Sha'Carri Richardson

As the Paris Olympics get underway, the global anti-doping framework is under scrutiny as the U.S. and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lock horns over the country’s strict approach to combating sports doping. Meanwhile, Sha’Carri Richardson makes a highly anticipated return to Olympic...

Apparel and footwear company Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) is set to report fourth-quarter financial results after market close Thursday. Here are the earnings estimates, what analysts are saying and key items to watch. Earnings Estimates: Analysts expect Nike to report fourth-quarter revenue of $12.91...

By Lucía Tedesco via El Planteo, adapted for Benzinga Puerto Rican athlete Coraly Ortiz was recently hit with a two-year suspension after her tests came back positive for cannabis. However, she claims there were irregularities in the process. The test results showed that her body contained...

Sha'Carri Richardson, the 23-year-old sprinter known for electrifying performances, ran 100 meters in 10.57 seconds at the recent Miramar Invitational, a blazing time that easily won her the event. Richardson, who was banned from competing at the Tokyo Olympics ...

The cannabis brand 1906 is selling its special edibles line called "Love," which includes CBD and THC-containing chocolate beans that act as psychoactive aphrodisiacs and enhance a person's sex life, or so we’re told. “After eating 15 milligrams of THC and CBD in the...

US long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall has had her indoor national title taken away, followed by a one-month suspension due to breaching anti-doping regulations. The long jump champion tested positive for a urinary metabolite of THC in a sample collected on Feb. 17, according to USA Today, citing the U...

One of track and field’s most electrifying athletes and the nation's top sprinter, Sha'Carri Richardson missed out on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics when she tested positive for cannabis in her home state of Oregon where it’s legal.  Richardson, among the fastest...

Apparently, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will keep marijuana on its list of prohibited substances for 2023. This means that athletes subject to WADA's drug testing code will continue to be suspended if they test positive for cannabis in competition. Despite friction over the suspension...

By Franca Quarneti, Via El Planteo. Sha'Carri Richardson, the talented American athlete who was on everyone's screens after being disqualified from the Tokyo Olympics for having smoked marijuana, shared on her social networks the trailer of a documentary in which she is the protagonist...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced Tuesday that it intends to review the status of cannabis on its banned substance list, following last summer's exclusion of track star Sha’Carri Richardson from competing at the Tokyo Olympics after she tested positive for cannabis in her...

Cannabis operators and executives tell Benzinga that the movement of private and public companies may serve as a better indicator of regulatory activity than the federal government. At the very least, they say that the industry has made advancements so far without the efforts of Capitol Hill....

The blame game sputtered to the surface again on Wednesday when Edwin Moses, two-time Olympic track and field gold medalist and emeritus chair of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), appeared before a federal commission at a hearing on international sports where he was...

By Jeff Siegel These days, it’s hard to find issues that can unite this country. But a couple weeks ago, we got one after the United States Anti-Doping Agency suspended Olympic hopeful Sha’Carri Richardson for one month after testing positive for cannabis.   Once this news...

The cannabis community and its supporters came out swinging when Sha'Carri Richardson was suspended for one month following a positive marijuana test. And they’re not alone. Countless policy advocates, businesses, physicians, athletes, even Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE). announced it would...