Another mistake by WADA

ama530 wrote:

I put this in the same manner as my employer. They have rules. You break them, you are out regardless of any personal situation. We get...

I put this in the same manner as my employer. They have rules. You break them, you are out regardless of any personal situation. We get tested randomly for illegal drugs and booze. You go positive for any, you are gone regardless of whether or not your state government says its legal for you to be a stoner. I am an office dwelling engineer and still get tested on a regular basis. No compassion from this guy. They knew the rules and walked that fine line.

Dirtydeeds wrote:

I don’t drink anymore so I don’t really care but, your job test you guys for booze?

Johnny Ringo wrote:

WADA = Wankers And Dumb Asses

ama530 wrote:

I put this in the same manner as my employer. They have rules. You break them, you are out regardless of any personal situation. We get...

I put this in the same manner as my employer. They have rules. You break them, you are out regardless of any personal situation. We get tested randomly for illegal drugs and booze. You go positive for any, you are gone regardless of whether or not your state government says its legal for you to be a stoner. I am an office dwelling engineer and still get tested on a regular basis. No compassion from this guy. They knew the rules and walked that fine line.

Dirtydeeds wrote:

I don’t drink anymore so I don’t really care but, your job test you guys for booze?

Motoxdoc wrote:

I suppose at 21 y/o you could consider a few years dedicated to making the Olympics a life time effort. However, to not have sympathy is...

I suppose at 21 y/o you could consider a few years dedicated to making the Olympics a life time effort. However, to not have sympathy is definitely unempathetic. I wonder how many of you, who lack empathy for this girl, drink alcohol....everyday. I guess I'll count the downvotes for that. lol

To answer someone else's post....The mistake by WADA is to have this rule in the first place.

Wildeye511 wrote:

Please stop enabling. This is the problem with our country, we like to let everyone have an excuse for not doing what they are supposed to...

Please stop enabling. This is the problem with our country, we like to let everyone have an excuse for not doing what they are supposed to do. I do feel bad for her that her mother died, but that is still not an excuse to smoke weed when you are not supposed to. I do drink, but definitely not everyday and it is LEGAL to drink so why should I not? Its also legal to smoke weed in my state, but my job DOES NOT allow it, so I DONT DO IT.

I do agree since a lot of states have allowed weed to be legal that WADA should change their rules, but since they have not, you gotta play by the rules.

jjavaman wrote:

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you...

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you lose your job?

kijen wrote:

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all...

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all have choices.

ama530 wrote:

I put this in the same manner as my employer. They have rules. You break them, you are out regardless of any personal situation. We get...

I put this in the same manner as my employer. They have rules. You break them, you are out regardless of any personal situation. We get tested randomly for illegal drugs and booze. You go positive for any, you are gone regardless of whether or not your state government says its legal for you to be a stoner. I am an office dwelling engineer and still get tested on a regular basis. No compassion from this guy. They knew the rules and walked that fine line.

Dirtydeeds wrote:

I don’t drink anymore so I don’t really care but, your job test you guys for booze?

ama530 wrote:

Yup. That is their policy and they stick to it. I work for a HVAC company and we can't have anyone lit up on the job...

Yup. That is their policy and they stick to it. I work for a HVAC company and we can't have anyone lit up on the job. Huge liability on site and that just transfers to the office. I think it is actually really good. "Weeds" out all the rif-raf and you get good employees. The last thing you want is Foster Brooks or Cheech & Chong at your job everyday.

fourfourone wrote:

some of the old timers in here making it sound like smoking weed is almost as bad a murder. Judge the potheads while you sip away...

some of the old timers in here making it sound like smoking weed is almost as bad a murder.

Judge the potheads while you sip away your alcohol.

ama530 wrote:

I put this in the same manner as my employer. They have rules. You break them, you are out regardless of any personal situation. We get...

I put this in the same manner as my employer. They have rules. You break them, you are out regardless of any personal situation. We get tested randomly for illegal drugs and booze. You go positive for any, you are gone regardless of whether or not your state government says its legal for you to be a stoner. I am an office dwelling engineer and still get tested on a regular basis. No compassion from this guy. They knew the rules and walked that fine line.

