Roho claims he has never seen, touched, or smoked Marijuana

Russian sumo wrestler Roho and his brother Hakurozan continue to deny the accuracy of the urine tests that found they had smoked marijuana, and Roho (seen in the above video clip) has gone so far as to claim that he’s never even seen or touched the stuff:

Both wrestlers denied smoking marijuana. “I have never used or even touched the stuff,” Roho told reporters. “I want another test to be conducted at a hospital I can trust.”

His younger brother said he was confident that further tests would clear his name. “I don’t mind of they investigate me or test me,” Hakurozan said. “I’m confident that I definitely won’t test positive.”

It turns out that the Sumo Association used a simple 30-minute test that is not as accurate as more detailed testing methods, so there’s still a chance that other tests could find them innocent.

However, one has to wonder why Roho would make a dubious statement such as this:

“I don’t have any acquaintances who use marijuana,” he said.

Roho introduced fellow Russian Wakanoho to the sumo scene in Japan. Roho and Wakanoho are both from the Russian republic of North Ossetia, and they have known each other for many years. Wakanoho has been arrested for possession and marijuana, and it has been reported he told police that he also smoked marijuana when he lived in Russia. The closeness of the three sumo wrestlers before and after they came to Japan makes it very hard for the public to trust Roho’s denials.