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Throughout history, people across the globe utilized cannabis in sexual contexts. Ancient Egyptians rubbed a mixture of honey and weed on women’s vulvas in order to ease birthing and menstrual pain. They also recorded that hemp seeds could help make men more fertile.
The Romans also enjoyed mixing psychoactive herbs and sex, though they saw cannabis overconsumption as a hindrance to male sexual potency.
In India, cannabis was a staple of religious practices since 2000 BCE. The rise of the Tantric religious movement influenced Hinduism and Buddhism and perpetuated the sacred significance of burning cannabis. Rather than seeing weed as a potential aphrodisiac, those participating in tantric ceremonies used weed to transcend to a divine plain of consciousness. The high was believed to connect partners with each other and the oneness of mind, body and spirit. Cannabis remained a fixture of tantrism, often mixed with yoga and purported to help maintain stamina during sexual rituals.
Archaeologists found hemp seed in the graves of Viking priestesses dedicated to the Norse love goddess Freya. Researchers believe that Vikings held erotic love ceremonies in hemp fields to honor Freya, speculating that these people believed cannabis to have love-generating powers.
European’s used cannabis to relieve jaundice and cure low libido though —similar to the Romans — they believed excess consumption induced male sterility. Cannabis was a staple in herbalist shops until 1484 when Pope Vincent VII banned cannabis and began the Spanish Inquisition.
For thousands of years, people paired cannabis and sex together, with mixed conclusions on whether it hurts or helps. With the help of today’s medical understanding, let’s take a look at the physiological effects of cannabis and how it can influence sexual intimacy.
Benefits of Having Sex on Cannabis
There is a reason sex and cannabis remain linked across culture and history. The endocannabinoid system plays a part in sexual motivation. This could point to why some people report feeling especially sexual while consuming cannabis. Smoking a joint with your partner or alone while in a sensual frame of mind can help enhance sensations of touch as well as take people out of their anxious minds and into their bodies.
Cannabis contains about 160 cannabinoids — active compounds like THC or CBD that interact with endocannabinoid receptors within the body. The endocannabinoid system is one of the largest and most important systems involved in maintaining homeostasis in the body. This is because endocannabinoids — cannabinoid compounds produced within the body — and their receptors exist in the nervous system, immune system and almost all organs. Endocannabinoids like anandamide are essential to perceiving pleasure. Anandamide is sometimes referred to as the bliss molecule and is often linked with states of flow like a runner’s high, practicing yoga or during sex.
When people consume cannabis the cannabinoids bind to the endocannabinoid receptors and produce the “high” feeling. Different cannabinoids produce different effects: for example, THC produces psychoactive responses.
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The endocannabinoid system plays a crucial role in pleasure, perception of time, memory, motor control and feelings of fear or anxiety. For better or worse, these are all crucial variables involved in a physical sexual encounter.
Cannabis can increase sensations leading people to report more intense orgasms during sexual explorations involving weed.
Anecdotally, cannabis can help partners feel more connected. Sometimes the stress of daily life can make it challenging to shift into a mood fit for sexual exploration. Cannabis can help bring partners out of their separate headspaces and into a metaphysical union. The benefits of having sex on cannabis inspire more and more people to try it out themselves.
Pick the Right Strain of Weed for Stoned Sex
Certain strains of marijuana are more likely to cater to sex than others. Some tend to put you in a more cerebral mood; others are designed to enhance physical sensations. Users typically gravitate toward sativa products because they can help increase sensitivity, lift mood, and intensify orgasm. However everyone responds differently to different cannabinoids, so what works for one person might not work for another.
