Iditarod Dogs Marijuana Mushers
Now even Iditarod dog racers (a.ka. mushers) will be subject to drug testing. Three-time champ Lance Mackey - a throat cancer survivor who smokes marijuana - appears to be the target of the new regs.
"It's a dog race, not a human race," he says about the 10-day, 1,100-mile Alaskan competition. "It isn't the reason I've won three years in a row."
Lance MackeyMackey, however, does admit that pot helps him stay awake and focused during the arduous trek.
"I think it's a little bit ridiculous," maintains Mackey, who lives near Fairbanks. "The Alaska lifestyle
you can do just about anything you want if you're not bothering anybody. You have a little more freedom in this state and smoking pot is kind of a common thing here in Alaska."
He believes that non-puffing rival mushers are behind the drug ban: "People are just jealous of what I've accomplished."
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