Question

List four reasons to justify the ban on intake of cannabinoids by sports persons.

Answer 1

1. Cannabinoids affect the cardiovascular system, which can negatively impact athletes’ physical health and performance.
2. These substances change mood, memory, motor coordination, cognitive ability, sensorium, time sense, and self-perception. Such changes can make it harder for an athlete to do their job and may even put them in danger.
3. Cannabinoids are taken by inhalation or ingestion and can produce psychoactive effects that are inconsistent with fair competition, such as altered judgment and decreased reaction times, which can further compromise an athlete’s performance and safety during competition.
4. The use of cannabinoids and other performance-enhancing drugs undermines the integrity of sports by providing an unfair advantage, and they may cause long-term harmful side effects in athletes.