Dirtydeeds wrote:

I don’t drink anymore so I don’t really care but, your job test you guys for booze?

ama530 wrote:

Yup. That is their policy and they stick to it. I work for a HVAC company and we can't have anyone lit up on the job...

Yup. That is their policy and they stick to it. I work for a HVAC company and we can't have anyone lit up on the job. Huge liability on site and that just transfers to the office. I think it is actually really good. "Weeds" out all the rif-raf and you get good employees. The last thing you want is Foster Brooks or Cheech & Chong at your job everyday.

Dirtydeeds wrote:

I don’t drink anymore so I don’t really care but, your job test you guys for booze?

ama530 wrote:

Yup. That is their policy and they stick to it. I work for a HVAC company and we can't have anyone lit up on the job...

Yup. That is their policy and they stick to it. I work for a HVAC company and we can't have anyone lit up on the job. Huge liability on site and that just transfers to the office. I think it is actually really good. "Weeds" out all the rif-raf and you get good employees. The last thing you want is Foster Brooks or Cheech & Chong at your job everyday.

thatswhathappens wrote:

Also "weeds" out perfectly functional employees that opt to consume THC instead of alcohol to relax at the end of the day.

jjavaman wrote:

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you...

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you lose your job?

kijen wrote:

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all...

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all have choices.

B Lenny wrote:

What about Micheal Phelps?...

kijen wrote:

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all...

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all have choices.

B Lenny wrote:

What about Micheal Phelps?...

jjavaman wrote:

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you...

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you lose your job?

kijen wrote:

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all...

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all have choices.

Motoxdoc wrote:

I suppose at 21 y/o you could consider a few years dedicated to making the Olympics a life time effort. However, to not have sympathy is...

I suppose at 21 y/o you could consider a few years dedicated to making the Olympics a life time effort. However, to not have sympathy is definitely unempathetic. I wonder how many of you, who lack empathy for this girl, drink alcohol....everyday. I guess I'll count the downvotes for that. lol

To answer someone else's post....The mistake by WADA is to have this rule in the first place.

KurtJ99 wrote:

I don't think it's inconsistent to both hold the athlete accountable for breaking the known rules, and have sympathy for the impact because the consequence is...

I don't think it's inconsistent to both hold the athlete accountable for breaking the known rules, and have sympathy for the impact because the consequence is so high.
Change the rules, then abide by them.
Hopefully MX will be able to renegotiate anti-doping to meaningful but not career ending penalties.

Motoxdoc wrote:

I suppose at 21 y/o you could consider a few years dedicated to making the Olympics a life time effort. However, to not have sympathy is...

I suppose at 21 y/o you could consider a few years dedicated to making the Olympics a life time effort. However, to not have sympathy is definitely unempathetic. I wonder how many of you, who lack empathy for this girl, drink alcohol....everyday. I guess I'll count the downvotes for that. lol

To answer someone else's post....The mistake by WADA is to have this rule in the first place.

Wildeye511 wrote:

Please stop enabling. This is the problem with our country, we like to let everyone have an excuse for not doing what they are supposed to...

Please stop enabling. This is the problem with our country, we like to let everyone have an excuse for not doing what they are supposed to do. I do feel bad for her that her mother died, but that is still not an excuse to smoke weed when you are not supposed to. I do drink, but definitely not everyday and it is LEGAL to drink so why should I not? Its also legal to smoke weed in my state, but my job DOES NOT allow it, so I DONT DO IT.

I do agree since a lot of states have allowed weed to be legal that WADA should change their rules, but since they have not, you gotta play by the rules.

jjavaman wrote:

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you...

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you lose your job?

kijen wrote:

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all...

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all have choices.

B Lenny wrote:

What about Micheal Phelps?...

Mr. Afterbar wrote:

Phelps didn't fail a drug test as far as I'm aware.

ama530 wrote:

Yup. That is their policy and they stick to it. I work for a HVAC company and we can't have anyone lit up on the job...

