Marijuana Most Abused Drug in MMA
The California State Athletic Commission today released a very interesting report on drug violations for the past 6 months. Surprisingly with all of the attention surrounding steroid use, there were almost twice as many marijuana violations. Here’s the complete breakout released by the CSAC:
Breakdown of Violations by Sport:
Mixed Martial Arts -33
Boxing - 8
Kickboxing - 2
Violations by Drug
Marijuana - 24
Steroids - 13
Cocaine - 3
Methamphetamine - 3
Breakdown of Events Tested by Sport
Boxing - 56
Mixed Martial Arts - 36
Kickboxing - 8
Of note, one athlete purposely altered with tap water in test kit which was confirmed by the laboratory. And one athlete refused to take the test which is considered a violation.
