Sha’Carri Richardson wouldn't be able to compete in the Olympic 100-meter race.The 21-year-old sprinter tested positive for marijuana at the U.S.
Olympic Trials in June. On Friday, Richardson accepted a one-month ban, retroactive to June 28, for failing the test.Richardson, who was a front-runner for the gold medal, told NBC on Friday, «I want to take responsibility for my actions.
I know what I did. I know what I'm supposed to do and am allowed not to do, and I still made that decision. I'm not making an excuse.
I'm not looking for any empathy in my case.»Seth Rogen expressed his disagreement with the ban. «The notion that weed is a problematic 'drug' is rooted in racism.
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