{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Joint Session: Diverse Voices in NYS Cannabis","title":"The Marijuana Mama Story - Cannabis, Motherhood, and Advocacy","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8d7bed1e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1900,"description":"In this episode of Joint Session, host Herb Barbot is joined by Parisa Mansouri-Rad—widely known as the Marijuana Mama—for a deeply personal conversation about cannabis, caregiving, advocacy, and leadership. Parisa shares how her journey into cannabis began as a mother searching for relief for her daughter, whose severe medical complications following spinal surgery led the family to medical cannabis after traditional pharmaceuticals failed. From there, the conversation explores how that experience turned into a public advocacy platform, the creation of Blunt Brunch as a space for women in cannabis to connect and support one another, and Parisa’s perspective on how the industry has evolved as legalization has expanded. She also reflects on the tension between medical and adult-use cannabis, the ongoing stigma around cannabis use—particularly for parents and patients—and what it will take to build a more compassionate, equitable, and patient-centered future for the industry.\nJoint Session: Diverse Voices in NYS Cannabis is produced by Herb Barbot, with executive production and marketing by Simlev Media.\nPlease contact us at herb.jointsession@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments, including topics to cover.\nFollow the show on Instagram at jointsession.pod, on BlueSky at @jointsessionpod.bsky.social and on LinkedIn at Joint Session Podcast. \nIf you enjoy the show, leave us a rating and review on your favorite podcast platform. It helps new listeners find the show.\n#ParisaMansouriRad #MarijuanaMama #NYCannabis","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tZaUON9dGENe4t6T0x73PtjJS1DgCQvVB-T-SdMIsSk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84Njk3/YmUyYzQ3YWE4OTJh/MTI3NDI3YWI2ZDJh/ODFiYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}