Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Cannabis and sport.

M Saugy1, L Avois, C Saudan

  • 1Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, Institute of Legal Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland. martial.saugy@chuv.ch

British Journal of Sports Medicine
|June 27, 2006
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Axisymmetric Eigenmodes Excited by Alpha Particle Energy Gradients in JET D-T Plasmas.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Measurement of Zero-Frequency Fluctuations Generated by Coupling between Alfvén Modes in the JET Tokamak.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Improved accuracy and robustness of electron density profiles from JET's X-mode frequency-modulated continuous-wave reflectometers.

The Review of scientific instruments·2024
Same author

Physically principled reflection models applied to filtered camera imaging inversions in metal walled fusion machines.

The Review of scientific instruments·2019
Same author

Application of the VUV and the soft x-ray systems on JET for the study of intrinsic impurity behavior in neon seeded hybrid discharges.

The Review of scientific instruments·2018
Same author

Instrumentation for the upgrade to the JET core charge-exchange spectrometers.

The Review of scientific instruments·2018

Cannabis use in sports is prevalent, but its performance effects are unproven. Detecting cannabis in athletes is challenging due to prolonged metabolite excretion, complicating anti-doping efforts.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Anti-Doping Science

Background:

  • Cannabis is a prohibited substance in sports, despite unproven performance-enhancing effects.
  • High prevalence of cannabis use among young athletes as a social drug.
  • Detection by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratories is frequent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current knowledge on cannabis in relation to sports.
  • To discuss the effects of cannabis on athletic performance and social use.
  • To highlight challenges in interpreting urine analysis results for cannabis.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on cannabis, exercise, and physiological effects.
  • Analysis of challenges in interpreting urine drug test results.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Examination of cannabis metabolite excretion patterns.

    • Main Results:

    • Cannabis has notable effects related to social use and potential athletic activities.
    • Protracted excretion time of the primary cannabis metabolite complicates urine sample analysis.
    • Difficulties arise in managing anti-doping cases due to interpretation issues.

    Conclusions:

    • Urgent need for sports authorities to address cannabis misuse by athletes.
    • Development of clearer guidelines for managing cannabis detection in sports is required.
    • Further research into cannabis effects and detection methods in athletes is warranted.