USADA announced today that Jordan Oliver, of Jersey City, N.J., an athlete in the sport of wrestling, has accepted a two-year suspension for his second anti-doping rule violation. Oliver’s first violation was announced in 2018, when he received a one-year suspension after testing positive for amphetamine.
Oliver, 32, tested positive for 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (Carboxy-THC), a urinary metabolite of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis, marijuana, and hashish, above the urinary Decision Limit of 180 ng/mL, as the result of a sample collected in competition at the World Team Trials Challenge Event on May 22, 2022. Cannabis, marijuana, and hashish are Specified Substances in the class of Cannabinoids and are prohibited in competition under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policies, and the United World Wrestling Anti-Doping Rules, all of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.
Oliver’s two-year period of ineligibility is the minimum allowed under the rules for a second violation involving the use of cannabinoids during competition. His period of ineligibility began on July 12, 2022, the date of his provisional suspension. In addition, Oliver has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained on and subsequent to May 22, 2022, the date his positive sample was collected, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
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