ThailandUltras wrote:
..and yet I have an event this weekend where I could live large for a day or so in a pain free,Tramadol induced haze and WADA would say that is okay. I don't understand their logic.
The logic is that there is no medical use for THC by mainstream medical science outside of treatment for two rare types of epilepsy. Otherwise medical use is "off label" as a general aid in pain relief or "relaxation."
Tramadol, on the other hand, is a commonly prescribed drug with specific uses.
WADA is much quicker to add substances to their list when they're not going to interfere with standard therapeutic medical treatments.
And for THC, I'm totally fine if it's taken off the list. I'm just describing the logic used.
Also Tramadol (along with codeine and hydrocodone) are on the Monitoring List. So they could be added to the list. And I know you're just dramatizing the debate, but I'd bet money no one at WADA would tell you that competing on Tramadol is "okay."