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Softball New Zealand v Justin Karaitiana
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – Tribunal reviewed its earlier decisions and set out approach it will take in future cannabis cases – if athlete satisfies Tribunal that no intention to enhance sports performance, the likely penalty will be a reprimand and warning provided Tribunal also satisfied the cannabis use was unrelated to the sport, represented no…
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Softball New Zealand v Aaron Neemia
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – elite athlete – level of knowledge and experience – defendant had been NZ and Samoan representative – defendant admitted violation – attended stag party where people smoking cannabis – claimed positive drug test result may have been due to passive inhalation or he may actually have smoked cannabis himself at party…
