A HOLLOWED OUT APPLE + A MATCH = A SLOW REACTION TO THE STARTER’S GUN: Recreational drugs such as marijuana and alcohol, as well as others that don’t enhance performance, should be removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of banned substances, the Dutch health secretary said during a conference this week.

By no coincidence, the conference took place in Amsterdam.

Secretary Clemence Ross issued a statement during a conference to review WADA’s World Anti-Doping Code: “WADA should focus all its powers on the core task, and spend its money and efforts that way. Combating soft drugs should be a task for the government.”

Or, in the case of Amsterdamian Rule in Norwayville, it should be encouraged.

Should Snoop Dogg suddenly decide he’s ready to compete in about a couple dozen events at the 2008 Olympics in Bejing, he might not just be blowing smoke.