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Shannon Chiarenza, a Vancouver mom of two, said she started to act as a guide for newcomers to legal cannabis, specifically mothers who are interested in ditching the merlot for the versatile plant.
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Chiarenza herself admitted that she oftentimes hid her cannabis use from other parents at her children91裸聊视频檚 school to avoid criticism or judgment.
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Ironically, it was motherhood that reintroduced Chiarenza to cannabis.
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After a six year hiatus, at the age of 41, Chiarenza decided to try vaping with her husband.
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As Canada enters a new age of legal cannabis, Chiarenza said the culture will hopefully move away from negative connotations for those looking to take part, especially for moms.
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Since launching her website, Chiarenza said she91裸聊视频檚 received both support and concern, including one person who asked her if she thinks it91裸聊视频檚 wise to be be doing this as a mother and questioning her responsibility.
91裸聊视频淭his is exactly why a lot of moms don91裸聊视频檛 talk about using cannabis, because people still have this old-fashioned ideas about what it is, and modern cannabis is so much more than that and there is a lot of good science coming out about it now. My goal is to educate people so moms don91裸聊视频檛 feel that anymore, they can feel like they91裸聊视频檙e a good mom and can also do cannabis to unwind.91裸聊视频�
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