Историческо! Позволиха на боец да ползва канабис! (СНИМКИ)

ММА боецът Елиас Теодору стана първият в историята, получил позволение да използва канабис за лечебни цели по време на активната си състезателна кариера.

31-годишният канадец получи правото на изключение от Атлетическата комисия на Британска Колумбия.

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First Medical Cannabis Athlete ?? – I am honoured and humbled to announce that after years of laying the groundwork, my recent application for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE), for medical cannabis in competition, via the athletic commission of British Columbia, was granted, based upon my well-documented medical issues, for bilateral neuropathy pain management. This historic ruling in favour of medical cannabis is the first of its kind in all of professional sports and the first-ever sanctioned TUE approved by a governing athletic/provincial body. As a patient, this historic TUE will allow for continued medical cannabis use, as prescribed by my doctor, and afforded to me by the fundamental Canadian right to medicate without discrimination, via Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As an athlete, this TUE allows for continued medical cannabis use — to compete at a level playing field, essentially — without fear of penalty for testing above the WADA thresholds for athletes in-competition. As an ardent believer in a clean sport, I am ecstatic to have helped remove cannabis’s outdated status as a “prohibited substance,” on par with actual performance-enhancing drugs, even if it’s currently only in my medically-approved case. As this TUE will set a precedent for all athletes in BC, moving forward, and I stay committed to #FIGHTtheSTIGMA in every jurisdiction I plan on competing in, I will continue to knock down the barriers surrounding medical cannabis, inside the cage and out. #togetherwegrow – I also want to send a special thank you to all those that have helped me along the way, both as a patient and athlete; including @sabrinaresearchslayer , @drmikehart , The Toronto Poly Clinic and my counsel Erik Magraken amongst many others. – #medical #cannabis #history #precedent #first #medicalcannabis #athlete #TUE #therapeutic #use #exemption #in #sport #mma #canna #fighter #fight #life #420 #news #420daily #420community #highlife #420everyday #legalize #weedlife

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От фирмата, която се грижи за правата на боеца, обявиха че той: „може да продължи медицинската употреба на канабис, предписана му от лекар, като е защитен от санкции ако даде проба с показатели, по-високи от предишните преди състезание. Той ще следва предписанията на Комисията, свързани с употребата в седмицата преди двубой“.

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4:20 Sundazed up in-toke ??? @ryitphotography #cannabisathlete #restday #420 #cannabis #maryjane #weed #upinsmoke #fire

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Теодору (17-3) придоби популярност след като спечели „The Ultimate Fighter: Nations“ през 2014 г.. През 2019 г. обаче беше освободен, след загуба от Дерек Брунсън през май. Малко след това, през декември, Теодору участва в шоу на PFC в Онтарио, където победи Хермани Перпету с нокаут в третия рунд.