Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running8 Sep 2021

Sha'Carri Richardson Isn't the Only Elite Getting High: The Performance Advantages of Cannabis with Josiah Hesse

Sha'Carri Richardson thought she was going to the Olympic this summer after winning the 100m sprint. But when she tested positive for THC after the race, she was disqualified.

Like Richardson, several elite athletes have made headlines recently, while the use of marajuana has pretty much been an open secret among the best of the best.

But why? What is the science behind this controversial plant? What researchers are starting to learn is that the natural runner's high that we feel when we go for a run is directly related to the one you get from THC and NOT from endorphins like so many believe.

Now there's a whole lot more to this topic than getting stoned and going for a run, I promise you, and today I'm going to talk to the investigative journalist who literally wrote the book on it.

Josiah Hesse's work has been featured in publications including Vice, The Guardian, Politico, and Esquire. In his new book, RUNNER'S HIGH, Josiah takes us on a journey through the secret world of athletes who experience astounding, cannabis-inspired physical and mental transformations. He explores the groundbreaking science of the runner's high, the economics of the $20 billion CBD market, and the fundamental racism and inequalities in the enforcement of marijuana prohibition.

Regardless of what you feel personally or politically about marijuana, and how it relates to running, this is a stereotype-busting deep dive into a fascinating topic and I hope you'll join me for the trip.

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