{"id":349747,"date":"2020-05-11T10:21:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T17:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=349747"},"modified":"2020-05-11T10:21:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T17:21:51","slug":"kelvin-gastelum-tests-positive-for-marijuana-receives-second-usada-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kelvin-gastelum-tests-positive-for-marijuana-receives-second-usada-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelvin Gastelum tests positive for marijuana, receives second USADA suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum has received a suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after testing positive for marijuana. This is the second time Gastelum has tested positive for the substance.<\/p>\n<p>The drug test in question was administered after Gastelum&#8217;s UFC 244 loss to Darren Till. Gastelum was originally handed a nine-month suspension for this failed test, retroactive to November 3, but that term was later reduced by four months.<\/p>\n<p>USADA announced the news in <a href=\"https:\/\/ufc.usada.org\/kelvin-gastelum-accepts-sanction-second-doping-violation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an official statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>USADA announced today that Kelvin Gastelum, of Huntington Beach, Calif., has accepted a nine-month sanction for his second violation of the UFC<sup>\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>Anti-Doping Policy (UFC APD) and received a five-month reduction to his sanction following the successful completion of a drug treatment program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gastelum, 28, tested positive for 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (Carboxy-THC) over the Decision Limit of 180 ng\/mL, a urinary metabolite of \u03949-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis, marijuana, and\/or hashish as the result of a sample collected in-competition at UFC 244 New York, New York on November 3, 2019. Cannabis, marijuana, and hashish are Specified Substances in the class of Cannabinoids and prohibited in-competition under the UFC Prohibited List.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, Cannabinoids are considered Substances of Abuse. If an athlete can establish that the Substance of Abuse was not used to enhance his or her performance in a bout, the athlete is eligible for a reduction to his or her period of ineligibility upon the full and satisfactory completion of an approved rehabilitation program. Gastelum also tested positive for Carboxy-THC in 2017 and accepted the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ufc.usada.org\/kelvin-gastelum-accepts-doping-sanction\/\">resulting sanction<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gastelum\u2019s nine-month period of ineligibility began on November 3, 2019, the date his positive sample was collected. Based on Gastelum\u2019s successful completion of a drug treatment program, his period of ineligibility was reduced by five months.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In addition, Gastelum\u2019s positive test falls under the jurisdiction of the New York State Athletic Commission, which is handling the case in accordance with its rules.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kelvin Gastelum first tested positive for marijuana in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/11\/2020.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum has received a suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after testing positive for marijuana. This is the second time Gastelum has tested positive for the substance. The drug test in question was administered after Gastelum&#8217;s UFC 244 loss to Darren Till. 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