BBM Ep. 181: Dr. Genester Wilson-King, OB-GYN, answers questions on cannabis for pregnancy, menstruation, endometriosis & more!
Release Date: 05/04/2023
BBM Ep. 203: Do you stop smoking weed because you're mom? (Featuring Angie Stocker, Good Moms Bad Choices hosts Erica & Jamilah)
Blunt Blowin' Mama
The Cannamom Roundtable is back! Sitting at the table this time with Shonitria to talk about all things cannabis and motherhood: Angie Stocker aka Highly Angie along with the hosts of the "Good Moms Bad Choices" podcast Erica and Jamilah. The ladies share how they approached cannabis use during pregnancy and breastfeeding... reflecting on what we didn't know back then with what we do know now. We also get honest about how we really feel about the judgment we as cannamoms face from others, and how we deal with it. Plus, what do you do when your partner doesn't want to "let" you use cannabis...
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BBM Ep. 202: So, what is the cleanest & safest way to ingest weed? (Featuring Dr. Miyabe Shields, Ph.D.)
Blunt Blowin' Mama
Dr. Miyabe Shields, Ph.D., who prefers they/them pronouns, joins this episode of the Blunt Blowin' Mama podcast to get into the science behind our favorite plant: cannabis! Miyabe is a pharmaceutical scientist who specializes in the molecules in cannabis and the system in the brain and body that are activated by them. Some questions Miyabe answers (because the more we know!) in their conversation Shonitria: Why is it that some people don't get high after ingesting edibles? Does smoking weed harm our brains and "fry" our brain cells? In what ways can cannabis help neurodivergent people?...
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BBM Ep. 201: Here's how weed can be medicine for parents — especially moms! (Featuring Sahra, Founder of Isankofa Skin Care)
Blunt Blowin' Mama
Sahra is a mom who smokes weed and founded the popular Isankofa Skin Care, where she creates affordable small-batch skin care products with all-natural ingredients. She believes everyone deserves to access quality skin products without the hefty price tag. Sahra joins the Blunt Blowin' Mama podcast to discuss how cannabis helps her as a mom and business owner. She comes from a family where weed was normal, as her Rasta father was a regular cannabis consumer who sometimes would give her cannabis tea as a child for ailments. Her father normalized cannabis as medicine to her, and she takes the...
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BBM Ep. 200: Safe ways to smoke weed, CPS advice & pump don't dump!
Blunt Blowin' Mama
The episode of the Blunt Blowin' Mama podcast was sponsored by The Travel Agency dispensaries in New York City where you can find legal, diverse and high quality cannabis products for your every need. To celebrate 200 episodes of the podcast -- WOW, WHOOHOOOO thank you guys for continuing to support, listen, share and review the podcast!!! As an independent podcast ran by me and only me, it can be hard some days but I am glad I KEEP ON going. Thank you for continuing to listen, I'm forever grateful to your listenership :). Now, on this episode we're back with another Q&A episode where...
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BBM Ep. 199: Arana is the cannamom & boss behind NYC’s Travel Agency dispensary (420 Edition)
Blunt Blowin' Mama
This 420 episode of the Blunt Blowin' Mama podcast is sponsored by The Travel Agency -- Shonitria's fave legal NYC dispensary. Arana joins this episode to chat about what it's like being a cannamom working in the legal weed industry. Drop by The Travel Agency's newest location in Downtown Brooklyn and let 'em know Blunt Blowin' Mama sent you: Follow The Travel Agency on Instagram: Arana says she never felt the stigma on weed until she started working in the industry. She's the president and co-founder of The Travel Agency, a BIPOC-founded company that believes legal cannabis has...
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BBM Ep. 198: What to know about using cannabis during pregnancy (featuring registered nurses Kait Boettcher & Sandra Guynes) [REPLAY]
Blunt Blowin' Mama
Join Blunt Blowin’ Mama for a conversation on consuming cannabis during pregnancy! Many mamas wonder if they should or shouldn’t consume the plant while pregnant. Kait "cannanursekait" Boettcher and Sandra "The Kush Nurse" Guynes provide answers on this episode. The two mamas, registered nurses, and cannabis advocates share everything folks need to know about harm reductive cannabis consumption during pregnancy. We also talk about best ways to consume during each trimester, how they approached cannabis during pregnancy and postpartum, what research says, how to talk to your provider about...
