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500,000-Plus Sign Petition Calling For Olympics To Reinstate Sha’Carri After Testing Positive For Marijuana 

"The imposition of a penalty against a world-class Black, queer, woman athlete is powerfully and infuriatingly reminiscent of the way drug laws are regularly applied in the United States."

Amanda Prestigiacomo
500,000-Plus Sign Petition Calling For Olympics To Reinstate Sha’Carri After Testing Positive For Marijuana 
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U.S. women’s sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics last month, was suspended last week from the Olympic team after testing positive for THC, The Daily Wire reported.

Following the announcement, a petition from MoveOn asking for Richardson to be a participant in the Tokyo Olympics has garnered more than half a million signatures — 560,000 by Thursday morning.

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