article_snippet.sent: A few years ago, when I told my mother I was investigating the topic for a documentary, I was met with a long pause.
article_snippet.sent: my mother whispered in a half questioning, half disapproving tone.
article_snippet.sent: my mother could barely even say the word and my mother response filled me with self-doubt.
article_snippet.sent: Even as a grown man, mom can still make my cheeks turn red and shatter my confidence with a single word.
article_snippet.sent: But just last week my mother suddenly stopped mid-conversation and said, "I am proud of you on the whole marijuana thing.
article_snippet.sent: Instead, my mother added, "You probably helped a lot of people who were suffering.