Weeks of planning and days of looking at the weather forecast worried it will rain later, the first event for Weed Mama- Ganja Yoga in the Garden was a success! Thank you Liv fromCannacentric BC for leading us in a relaxing and nurturing yin yoga session. Also big thank you to Vancity Rolls for providing the guests with your prerolls. I’ve had many enthusiastic requests to do this again, and I hope to next summer! …
Thinking of trying edibles? 5 things you need to know before eating that cannabis cookie
You’ve been doing your research and you know you don’t want to inhale cannabis so you’ve decided you’re going to try an edible. Here’s the problem, edibles are very potent and it’s easy to take too much but you won’t know if you’ve taken too much for a couple of hours and you’re looking at waiting several hours for it to wear off. Edibles are strong When you ingest THC, it’s metabolized in your liver …
The unsettled mom brain and how cannabis can help
When I was pregnant with my daughter I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety/panic disorder by Dr. Misry (I shit you not) who looked very bored and followed her quick diagnosis with a suggestion that I buy her book. I didn’t buy her book but I did do everything I could to manage my mental health. I saw a therapist and worked on managing my thoughts. But hoooboy when you have kids generalized anxiety just comes …
Weed Mama is (slowly) getting a facelift, find out what’s in store…
September is just around the corner, while those of you who are happy it’s almost summer and don’t want to be reminded of fall, thank you very much! I have a good reason, it’s when my son starts school full-time and I can finally put more hours into Weed Mama. I have big plans and big things going on behind the scenes. I’ll be doing an overhaul of the website, it’s time to update the …
Ladies, it’s time to embrace aging (with the help of cannabis!)
I’ll be the first one to admit getting old sucks the big, hairy, droopy flat ass. I look in the mirror now and watch as every year my youth fades and the old lady in me starts to emerge. My neck is looking like a twisted tube sock when I turn my head, my nipples just disappear when I lean forward. My hands are getting spots and creping skin is happening everywhere. I’ve got lines …
Ready to try cannabis? Read this beginner’s guide to getting elevated with THC
Have you been sitting on the fence about trying cannabis? Some people I know are interested but aren’t quite ready to take the leap to give cannabis a try. It can seem a bit overwhelming at first, what to do, how to try it. It’s really not that complicated and please don’t let it intimidate you! It may take some experimenting until you find the right strain, dose and method for you but once you …
3 ways cannabis can help you with anxiety and stress
Anxiety manifests itself in many ways for me, for example I tend towards foot in mouth syndrome. I frequently feel like crawling under a rock for some dumb thing I blurted out! However I’m also an open book. Because I’m so open it gives permission for others to be open with me as well. It’s how I know all moms struggle with anxiety and bouts of depression. We feel vulnerable because these small people are …
1:1 is the gift to stressed out, tired caregivers
Caregivers are stretched thin, the exhaustion seeps into your bones. It can cause depression, pain and heighten anxiety. However you need to be alert, you can’t take things that’ll make you drowsy or impair short-term memory. When most people think about using cannabis, they think about smoking a joint and getting high. However you can use cannabis with THC and not feel intoxicated, the best way is by microdosing a 1:1. What is a 1:1 …
You can bring your kids into a liquor store to buy a bottle of wine but not to a cannabis store to get your CBD
The hypocrisy around the laws for cannabis compared to alcohol is astounding. It’s comes down to fear from decades of reefer madness style propaganda. Let me give you this statistic to blow your mind on just how hypocritical these laws are: Deaths from Alcohol worldwide: 3 million Deaths from cannabis: 0 That’s right, there’s no lethal dose of cannabis. You literally can’t overdose and die from cannabis but you can from alcohol. People will then …
Weed Mama is to here to teach you how to use cannabis to feel better
Today I ran into a mom from my kids school, she told me about the really hard time she’s having. I could feel her exhaustion and sadness. I wanted to give her a hug and some cannabis. Flower Power Cannabis is an escape from the heavy emotions, it gives you a moment of lightness, buoyancy which, when you’re under intense stress, is therapeutic. It’s healing and necessary as stress can be dangerous to your health. …