana farms are a safe haven for veterans. At present, there have been many studies to prove that marijuana has a significant effect in helping diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), so we The day-to-day operations of the cannabis farm were handed over to Tyson Holistic, a team of veterans who wanted to provide employment and medical help to these people through the cannabis farm."

02Ricky Williams

Since leaving the NFL (National Football League), Ricky Williams has been studying cannabis herbalism and other holistic therapies. Williams was suspended during his NFL career for using marijuana many times, but he still talked about the benefits and effects of marijuana. Williams won the Heisman trophy in Texas and spent more than a decade in the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints NFL. Now he created Ricky Williams. The Royal Health Team has developed a series of new products based on cannabis, which are now on the market and are selling well.

03Van Dyken

Van Dyken is an American swimmer who won six gold medals in two Olympic Games. And she suffered an accident in 2014, causing her to smash her waist and ruin her career. Not only that, but the neuropathic pain almost killed her. At this moment, Van Dyken discovered that the CBD can help her treat neuropathic pain and lead a normal life.

She said: she advocates the use of products containing CBD, because they greatly improve the quality of her life, and hope that their stories can help spread the understanding of the CBD.

04 Eben Britton

Former US professional football league (NFL) players have played in the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Chicago Bears for six seasons. In an interview, Britton said: Cannabis plays a role in both mental and physical, such as relieving pain, promoting sleep and so on. At the same time, he also advocated the removal of marijuana from the NFL's list of banned substances.

Now, Britton and Nate Jackson co-founded the marijuana non-profit organization to support research and education institutions, and encouraged athletes to join, and he also hosted podcasts to promote their views.

05Greta Gaines

Gaines is a professional pilot and an extreme snowboarder. In 1992, she participated in the World Extreme Snowboard Championship and became the first female champion snowboarder.

In 2015, Gaines founded The Hempery, a marijuana-based skin care product company. When asked why she founded this type of company, she replied: I think marijuana is actually part of the extreme ski culture. Athletes use marijuana to relieve anxiety, treat arthritis-related pains, etc. These are unmatched by other drugs, and cosmetics are a new field, and I will try my best to lead a new trend in this field.

In fact, most of the athletes use marijuana to treat their own pain. In the long-term training and competition, athletes often suffer from injuries and suffer from pain. Therefore, using marijuana to relieve pain is not an excuse for athletes to spend marijuana, but the actual situation.

And according to the British "Daily Mail" report, a gym in San Francisco, USA called Power Plant Fitness will provide athletes with marijuana during exercise to improve the quality and durability of sports.

At the same time, the World Anti-Doping Agency pointed out that the THC contained in cannabis, although a banned drug, does prove that they are good for athletes in the game. There is also some evidence that many athletes do find that cannabis can enhance physical fitness, increase stamina, reduce pain and quickly restore body function, but David Nath, a professor of neuropharmacology at the Royal College of London, has publicly stated: "Since some countries will Since the legalization of cannabis use, there is no evidence that cannabis can improve athletes’ athletic performance."

It can be seen from this that there is still controversy about whether athletes use marijuana reasonably. However, according to the athletes mentioned in the article, marijuana can indeed treat diseases such as pain and it is true. For good intentions, Dr. reminds everyone: Cannabis can indeed treat diseases such as pain and relieve athletes' fatigue, but if you smoke marijuana before exercise, the body's THC content will soar, and your athlete's career is likely to end, so the timing is very important.