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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v XYZ
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – admitted violation – athlete is USA based professional basketballer who had not secured a contract for any team in 2010/11 season and did not expect would do so – athlete gave evidence used cannabis with friends at end of March when thought no prospect of competing – then unexpectedly got contract…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Joshua Poasa
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – 18 year old rugby league player smoked cannabis at party with older players after last club game of year – subsequently tested positive for cannabis at representative match – some mitigating factors – evidence suggested may be a culture of cannabis smoking in rugby league in Northland and may have been…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Bruce Kake
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – athlete tested positive after final of national Touch competition – admitted violation – left tournament to be with family when found out grandmother passed away – smoked cannabis that night for comfort purposes – although not intending to return to tournament, returned next day – Tribunal accepted cannabis not taken for…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Kavossy Franklin
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – basketball player testing positive at NBL game – athlete admitted violation but failed to participate in hearing – as cannabis is a specified substance an athlete can qualify or lesser penalty than 2 years’ suspension but has to: establish how the cannabis got in their system; establish that it was not…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Corey Webster
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – NZ basketball representative testing positive at NBL game – athlete admitted violation – Tribunal accepted evidence cannabis not taken for sports performance enhancing purposes but used with a friend in time of personal stress – relevant criterion under rules is athlete’s degree of fault – athlete, and his team, have taken…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Vince Whare
Overview: Anti-doping – third cannabis violation (reprimanded and fined in 2005 and suspended for 2 years in 2006) – first case before Tribunal of any third time doping violation – rugby league player tested positive for cannabis after representing province – Sports Anti-Doping Rules provide for a life time ban for third violation unless (in the…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Greig Dean
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – rugby league player tested positive for cannabis after representing province – provisionally suspended from 28 October 2009 – admitted violation – cannabis used in party to celebrate victory of club team – Tribunal considered athlete aware that cannabis was prohibited – his statement that at time of use he didn’t think…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v George Playle
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – athlete admitted violation – recreational use at party – Tribunal accepted corroborated evidence that cannabis use not intended to enhance sports performance – mitigating factors – athlete not originally selected for team and called up on short notice – athlete gave evidence that at time used cannabis he did not anticipate…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Aaron Neemia
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – second violation (see Softball NZ v Aaron Neemia, SDT 08/06, decision 7 April 2006 for decision relating to first violation) – law changed this year due to changes in WADA Code and Sports Anti-Doping Rules – Tribunal now has discretion of imposing suspension of between 1 to 4 years (instead of…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Steven Manson
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – recreational use at party – athlete admitted violation – Tribunal accepted corroborated evidence that cannabis use not intended to enhance sports performance – no mitigating factors – aggravating factors were that that he was an experienced athlete who knew he was taking prohibited substance and used it the night before tournament…
