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Meet The Real Stoner Housewives Of Beverly Hills
We always figured that the housewives of Beverly Hills were zoned out all day on a cocktail of prescription painkillers leftover from their last nip or tuck, but some of them are coming out as salt-of-the-earth stoners.
The Marijuana Moms of Beverly Hills gave on-camera interviews about their love for the green, sticky stuff. In some ways, they sound like any other medical card-carrying member of the 99 percent. They toke up using bongs and joints, they march in pro-pot parades and they can talk your ear off about the subtle variations of each strain.
But this is still Beverly Hills: sometimes they invite over a private chef to cook a totally organic, cannabis-laced Italian meal.
And they predict that toking up will be very in this season. Cheryl Shuman, a 53-year-old mother of two, said "I like to think we are bringing some glamor and exclusivity to marijuana use."
They frame their smoking not only as a way to treat various medical ailments, but as mother's little helper. January Thomas, 37, the mother of a 2-year-old says, "Marijuana makes me a better and more creative parent. It puts me in the moment with Zeena and stops me worrying about everyday problems."
Shuman told The Daily Mail that using marijuana means "I'm calmer, I'm more rational, I'm not angry, I'm not stressed."
In other words, it sounds like these real housewives would be way too chill for reality TV.
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