{"id":3490,"date":"2020-02-10T05:55:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T13:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/?p=3490"},"modified":"2020-02-10T08:54:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:54:00","slug":"marijuana-moms-marijuana-for-relaxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/marijuana-moms-marijuana-for-relaxation\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana Moms: More Turning to Marijuana For Relaxation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The idea of a mom turning to a glass (or two) of wine at night to escape from the stress of parenting is one that\u2019s been seen repeatedly. Today, some \u201cmarijuana moms\u201d are replacing that glass of wine with a bong, edible or good old-fashioned joint.<\/p>\n

As a sign of the times, \u201cGood Morning, America\u201d proclaimed<\/a> \u201cweed moms are the new wine moms\u201d last year. They partly based that proclamation on an interview with Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, a primary care pediatrician and assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University.<\/p>\n

She told them that as legalization has spread<\/a>, she is seeing an increased use of recreational and medical marijuana by parents \u201cto cope with the stress of parenting and daily life. I’m hearing from more and more adults who use these products to ‘take the edge off,’ relax or ease pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s good news for cannabis curious moms who don\u2019t particularly like alcohol and find the idea of becoming a marijuana mom intriguing. But they may find that not everyone has let go of the marijuana stigma.<\/p>\n

South Florida Moms Advocate For \u201cPot Smoking Moms\u201d<\/h2>\n

In Miami – not exactly known for its conservative ways or traditional lifestyles –\u00a0 a new podcast has emerged that seeks to \u201cdestigmatize marijuana use.\u201d It\u2019s called \u201cPot Smoking Moms.\u201d The three marijuana moms – called MJ, Cap’n J, and Sunny D – all profess to love both motherhood and relaxing with cannabis. They know that other Moms have faced criticism for using cannabis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are three South Florida mommies who want to take a break, and we are taking breaks together,\u201d says Sunny D on a recent podcast<\/a>. She goes on to say that the trio \u201cjust want to destigmatize it. That doesn\u2019t make us bad people. That probably makes us better people.\u201d<\/p>\n

They say the podcast is especially for Moms who \u201cfeel bad or hide about being pot-smoking moms,\u201d according to MJ.<\/p>\n

The show is entertaining as the three casually chat about whatever is happening in their lives, including their own rules around using marijuana and parenting, alcohol vs. cannabis<\/a>, marijuana stories in the news and how cannabis has made them better parents. Bonus: they are sometimes funny, and you will pick up some Spanish.<\/p>\n

They are three college friends from Hialeah, according to a profile in Miami New Times<\/a>. They go by their podcast names because they could lose their jobs in Florida for admitting to marijuana use – they don\u2019t partake at work, but they wouldn\u2019t pass a drug test.<\/p>\n

Cannabis Stigma Called \u201cUnfair\u201d<\/h2>\n

The Toronto Star recently ran an opinion piece<\/a> that questioned why \u201cwine o\u2019clock\u201d is acceptable but there is still a stigma in some quarters about marijuana. \u201cIt\u2019s time for us to get off our high horses about parents who like to unwind with a little cannabis,\u201d the article stated.<\/p>\n

According to the Star, the issue is big enough that marijuana moms in Canada banded together to form the Facebook group Canadian 420 Moms<\/a>, which now has more than 2,700 members. They support each other in using marijuana for relaxation, often in place of alcohol.<\/p>\n

Riley Parratt, a co-founder of the group, told the Star that more moms accept alcohol because \u201calcohol is so socially intertwined with being out and being social that no one really bats an eye.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tamron Hall also recently discussed the marijuana mom issue on television, interviewing moms who use cannabis. Some said that it went beyond relaxation, with one woman telling Hall<\/a> that she uses cannabis instead of painkillers. But, she said, some family and friends were more upset about her using cannabis than they were about her taking painkillers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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