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Weed and Sex:
Does Weed Make Sex Better?
Keeping things spicy in the bedroom might have just made another friend: an actual honest-to-god herbal remedy. I am of course taking about none other than our good friend marijuana.
Marijuana and sex have been interlinked for some time now, with sexy bong girls being a category of erotic pictures in and of itself, and the general notion that mixing two good things together should logically produce an even better thing.
But what is the precise relationship with marijuana and sex?
Does it just enhance the sensations or does it increase sexual desire, time in the sack, or any other number of enhancements?
Research is not always cut and dry on the matter, but due to the highly personal nature of the topic I doubt there's a man with a clipboard following toking couples around and noting what he sees. If there is, his very presence wouldn't do much to get me in the mood, personally.
Does Marijuana Decrease Sex?
Alcohol's effect on the human sex drive & sexual function is well documented. While alcohol can reduce inhibitions and get two people into bed easier, alcohol induced erectile dysfunction (also known as Whiskey Dick) is more likely to occur the more an individual has drank.
Marijuana on the other hand has no physical link to making an erection harder to achieve or maintain. In fact, some studies cited show that 39 percent of men report lasting longer after smoking marijuana as opposed to how long they normally would last.
Other studies have shown that people who smoke cannabis on a daily basis tend to have 20% more sex during the course of a single year compared to non-smokers, whether this is due to smokers in general being more open and accepting compared to non-smokers is an object of contention in the scientific community.
There is some bad science saying that marijuana decreases testosterone to a noticeable degree, however any quantifiable decreases in testosterone connected to marijuana use are both temporary and well within normal healthy ranges.
Men who use marijuana are known to have a lower sperm count on average. The effect this has on sex is essentially nil, it should just be noted that couples trying to conceive should have the male abstain from marijuana to help increase the chances of conception.
By and large however, marijuana does not decrease the average frequency or amount of sex an individual is expected to have over the course of their lives.
Ways Marijuana Improves Sex
There's much more evidence supporting marijuana being positive to sexual activity as opposed to negative, with mentions of marijuana as a aphrodisiac dating back thousands of years and even being recognized as a cure for sexual dysfunction by the Indian alternative school of medicine known as Ayurveda.
A 1984 study suggests that marijuana increases sexual desire after consumption. Let alone the data from studies, there's mountains of anecdotal evidence evidence submitted by users of the herb that say that toking increases their sex drive in a noticeable way and makes them friskier and more in the mood.
The reasons for this are most likely multi-faceted and difficult to narrow down even if you commissioned a thousand studies on the matter, but one easily attributable effect of marijuana that can help make intimate times a bit more intimate is the tendency of marijuana to increase physical sensations. When your sense of touch is heightened, so are the pleasurable sensations that come from any sort of intimate contact. The state of euphoria produced by marijuana is very helpful to rev up the engine, so to speak. This increase in the pleasure felt by regular touching can easily put someone in the mood when they might not have considered it earlier, however I am suggesting this effect comes entirely from an individual's own mental perspective with sexual partners they already have, don't go around handing out joints thinking it'll make women want to be sexual with you.
The mental effects of marijuana have a positive effect on sexual function as well. The increased connection to emotion makes individuals feel more connected and you're more likely to lose yourself in the moment and lose track of time in your heightened state. One of the biggest mental walls marijuana can help break down is a feeling of anxiety or tenseness around sex. Toking can reduce performance anxiety as well as negative mental talk, melting down barriers that can bring sex to a screeching halt.
Marijuana is one of the few drugs that doesn't have a consistent effect on people across the board, so all of this should be taken with a grain of salt and a good framework of how marijuana works in the body. Depending on the strain as well as the dose administered, an individual might report some, all, or none of the effects listed above, but very few individuals report any negative outcomes with regards to cannabis and sex. The bottom line is you should start small and with strains that you know you tolerate well, if you get too high you might just fall asleep before you even get the chance to take your clothes off.
Parting Words
The relationship between marijuana and sex is a complex one, and any studies you read you should make sure to take note of how the study was conducted. A lot of studies on marijuana have a very low sample size (less than 100 people get surveyed in about 90% of the studies on marijuana and sex) and some have entirely flawed methods of collecting the data.
Smoking can be a very social experience, something that brings two individuals together in a meaningful way. This alone can help make two people feel more connected and make the sex better. It's always better to have sex with someone you care about and with whom you've bonded with than someone you're just going through the motions with for physical gratification. Don't use marijuana as a magic bullet cure for your sexual woes, but as a way to enhance something that's already working out for you.
Hope you get lucky.
About the Author Taylor
A marijuana enthusiast, vaporizer connoisseur, a frequent user of CBD and he's also the founder of iMarijuanit.com.