I wasn’t even looking for this. Just another late-night internet crawl, half-drunk on exhaustion and my usual cocktail of frustration and curiosity, when the algorithm coughed up a headline so absurd, I nearly choked on my coffee: “Cannabis and Orgasms: The Link Between Weed and Better Sex.”
Now, this isn’t my first rodeo with the topic. I’ve written about cannabis and its strange dance with society before—how it went from demonized narcotic to wellness darling in the span of a generation. And yes, I’ve even tackled the connection between weed and sex before. But somehow, the topic never gets old. So, like any self-respecting journalist with a penchant for the ridiculous, I clicked.
Women’s Health UK, a reputable-enough publication, lays it all out: Cannabis, they claim, can supercharge orgasms, intensify pleasure, and generally turn the bedroom into something out of a psychedelic fever dream. They’ve got experts, they’ve got studies, and they’ve got testimonials from blissed-out users singing weed’s praises as the ultimate aphrodisiac. It’s the kind of article that sounds half like scientific revelation and half like a stoned Reddit thread.
And sure, the science makes some sense—THC does all sorts of weird and wonderful things to the nervous system, including lowering inhibition and increasing blood flow, which are both pretty key ingredients in the recipe for a good time. But let’s not pretend this is new information. Humans have been getting high and getting off for centuries. The only difference now is we’ve got clinical trials and magazine articles to make it all sound professional.
But here’s the real question: Is cannabis actually making sex better, or is it just making it feel better? There’s a distinction. And before you scoff—consider alcohol. Booze has been the OG social lubricant since the dawn of civilization, but it doesn’t necessarily enhance sex; it just makes you care less about the details. Is weed doing the same thing, but with a splash of sensory overload?
I’ve tackled this subject before—writing about cannabis’s curious grip on our culture and its so-called medicinal miracles—but the intersection of weed and orgasms feels like uncharted territory, or at least a road less traveled. I suppose the only real way to find out would be a hands-on experiment, but for the sake of journalistic integrity (and avoiding a call from HR), I’ll leave that to the willing participants. All I know is this: Whether it’s weed, whiskey, or just a particularly enthusiastic playlist, people will always look for ways to make sex better. And if lighting up a joint before getting down to business does the trick, who am I to argue?
Just remember to hydrate. And maybe don’t try explaining the science of it mid-act.
Keep it weird,
