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AOC blames RACISM for Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic sprint ban after failed marijuana test and says anti-cannabis laws are an ‘instrument of colonial policy’

Sprinter Richardson has been banned for 30 days after failing a marijuana test, and will miss out on the 100-meter dash at the Tokyo Games.

AOC hit out at Olympic organizers for their decision on Friday, also slammed the International Swimming Federation for rejecting the use of Soul Cap, a brand of swimming caps designed for athletes with natural black hair, at the Olympics.

‘The criminalization and banning of cannabis is an instrument of racist and colonial policy,’ Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Friday.

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