You know, all this talk about using dope, reminds me of a funny "incident" last april.
My American football team had a game against a team in Paris, so off we went. Part of the rules in the EFAF (European Federation of American Football) is random checks on usage of substances that are outlawed by the Olympic Committee.
So after the game three players from each team were selected to pee in a cup.
Not much to worry about, as I know that only a few of the guys have used some things in the past. But strangely, cannabis related materials are also on the OC's list. Strange because smoking weed does not exactly make you run faster or think quicker.
The reason this was a potential problem is because, hey, we are the Amsterdam Crusaders. We are from Amsterdam. The home of the coffeeshop. So I know that a lot of the guys light one up from time to time. But, no harm done, we warned plenty of time beforehand, and were told that THC (the working stuff in weed) stays in your system for about two weeks. So over the course of several weeks the coaches kept hammering at us to not smoke anything. Not a problem.
Anyway, gameday comes, and we play the game. After the game, three of our guys get selected, and who do they select? The one guy that was on the roster, but did not play because of an injury AND who just happens to be one of those selected few who get to smoke weed for medicinal purposes... I mean, the guy wasn't even suited up for the game! He was walking on crutches!
Luckily he had a document stating that he was allowed to use it for medicinal purposes. We almost got blacklisted...