The Florida State Boxing Commission announced this week that marijuana will be removed from the banned list for MMA fighters and boxers.
ESPN.com’s Marc Raimondi first reported the change on Tuesday as Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation spokesperson Patrick Fargason officially confirmed that the state will no longer test MMA fighters and boxers for marijuana. Previously under this commission, any trace amount of marijuana in a fighter’s system would amount to a fine, suspension, and overruling of a win to a No Contest. Now, weed will not be tested for.
“We’re not testing for it. We’re not doing anything with it period,” Fargason said.
Florida will no longer test boxers, MMA fighters for marijuana
The Florida State Boxing Commission has made a major change to its policy regarding cannabis.
At a meeting Tuesday, the commission voted to essentially eliminate marijuana from its prohibited drug list, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation spokesperson Patrick Fargason told ESPN on Tuesday. Previously in Florida, even trace amounts of cannabis found in a fighter s system would lead to a suspension, fine and a victory getting overturned. We re not testing for it, Fargason said. We re not doing anything with it period.
The change was based on a recommendation from the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) medical advisory committee, as well as the UFC s anti-doping policy run by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Fargason said. He added that if a fighter is visibly impaired on fight night, the commission would take action. But Florida will no longer test for cannabis with regards
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