Over the past decade, medical and recreational marijuana has become more widely accepted, both culturally and legally. But in sports, pot can still get a bad rap.
Recreational weed has been the source of disappointment and disqualifications for athletes — like Sha’Carri Richardson, a U.S. sprinter poised who became ineligible to compete in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana.
But that may soon change for college athletes.
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