ABSTRACT
This chapter argues to the contrary — that Cannabinoids should be retained on the Prohibited List; that its use may be thought of as doping; and that the Spirit of Sport criterion, though vague, is still a defensible criterion for the demarcation of "doping". It critically discusses the legitimacy of Cannabinoid inclusion in the light of contemporary literature on enhancement, and introduces the findings of a recent empirical investigation into anti-doping policy with a sample of international key actors in anti-doping policy. The chapter describes the definition of doping and the current state of policy flux in anti-doping, and sets out the extant and the proposed criteria for a method or substance to be considered doping (i.e., for inclusion on the Prohibited List). It reviews one bioethical critique of the Spirit of Sport criterion, and a recent challenge by an internationally recognised group of scholars and scientists working in the field of anti-doping to remove the criterion.
