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Originally Posted by RVDmark
Kane Knight, I only used cannabis as an example and that is a legal drug when prescribed as a pain killer(In the UK anyway im not sure about the US). Given wrestlers could legitimately ask for pain killers I think if they allow ANY drugs they should be allowed cannabis It has pain killing effects whereas steroids are obviously for 'buffing up'. I could be wrong but wasn't the limit for alcohol 12 hours previous?
On a side note litmus paper can only detect acid/alkali and any test for drugs of that nature would need to be done with lab equipment or improvised lab equipment.
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Try getting your facts straight first, then.
In the US, there is no such thing as medicinal marijuana. Even in the couple of states that have legalised such uses, it's still a
federal crime.
This is a US-based company which operates primarily in the US with wrestlers who perform, reside in, and/or tour the US extensively. Saying "well, over here in the UK, it's legal" does not change the fact that marijuana is very illegal where it's pertinent to the corporation involved.
If ANY drugs should be barred, it's the illegal ones. Steroids and pot are both illegal (And unlike steroids, which are a controlled substance, Mary Jane is banned. That means that, technically, pot is more illegal).
Note I've already made a defense for steroids
and marijuana. That, however, does not change the fact that they're illegal, and does not change the hypocrisy in WWE's policies here.
Fuck, I'm all for wrestlers juicing. The FDA has found nothing to substantiate the claims made regarding the danger of steroids. There are only two ways for stereoids to kill you, generally (That's not to say some deaths don't occur, but the same's true with fucking ASPIRIN): One, you abuse them. And it takes a lot to kill you this way, the dangers are overinflated. Two, you mix them with other drugs. Cocaine is a good example, and say...Wasn't Eddie on both? Steroids interact poorly with a lot of illegal drugs. Wrestlers aren't dropping specifically because of steroids, but because a lot of thema re also hooked on painkillers or abusing drugs.
And frankly, consenting adults who want to juice for non-competitive reasons (In other words, not for real sports, etc.)? I say let 'em, personally. Pot? I'm an advocate for consenting adults picking their own poisons. I'm funny like that.
But that doesn't change the fact that they're i-fucking-legal. Nor does it change the hypocrisy of the ZERO tolerance policy.