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Runner’s High

“THC allows me to break away and really enjoy running for what I got into it for, which is just to be outside, to be in the mountains, and all that more cliché, hippie stuff; but it’s real.” – Avery Collins, Ultrarunner

Whether it’s national sports leagues like the BIG3 allowing players to use the substance or the large variety of CBD-based supplements for athletes, the cannabis plant is slowly sinking its roots into the world of sports. Colorado resident and ultrarunner Avery Collins is leading the charge, bringing cannabis into the running community. But Collins isn’t just your everyday jogger. He runs 100-mile races, and even hailed him as “among the fastest in the world.” All the while, he regularly incorporates cannabis (both

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