It’s been a long journey from Nevada handing Nick Diaz a five year ban from competition in 2015 over a failed drug test for marijuana (his third offense in MMA related to the substance), to 2021 and the news that USADA is moving to stop punishing fighters for recreational drug use. The UFC’s drug testing partner put out a press release outlining their change in guidelines. A move that appears as though it’s intended to stop handing out fines and suspensions to fighters not just for marijuana related products, but for recreational drug use in general.
An updated version of the agency’s Anti-Doping policy states that (h/t CombatSportsLaw.