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Marijuana ban for pro gamers during contests under new drugs policy

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 08/13/2015 - 06:22

Professional gamers competing in events run by eSports body ESL are now banned from using marijuana during competitions, under the organisation’s new anti-doping policy.

ESL announced plans in July to introduce the policy, promising that it would be “fair, feasible and conclusive while also respecting the privacy of players”. Now it has published details of its plans.

In a post on Reddit, ESL’s head of communications Anna Rozwandowicz said that the body will match the list of prohibited substances compiled by German agency Nationale Anti-Doping Agentur (Nada) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

Players will be tested during competitions, with ESL opting for saliva-based tests for performance-enhancing drugs, rather than the PED skin tests that it was planning to use for tournaments, starting with its ESL One Cologne event this month.

“Upon further investigation and consultation with the authorities, we came to the conclusion that saliva...

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