Putnam suspended for positive drug test

Putnam suspended for positive drug test{mosimage}U.S. snowboarder Kiana Putman has accepted a 10-month suspension for testing positive for marijuana.

Putman, 24, of Anchorage, Alaska, tested positive for metabolites of cannabis at the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix on Jan. 9, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday.

Putman received credit for a provisional suspension she accepted and began serving Feb. 16. She could return to competition May 16 if she completes an anti-doping educational program, USADA officials said.

She was disqualified from the Jan. 9 event, forfeiting her 13th-place finish.

-The Associated Press