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BBM Ep. 197: How to deal with judgment & shaming as a cannamom
Blunt Blowin' Mama
Being a mom who smokes weed is honestly something I am very proud of because I know I am a great mom and it's mostly because cannabis is part of my self-care routine. However, cannabis is still federally illegal and very misunderstood due to the lack of education on the plant. Most people still consider weed a drug and those who partake in it drug addicts. So imagine what these naysayers call moms who smoke weed? It's hardly kind. This episode of the Blunt Blowin' Mama podcast is sponsored by Cubiq. Cubiq offers high-quality microdosing psychedelic products such as gummies and capsules....
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BBM Ep. 196: Dr. Oga on everything moms need to know about weed & pregnancy [REPLAY]
Blunt Blowin' Mama
When it comes to mothers deciding whether or not to medicate with cannabis Dr. Oga Obie says, "Mother knows best." Blunt Blowin’ Mama sits down with the brilliant Dr. Obie to unpack the medicinal value of cannabis and dive into why education and intuition are always the right choice when it comes to a mother’s decision to consume plant medicine during pregnancy. So many of your frequently asked questions about cannabis use during and for pregnancy were answered during this incredibly informative episode. Buckle in while we dive deep into the value that self-inquiry and independent...
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BBM Ep. 195: Does weed use during pregnancy cause behavioral issues in kids? [REPLAY]
Blunt Blowin' Mama
On this week's episode of Blunt Blowin' Mama, we are running back a conversation where we analyze a study on cannabis use in pregnancy that was published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) on Nov. 15, 2021. This study claims that cannabis use in pregnancy causes higher levels of cortisol in the children born, resulting in more instances of anxiety, stress, and depression. Here's the study: Now, you know we tried to go straight to the source and we reached out to the study's author, Yasmin Hurd, but got no response. So we brought on...
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BBM Ep. 194: LIVE ask me ANYTHING about cannabis & motherhood
Blunt Blowin' Mama
This episode is for you, and I didn't hold back in this LIVE "Ask My Anything" conversation I had on Blunt Blowin' Mama's Instagram account. Listen, when I told y'all anything, you truly took it to heart and brought me questions on cannabis use during pregnancy, favorite products, and way more motherhood and cannabis questions. You just gotta tap in to see if I answered YOUR question -- should I do this again? I haven't done one of these episodes in years so maybe it's time to bring it back. Follow on Instagram: Follow on TikTok: Watch BBM Cannabis and Motherhood Workshops: Don't forget to...
info_outlineIt's May, and we are honoring mamas all month long on the Blunt Blowin' Mama podcast! If you have questions about cannabis use for motherhood or you just want an OB-GYN's thoughts on weed, this episode is for you. We are kicking off the month with a conversation about all the ways cannabis can help ladies be well from our menstrual cycle to pregnancy to menopause, we cover all the bases in this episode with Genester Wilson-King, MD, FACOG, who is a Board-Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist with over 20 years of clinical experience providing compassionate and research-driven care to patients. It's so important to have board-certified medical professionals to share their insights on using cannabis and how to approach other doctors about it. Dr. Wilson-King founded the Victory Rejuvenation Center (VRC), a private holistic and integrative wellness medicine practice that provides life-transforming management modalities and customized medicines to patients.
She is also the vice president of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, a non-profit that works to empower and educate healthcare providers on the use of cannabis medicine. As a member of the Special Advisory Board for ACHEM (Association for Cannabis Health Equity and Medicine), an organization focused on helping the BIPOC community in multiple areas of the cannabis movement. And finally, on the Board of Directors of Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR), the first and only national physicians’ association dedicated to the legalization and regulation of cannabis for adults. Plus, Dr. Wilson-King is a mom with adult children that she says still like coming around her which she says likely means she did a good job :).