In May, I wrote about how the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) had earlier in the year significantly eased the marijuana testing and punishment for marijuana use to which college athletes are subjected. Those changes were made upon the guidance of the NCAA’s Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. Now that same committee is recommending quickly retiring the NCAA’s remaining marijuana testing requirement and marijuana use prohibition.
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Lia Thomas and Women’s Sports
Last week, University of Pennsylvania student Lia Thomas won the swimming women’s division National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division One national championship for 500-yard freestyle. Two years back, Thomas, who had gone by the first name of Will, was finishing up competing with the university’s men’s division swimming team.