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Phoenix61

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2. I carry a professional license that does not allow me to

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed Jul 7, 2021, 06:28 PM

Jul 2021

consume THC. It doesn’t matter that I could get a medical use card. That would put my license at risk so… I don’t use. It’s a choice. Sha’Carrie acknowledges it was a choice she made knowing what the consequences could be. That the US is not allowing her to run in the relay is appalling and seems downright petty.

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