MOSCOW, July 5, Andrei Simonenko. Zenit St. Petersburg defender Dmitry Kulagin was suspended for three months for the use of cannabinoids, said Galina Kovrova, a public relations specialist for the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). the presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in a sample taken from an athlete) and clause 4.2 (use or attempted use by an athlete of a prohibited substance or a prohibited method) of the All-Russian Anti-Doping Rules. The period of disqualification of the 30-year-old player begins on June 24, 2022, with the account of the served period of provisional suspension. According to Kovrova, a prohibited substance carboxy — THC (a metabolite of tetrahydrocannabinol, S8) was found in a sample of Kulagin's doping test. The list of prohibited drugs S8 includes substances that cause addiction — tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), including cannabis (hashish and marijuana) and cannabis products, natural and synthetic tetrahydrocannabinols, synthetic cannabinoids that mimic the effects of THC. According to RUSADA, disqualification for the use of illegal drugs by athletes substance carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol in the competitive period is from two years. Also, in case of a positive test for narcotic substances, RUSADA is obliged to transfer information to law enforcement agencies.
