{"id":585862,"date":"2021-07-08T09:36:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T13:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=585862"},"modified":"2021-07-08T09:36:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T13:36:04","slug":"500000-plus-sign-petition-calling-for-olympics-to-reinstate-shacarri-after-testing-positive-for-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/500000-plus-sign-petition-calling-for-olympics-to-reinstate-shacarri-after-testing-positive-for-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"500,000-Plus Sign Petition Calling For Olympics To Reinstate\u00a0Sha\u2019Carri After Testing Positive For Marijuana\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F500000-plus-sign-petition-calling-for-olympics-to-reinstate-shacarri-after-testing-positive-for-marijuana%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=585862&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1325144604.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>U.S. women\u2019s sprinter Sha\u2019Carri Richardson, who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics last month, was suspended last week from the Olympic team after testing positive for THC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-track-and-field-star-shacarri-richardson-suspended-one-month-for-positive-marijuana-test\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, a petition from MoveOn asking for Richardson to be a participant in the Tokyo Olympics has garnered more than half a million signatures \u2014 560,000 by Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The petition <a href=\"https:\/\/sign.moveon.org\/petitions\/let-sha-carri-run\">says<\/a> Richardson\u2019s suspension is predicated on an \u201coutdated and arbitrarily enforced rule around marijuana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn no world is marijuana a performance-enhancing drug for runners, and in more places in the United States and around the world, marijuana use is legal. The United States Anti-Doping Agency should drop their penalty and allow Richardson to compete!\u201d the petition argues. \u201cThere are many reasons to have rules against performance-enhancing drugs, but this one is absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The petition also suggests the rules are biased to intentionally affect Richardson because she\u2019s back, female, and \u201cqueer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe imposition of a penalty against a world-class Black, queer, woman athlete is powerfully and infuriatingly reminiscent of the way drug laws are regularly applied in the United States,\u201d it reads. \u201cRecreational marijuana use has been de facto legal for upper-middle-class white people for years\u2014something more states are recognizing as they legalize marijuana for all people and consider how to repair the damage done to Black and brown communities by decades of the \u2018war on drugs.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world is coming together for a Summer Olympics postponed by a global pandemic, and we deserve to see the best athletes in fair, open competition. That includes Sha\u2019Carri Richardson, whose one-month penalty is excessively punitive for an irrational, outdated rule,\u201d the petition closes. \u201cLet Sha\u2019Carri run!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-track-and-field-star-shacarri-richardson-suspended-one-month-for-positive-marijuana-test\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, it was announced Friday that Richardson was placed on a one-month suspension for the positive test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rules are clear, but this is heartbreaking on many levels; hopefully, her acceptance of responsibility and apology will be an important example to us all that we can successfully overcome our regrettable decisions, despite the costly consequences of this one to her,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usada.org\/sanction\/shacarri-richardson-accepts-doping-sanction\/\">said<\/a> United States Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis T. Tygart.<\/p>\n<p>Following the reports, Richardson appeared on NBC\u2019s \u201cTODAY,\u201d where she apologized for her actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I just want to apologize for my actions,\u201d the sprinter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/athletics\/news\/shacarri-richardson-today-show\/1l8ea59ojhn0u1axknfoqgps37\">said<\/a>. \u201cI know what I did. I know what I\u2019m supposed to do, I\u2019m allowed not to do, and I still made that decision. Not making any excuse, or looking for any empathy in my case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to possible eligibility for a relay at the Olympics, Richardson said she\u2019d be \u201cgrateful, but if not, I\u2019m going to just focus on myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, I\u2019m just putting all my time and energy into doing what I need to do, which is heal myself. If I\u2019m allowed to receive that blessing, then I\u2019m grateful for it, but if not, I\u2019m going to just focus on myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/opinion-shacarri-richardson-was-banned-for-marijuana-while-men-with-four-times-as-much-testosterone-as-women-can-compete-as-women\">OPINION: Sha\u2019Carri Richardson Was Banned For Marijuana, While Men With FOUR TIMES As Much Testosterone As Women Can Compete As&nbsp;Women<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/07\/06\/petition-to-let-shacarri-richardson-run-in-olympics-garners-over-500k-signatures\/?fbclid=IwAR2yx32OSQNkX1d0YwXgPx_FZTH3r2Wv9NHus0IGtIZEGaaE6LPWvZolubc\">H\/t<\/a> Breitbart&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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