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Is it fair to punish someone for a crime that they may not have
committed? Should an Olympic athlete be punished for taking a drug that
does not affect his performance, or give him a disadvantage over his
competitors?
As many of you may have heard, Ross Rebagliati is the Canadian
snowboarder that won the first ever Olympic Gold Medal for snowboarding.
After he won, The International Olympic Committee announced his
disqualification from the Olympics, and that he was to be stripped of his
medal, because they found traces of marijuana in his urine test. Mrs.
Bongard and fellow classmates, Under the circumstances, Ross Rebagliati
should not have lost his medal.
To start off, marijuana is not a performance-enhancing drug. Many
drugs can enhance the performance of an athlete. For example, Steroids
increase one's muscle level, making them stronger, faster etc. These drugs
are said to give the athlete an unfair advantage over the others. Any
ruling based on the use of performance-enhancing drugs is justified, but
since marijuana has little or no effect on an athlete's performance, and it
would not give him an advantage over other athletes, a ruling based on the
use of marijuana isn't necessary. In addition to this, many doctors have
stated that marijuana gives the athlete a disadvantage over others because
it could make that athlete tired, or weak.
Rebagliati's urine test showed trace amounts of marijuana. Doctors
say that it is very possible that one could inhale this small amount,
strictly from being in the same room as other people who were smoking it.
Ross Rebagliati told the press that he had not smoked marijuana since last
April, 9 ...
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