American Olympian Sha’Carri Richardson states she is not concerned about…
It was the kind of opportunity that only a select few get: the chance to become well-known, to win an Olympic medal, and, let us face it, probably a ton of money. Not only was Richardson a phenomenal athlete at age 21, but he also had a stunning appearance, often competing with long, multicolored hair and nails.
Then everything went wrong: a positive test for THC, or cannabis, which is prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency since the 1990s but is allowed in Oregon, the site of the Olympic trials.
Richardson said she’d used the substance while dealing with stress about making the Olympic team while mourning the death of her biological mother. But she was suspended from competition for one month, which meant she wound up missing the Tokyo Olympics entirely.
She became an easy example for people trying to make all kinds of arguments — criticizing her for testing positive, criticizing the idea that THC is still banned, or even criticizing other people for criticizing her.