The editorial is written by John Gleaves, California State University, Fullerton and Ask Vest Christiansen, Aarhus University. 
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We would like to take the chance to inform you that the deadline for abstract submission to the INHDR conference to be held in Aarhus, 15th and 16th August has been extended to April 1st.

In his commentary, McNamee suggests that "Cannabinoids should be retained on the Prohibited List; that its use may be thought of as doping; and that the Spirit of Sport criterion, though vague, is still a defensible criterion for the demarcation of “doping”".

The INHDR wish to give thanks to Asian Bioethics Review and its Editor Alastair Campbell for providing free access to this article

Over the last couple of months the INHDR have expanded its membership base. We would therefore like to take the opportunity to welcome:

• Susan Backhouse, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
• Christophe Brissonneau, Université Paris Descartes, France
• Jocelyn East, Sport Canada & Ottawa University, Canada
• Kathryn Henne, The Australian National University, Australia
• Benjamin Koh, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
• Yoshitaka Kondo, Chukyo University, Japan
• Marcel Reinold, University of Muenster, Germany
• Ian Ritchie, Brock University, Canada
• José Luis Pérez Triviño, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain