The world’s most successful swimmer, Michael Phelps, and fastest ever runner, Usain Bolt, have more in common than six foot five inch frames and trophy cabinets stuffed full of Olympic gold medals. Both athletes also endorse marijuana for its medicinal value. For a long time, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) took a firm stance against marijuana use among competitive athletes, banning it as a harmful, performance enhancing drug. But new research proves that marijuana is not harmful to health, and actually provides many natural benefits that can assist elite athletes reach peak physical health. The World Anti-Doping Agency reviewed the new research and struck marijuana off its banned list, opening up the possibility for athletes to talk about the value of medicinal marijuana for everybody. AnonHQ reports: Athletes can now use marijuana, however, they are not permitted to use the drug on the very day of the competition. The WADA arrived at this decision after a study showed that Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD), two active chemicals in the marijuana plant, have a tremendous amount of healing properties, including a deepening of concentration, an increase in tissue oxygenation and a decrease in muscle spasms before and after an activity that [...]
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