Smoking cannabis has made me 'a better mother,' says Karine Cyr. The mother of two leads a group of like-minded Canadian women challenging norms and rejecting stigmas around parenting and pot since Ottawa legalized its recreational use last October.
1 / 4Canada's health ministry warns parents against consuming cannabis because of the risks of second-hand smoke and being incapable of minding a child, but pot-smoking mothers are challenging those beliefsCanada's health ministry warns parents against consuming cannabis because of the risks of second-hand smoke and being incapable of minding a child, but pot-smoking mothers are challenging those beliefs Montreal - Smoking cannabis has made me"a better mother," says Karine Cyr.
"People are not informed. They still think that when we use cannabis, we sit in front of our television eating pizza like teenagers," Cyr says. The group includes"entrepreneurs, psychologists, models, photographers ... they are women from all walks of life," said"ganja yoga" instructor Cynthia Petrin, herself a member.Sitting in her living room, the smell of marijuana lingering, Jordana Zabitsky, in her 30s, said she started"Mother Mary" in a bid to push back against"mommy shaming."
Canada's health ministry warns parents against consuming cannabis because of the risks of second-hand smoke, while warning it also"may reduce a person's ability to pay attention , make decisions or react to emergencies." According to the government statistical agency, 12 percent of Canadian women have used cannabis, compared to 19 percent of the total Canadian population.
For women, said Zabitsky, who admitted to consuming"micro-doses" during her first pregnancy and daily when she was pregnant with her second child,"the top question is, 'Can I use cannabis during pregnancy?'"
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