Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Respondent after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Cannabis.
After notification the Respondent filed a statement in his defence and was heard for the Tribunal. Respondent admitted he had smoked Cannabis two to three weeks prior to the doping test and had no intention to enhance his sport performance.
The Tribunal accepts that Respondent did not smoke Cannabis for performance enhancing purposed. Because the Respondent has retired from competitive basketball, the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand decides to impose a suspension of 2 months from competing in any events and competitions conducted by or under the auspices of BBNZ.
ST 2007_15 Basketball New Zealand vs Clifton Bush Junior
Original document
Parameters
- Legal Source
- National Decisions
- Date
- 10 October 2007
- Arbitrator
- Cheatley, Ron
- Greenwood, Adrienne
- Paterson, Barry
- Original Source
- Sports Tribunal of New Zealand
- Country
- New Zealand
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- ADRV
- Adverse Analytical Finding / presence
- Legal Terms
- No intention to enhance performance
- Period of ineligibility
- Rules & regulations National Sports Organisations & National Anti-Doping Organisations
- WADA Code, Guidelines, Protocols, Rules & Regulations
- Sport/IFs
- Basketball (FIBA) - International Basketball Federation
- Other organisations
- Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ)
- Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ)
- Laboratories
- Sydney, Australia: Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory (ASDTL) - Sydney (AUS)
- Doping classes
- S8. Cannabinoids
- Substances
- Cannabis (THC)
- Various
- Out-of-competition use / Substances of Abuse
- Retirement
- Document type
- Pdf file
- Date generated
- 29 October 2013
- Date of last modification
- 12 September 2016
