Spencer Gaines

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Spencer Gaines is a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force.[1]

In 1997 he failed a urine test which showed the residue of cannabis.[2][3] Gaines, a bodybuilder, used the successful defense was that the urine test was triggered by the use of a dietary supplement that contained hemp oil. Gaines is notable because his successful defense helped change the US military's drug-testing procedures.

Gaines was defended by Charles Gittins, an officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, who defends many American service members in his civilian practice.[4]

References

  1. Scarborough Rowan (December 31, 1997). "Health drink challenges military drug-testing program". Washington Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56772210.html. Retrieved 2007-08-11. 
  2. Todd Dalotto (1999). The Hemp Cookbook: From Seed to Shining Seed. Inner Traditions * Bear & Company. p. 146. ISBN 9780892817870. http://books.google.ca/books?id=awBRU4530SoC&pg=PA146&lpg=PA146&dq=%22Spencer+Gaines%22+sergeant+OR+cannabis+OR+hemp&source=bl&ots=czUdtImjeS&sig=R_BXJY0aLnxUQvkrbumQzHJu85s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=myyFUNjoCMXYyAGg5oGwDg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Spencer%20Gaines%22%20sergeant%20OR%20cannabis%20OR%20hemp&f=false. Retrieved 2012-10-23. "In December 1997 Air Force Master Sergeant Spencer Gaines was acquitted in a court-martial after showing that his consumption of hempseed oil caused him to test positive. Five months later a jury overturned the court-martial of Lance Corporal Kevin Boyd, who had been accused of smoking marijuana." 
  3. Kevin B. Zeese (1996). Drug testing legal manual and practice aids. Clark Boardman Callaghan. http://books.google.ca/books?id=ogNDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Spencer+Gaines%22+sergeant+OR+cannabis+OR+hemp&dq=%22Spencer+Gaines%22+sergeant+OR+cannabis+OR+hemp&source=bl&ots=4Y4enUMC_v&sig=eIHiV2zNWuEyQgxaVUnXKjbP-B4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=myyFUNjoCMXYyAGg5oGwDg&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ. Retrieved 2012-10-23. 
  4. "Officials Involved In Workplace Drug Testing Get A Chilling Reminder Of The Hazards Of False Readings". The Marijuana News. January 26, 1998. http://www.marijuananews.com/marijuananews/cowan/officials_involved_in_workplace_.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-11. 

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