said in a statement.On Thursday, as reports swirled about her possible marijuana use, Richardson put out a tweet that said, simply: "I am human." On Friday, she went on TV and said she smoked marijuana as a way of coping with the loss of her mother, who died the week before the Olympic trials."I was definitely triggered and blinded by emotions, blinded by badness, and hurting, and hiding hurt," she said on "Today." "I know I can't hide myself, so in some type of way, I was trying to hide my pain."Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates winning the Women's 100 Meter final on day 2 of the 2020 U.S.