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Olympian Who Failed Drug Test Blames Pot Brownies

Nick Delpopolo just finished competing in the 2012 Olympic judo competition. The American finished seventh overall, only to be disqualified a short while after for testing positive for marijuana.

But wait! According to Delpopolo, the positive test was not his fault.

USA judo’s Nick Delpopolo fails drug test, blames “inadvertent consumption of food that I did not realize had been baked with marijuana”

— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) August 6, 2012

A couple of things jump out at me here. First of all, that’s probably the worst excuse of all time. You didn’t know they were pot brownies? Do you just consume strange food without asking about it first? Like, you just waltzed in, picked up a brownie, and starting munching on it without asking any questions? Everyone else around the brownies in question was probably acting, you know, high. You’ve got to be a little more aware of your surroundings. I mean, the first question I ask when I see brownies is what kind of brownies they are. Gotta know if there’s nut or ganja in them—will greatly affect whether or not I opt for the glass of milk on the side.

The other thing which strikes me as very odd is I don’t know why a judo participant testing positive for marijuana warrants his or her expulsion from an event. Does marijuana give you a competitive advantage? Heck no; if anything, this dude was slower and had shittier reactions post-brownies. I know it’s an “illegal substance,” but if anything, he only put himself at a competitive disadvantage. Like, the only known pothead who still dominates in his or her field is Michael Phelps.

Via SB Nation

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