Yup. That is their policy and they stick to it. I work for a HVAC company and we can't have anyone lit up on the job. Huge liability on site and that just transfers to the office. I think it is actually really good. "Weeds" out all the rif-raf and you get good employees. The last thing you want is Foster Brooks or Cheech & Chong at your job everyday.

thatswhathappens wrote:

Also "weeds" out perfectly functional employees that opt to consume THC instead of alcohol to relax at the end of the day.

ama530 wrote:

Most of the 'perfectly functional" employees are home sitting on their a$$ collecting off the government and happy getting stoned every day. The Great American Way...

Most of the 'perfectly functional" employees are home sitting on their a$$ collecting off the government and happy getting stoned every day. The Great American Way for 2021.

jjavaman wrote:

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you...

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you lose your job?

sandtrack315 wrote:

Weed is legal in her state. I am not saying it was not a mistake on her part. That's not up for debate. I am saying...

Weed is legal in her state.

I am not saying it was not a mistake on her part. That's not up for debate. I am saying it's a dumb rule that WADA should change.

I get testing employees who work heavy machinery for weed/alcohol, the problem is you can test positive for weed up to a week after. We need tests that measure if you're actively high, similar to blood alcohol levels.

thatswhathappens wrote:

Also "weeds" out perfectly functional employees that opt to consume THC instead of alcohol to relax at the end of the day.

ama530 wrote:

Most of the 'perfectly functional" employees are home sitting on their a$$ collecting off the government and happy getting stoned every day. The Great American Way...

Most of the 'perfectly functional" employees are home sitting on their a$$ collecting off the government and happy getting stoned every day. The Great American Way for 2021.

thatswhathappens wrote:

I like how you pulled the very specific figure of "most" completely out of your ass to try to make a point. There are people who...

I like how you pulled the very specific figure of "most" completely out of your ass to try to make a point.

There are people who consume THC responsibly after work hours. There are also people that live off unemployment to get drunk all day. My point stands.

kijen wrote:

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all...

Athlete made the mistake, life time effort to get to the Olympics and cant stay off the weed for a few months, no sympathy. We all have choices.

Motoxdoc wrote:

I suppose at 21 y/o you could consider a few years dedicated to making the Olympics a life time effort. However, to not have sympathy is...

I suppose at 21 y/o you could consider a few years dedicated to making the Olympics a life time effort. However, to not have sympathy is definitely unempathetic. I wonder how many of you, who lack empathy for this girl, drink alcohol....everyday. I guess I'll count the downvotes for that. lol

To answer someone else's post....The mistake by WADA is to have this rule in the first place.

kijen wrote:

I joined the navy at 19, drug policy was zero tolerance, i figured it out, and im not that smart. Is alcohol on the banned list...

I joined the navy at 19, drug policy was zero tolerance, i figured it out, and im not that smart. Is alcohol on the banned list. it is not determining if weed or alcohol should or should not be on the list. Today weed is on the banned list, so to play, follow the rules, or deal with the consequnces,. Zero sympathy.

jjavaman wrote:

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you...

Perhaps weed is legal in her state? What happens if you fail a pot test at work and pot is legal in your state? Do you lose your job?

sandtrack315 wrote:

Weed is legal in her state. I am not saying it was not a mistake on her part. That's not up for debate. I am saying...

Weed is legal in her state.

I am not saying it was not a mistake on her part. That's not up for debate. I am saying it's a dumb rule that WADA should change.

I get testing employees who work heavy machinery for weed/alcohol, the problem is you can test positive for weed up to a week after. We need tests that measure if you're actively high, similar to blood alcohol levels.

GabeM wrote:

Weed shouldn't be illegal but it is in most places for a variety of reasons. It is against the rules only because the powers that be...

Weed shouldn't be illegal but it is in most places for a variety of reasons. It is against the rules only because the powers that be determined it was. Powers that be make rules and the participants can chose to follow them and participate in the event the ptb created or they can do something else.

The problem with MX is we were essentially outside the powers that be un til they decided to submit themselves to them, for whatever reason they chose to. It was a lose/lose situation because we couldn't manage it Exact same deal as the "crowd control ruined the party" if the riders/industry had policed themselves we wouldn't have needed WADA.