How to Do the Pot

304. Can Cannabis Make Exercise Easier?


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Can cannabis actually make exercise easier? In this episode, host Ellen Scanlon is joined by journalist Hilary Achauer, who explored that very question in The New York Times. What she found challenges stereotypes and reveals how cannabis can lower barriers to movement — especially for women.

Hilary shares stories of women who discovered that cannabis helped them ease chronic pain, quiet anxiety, and even reframe exercise from punishment into joy. 

Read “Can Weed Improve a Workout” by Hilary Achauer

In this episode:

  • Why cannabis consumers may actually be more active than the general population.

  • How cannabis can help women move through pain and anxiety.

  • The connection between cannabis, body image, and exercise recovery.

  • The surprising science behind the “runner’s high” and your endocannabinoid system.


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