FILE PHOTO: Canada's Ross Rebagliati rides past a gate in the first run of the first Olympic snowboard giant slalom February 8 in Shiga Kogen, Japan. Rebagliati won the first ever Olympic snowboard giant slalom gold medal. - PBEAHULZMAV/File Photo
(Reuters) - With Canada about to legalise marijuana on Wednesday, the World Anti-Doping Agency should remove cannabis from its banned list of drugs, says Canadian Ross Rebagliati, whose Olympic snowboard gold medal was taken away after he tested positive for the drug then subsequently returned on a technicality.
WADA, which fights the use of drugs in sport, is based in Montreal where 12 marijuana shops are due to open on Wednesday. WADA continues to ban the recreational drug while Canadians are preparing to light up without fear of breaking the law.
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