How do you have the best sex with cannabis? Here’s what you need to know

Anisha Dhiman - thegrowthop.com Posted 5 years ago
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Cannabis and sex: Is weed the new love drug? Here is a guide to figuring out how to use cannabis to have better sex, how it impacts physical intimacy, how cannabis can help ease pain during intercourse, and everything else you need to know. 

 

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How do you have the best sex with cannabis?

Medically and recreationally, cannabis has potential benefits for both men and women. From easing pain during intercourse to spicing things up with a partner, experts offer input on how to introduce cannabis in the bedroom.

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Ultimate guide: Six ways to heat things up with cannabis

Now that going green is a go-to for many, here’s some expert advice and recommended products and strains, to let cannabis play cupid. “Pay attention to the way you feel, and even consider journaling your experience so you can track your interaction with different products,” advises Amy Wasserman, vice president of brand marketing and innovation for Canopy Growth.

The fascinating role cannabis plays in sex

Experts have some fascinating news about weed and our sex drives, and it’s not quite what we all expected. It’s all in a study titled “Masturbation to Orgasm Stimulates the Release of the Endocannabinoid 2-Arachidonoylglycerol in Humans.” The paper expresses a link between the orgasm state and the release of an endocannabinoid—chemicals produced by the human body—that looks and acts just like ones found in the marijuana plant.

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What cannabis is doing to your sex life, according to science

If the increasing availability of cannabis sex products are to be believed, weed is rapidly joining wine, oysters and chocolate in the realm of things that couples consume before they bone. For one thing, it’s making your sperm swim faster.

Cannabis before sex leads to better orgasms: study

A new study published in the medical journal Sexual Medicine has found that women who consume cannabis before gettin’ it on report better, more satisfying orgasms than those who abstain.

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The man who co-invented Viagra is now developing cannabis products so women can have better sex

Dr. Padma-Nathan was the lead principal investigator for Viagra and Cialis, two prominent FDA-approved sexual dysfunction drugs. Now, he has teamed up with Manna Molecular, a cannabis biotech firm, to oversee development of cannabinoid-based sexual health products. The company is known to make cannabis transdermal patches—transdermal patches are medicated adhesive placed on the skin to deliver a specific dose.

 

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