England forward Owen Trout served a one-month ban earlier this year after testing positive for cannabis. The 27-year-old, joining NRL side Sharks this off-season from Leigh Leopards, returned an adverse analytical finding for carboxy-THC after a Super League match against Wakefield on 20 March. UK Anti-Doping informed Trout of the results and a provisional suspension on 22 May; he admitted to having smoked a cannabis joint and consumed a cannabis gummy in the week leading up to the test.
He was formally charged on 20 July but the one-month ban was adjudged to have been fully served from 22 May to 21 June. Trout, who won his sole England cap against Australia last year, admitted the charge and completed an approved Substance of Abuse treatment programme.
Source: BBC Sport · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing