Pubdate: Sat, 05 Dec 1998
Date: 05/12/1998
Source: Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)
Author: Chris Buors

Another "send the right message to kids" from people who have every
right to ban performance enhancing drugs to elimnate cheating. They
have  no buisness choosing which social drugs to ban. I wonder if the
IOC will hire agents to follow olympic athletes and see if they use
alcohol and disqualify those who do to "send the right message",
because as we all know alcohol is by far a worse social drug and we
must hold our athletes to a higher standard.

The only difference this policy will make is to discourage young
people who happen to enjoy marijuana instead of alcohol from
participating in sports in which they excel. Do you want the best of
the best like Microsoft and George Soros or the best of whomever is
leftover like CN Rail, TD Bank and other Drug Testers.

Chris Buors