Facts
Cycling Ireland has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete IS-1534 (the Athlete) after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance cannabis in a concentration above the WADA threshold.
History
The Athlete admitted that he had used “a pipe load” of cannabis in the company of his friends, in the social setting of his friend’s home. The Athlete is a very occasional cannabis user, who would typically smoke cannabis two to three times per year.
Decision
The Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ISADDP) rules that:
1. The Athlete committed a breach of Article 2.1 of the Irish Anti-Doping Rules. However, his breach was inadvertent and it was not intended to, nor did it, provide him with an unfair advantage.
2. Having already served a period of ineligibility of seven weeks, the respondent is free to recover his Cycling Ireland membership card, and to recommence competition, with immediate effect.
3. All other prayers for relief are dismissed.
