1 Tokyo 2025 is the first CBD Olympics, but it's Proving Controversial. here's Why
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For the first time in the history of the Olympics, cannabidiol (CBD) has been allowed for use by elite athletes. But the substance, which has grown popular in recent years, has exposed hypocrisy and attracted criticism over its use in elite sport. Meanwhile, Black sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was suspended from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after testing positive for marijuana in July. The controversy over the discrepancy in how cannabis and its other forms like CBD are viewed has caused people to allege hypocrisy and racism by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Olympic Games’ anti-doping agency. The cannabis (marijuana) plant produces the cannabinoid compound or synthesizes it as a chemical known as a synthetic cannabinoid. There are over 140 cannabinoids in the plant. The most known one is the delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, which is the main psychoactive compound and alters the mind or TerraProCBD.net behaviour. But CBD is not the same as THC