Claressa Shields faces no further penalty over marijuana test error

Claressa Shields is no longer suspended and faces no further penalty by the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission after an investigation found a procedural error during collection of her oral fluid sample.

Just over a month after Shields was suspended from competing in Michigan due to a positive marijuana test, an investigation dissolved the suspension and closed the complaint.

According to an order filed by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Shields faces no disciplinary action following receipt of additional evidence that a procedural error occurred during collection of her oral fluid specimen.

According to a court order posted on X by Shields, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau finds that there is no longer an imminent threat to the integrity of the sport, the public interest or the welfare and safety of a contestant that requires emergency action.

Shields has vehemently refuted claims that she smokes marijuana and submitted evidence during a compliance conference that her conduct is not a threat to the integrity of the sport.

Shields was suspended from competing in Michigan for testing positive for marijuana after an oral fluid sample was taken after her bout against Danielle Perkins on Feb. 2.

Shields' promoter Dmitriy Salita said he was confident Shields would be cleared of wrongdoing once the investigation concluded.

Shields has been fully vindicated after these findings, proving the positive test result and suspension to be false.