http://216.151.213.106/nick-diaz-fir...ada-commission
"...According to paperwork filed to the commission last week, Diaz and his lawyers contend that testing positive for marijuana metabolites does not violate the state’s drug testing policy for athletic competition.
The files states ‘Nick Diaz is an authorized medical marijuana patient. As such, he did not test positive for marijuana (which is viewed as a prohibited substance if used without a medical marijuana license). Rather, Mr. Diaz tested for the presence of the inactive metabolite of marijuana known as THC-Carboxylic Acid. Under Nevada law and in Mr. Diaz’s home state of California, however, neither marijuana nor marijuana metabolite is considered a prohibited substance for users of medical marijuana..."
Hopefully this starts a trend of medical marijuana users not getting fined and hassled like the goverment does.
"...According to paperwork filed to the commission last week, Diaz and his lawyers contend that testing positive for marijuana metabolites does not violate the state’s drug testing policy for athletic competition.
The files states ‘Nick Diaz is an authorized medical marijuana patient. As such, he did not test positive for marijuana (which is viewed as a prohibited substance if used without a medical marijuana license). Rather, Mr. Diaz tested for the presence of the inactive metabolite of marijuana known as THC-Carboxylic Acid. Under Nevada law and in Mr. Diaz’s home state of California, however, neither marijuana nor marijuana metabolite is considered a prohibited substance for users of medical marijuana..."
Hopefully this starts a trend of medical marijuana users not getting fined and hassled like the goverment does.