Puff Puff Pass: California to Allow Therapeutic Marijuana Use
By Mark Carillo:
Today, the California State Athletic Commission voted to approve an amendment that would allow therapeutic use exemptions (TUE) for fighters that are in need of the very controversial testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) as well as medicinal marijuana.
However, before Nick Diaz and Alistar Overeem get to celebrating they should know, the amendment still has not been approved, and could take months or even years to be approved if it even does happen.
Of course, the fighters must be prescribed the marijuana or approved of the need for TRT by a doctor that. The state of Nevada has given a TUE to fighters in the past such as Dan Henderson when he fought Shogun at UFC 139; Henderson was determined to be in need of testosterone.
George Dodd, the CSAC executive officer has said that that particular case will be somewhat of a blueprint for California’s testing. The fighters would be required to check their testosterone levels multiple times prior to fights, and will need to provide extensive medical history in order to be approved for a TUE. Only after the amendment is passed by the Department of Consumer Affairs and the state’s Office of Administrative Law will it officially be passed. This will be interesting to see how fighters and promoters would react if the amendment was passed.
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It’s funny how they act like Nick is the only fighter who smokes.
Yeah anything on Marijuana Nick’s picture is always posted! And now all these PED posts and Overeem’s pic is posted.. Like these two are those only ones doing this shit! haha
Here’s a question. Do you think more fighters smoke or take PED’s?
Smoke.
Smoke
Smoke while doing PEDs.
Love the title, sucks they didn’t pass this a year ago for NIck Diaz sake
Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan should be drug tested next. People are ridiculous.
why?! to mk. if official that they’re coke heads? who cares man, they’re not fighting.
Rogan smokes and is upfront about it. Nick is too, he just did not clean his system in time. Goldie does not.
Rogan’s use poses no hazard to his job except making more jokes and the inability to stop saying “world class jujitsu”
Puff puff pass Tuesday !
TRT is some BULL$#!T MAN, in no other sport is this acceptable and has no place in sports PERIOD!! If your low on testosterone that’s your problem ya f’N Panzi ya must be more B!TC# than MAN LMAO!!!!!!
Hendos on twitter, go say it to him. Unless your eve more bitch then man than he is.
it’s okay, we don’t expect a simpleton to understand endocrinology.
As a testicular cancer survivor that receives TRT I can tell you that there is a place for it. I’m 34 and was breaking my foot from one head kick my hand from a punch in training due to the early onset osteoporosis. from refusing hormone therapy for 4 years after they took my ball. I had insomnia depression got fat like a neutered cat no energy. started TRT in august lost the weight right away tons of energy sleep like a baby and put on 20 lbs of lean muscle with the same workout. It didnt make me a different person it reset the clock and put me back at my best. legalized weed is way more abused. come one prescriptions for poor night vision. Its a blatant.
Chris leben, Diego smokes Kush, Melvin does cocaine
Learn how to proof-read, author.
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Hey Adam we get it, you put it on Facebook too, you couldn’t do better or else you would be the one writing it so **** off
Yeah I agrees with Michael c. Plus I saw your Facebook page and you recently “liked” hugging. Enough said.
i still wonder if Nate smokes with his bro like they share the same blunt or does Nick get greedy hogs the blunt up
TRT has its place i get it but in sports it DOES NOT cause any doctor can say u got this or that that will legitimize the usage and its CHEATING PERIOD…I dont have to tell anyone they know they CHEATING and so do u jerky boy!!!