'There
has been a lot said about the aphrodisiac effect of weed. For some
reason, scientists dislike to admit that there is such a thing as as
aphrodisiac, so most pharmacologists say there is "no evidence to
support the popular idea that weed possesses aphrodisiac properties." I
can say definitely that weed is an aphrodisiac and that sex is more
enjoyable under the influence of weed than without it. Anyone who has
used good weed will verify this statement.'
- Junky, William S
Burroughs, 1977, originally published in 1953
'While researchers are still trying to tease out the precise
relationship between cannabis and sex, a growing body of evidence
indicates the connection itself is very real. The latest study, which
asked women who use marijuana about their sexual experiences, found that
more frequent cannabis use was associated with heightened arousal,
stronger orgasms and greater sexual satisfaction in general.
“Our results demonstrate that increasing frequency of cannabis use is associated with improved sexual function and is associated with increased satisfaction, orgasm, and sexual desire,” says the new study, published last week in the journal Sexual Medicine.'
“Our results demonstrate that increasing frequency of cannabis use is associated with improved sexual function and is associated with increased satisfaction, orgasm, and sexual desire,” says the new study, published last week in the journal Sexual Medicine.'
- Marijuana Moment
'The Fuolornis Fire Dragons were revered throughout the lands of Brequinda in the Foth of Avalars for their savage beauty, their noble ways and their habit of biting people who didn't revere them.
Why was this?
The answer was simple.
Sex.
There is, for some unfathomed reason, something almost unbearably sexy about have huge fire-breathing magical dragons flying low about the sky on moonlit nights which were already dangerously on the sweet and fragrant side.'
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Complete Trilogy of Five, Douglas Adams
Why was this?
The answer was simple.
Sex.
There is, for some unfathomed reason, something almost unbearably sexy about have huge fire-breathing magical dragons flying low about the sky on moonlit nights which were already dangerously on the sweet and fragrant side.'
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Complete Trilogy of Five, Douglas Adams
'482. As a result of several experiments on pupils at the Medical
College, Calcutta, O'Shaughnessy observes: "The result of several trials
was that in as small doses as 1/4 of a grain the pulse was increased in
fulness and frequency; the surface of the body glowed; the appetite
became extraordinary; vivid ideas crowded the brain; unusual loquacity
occurred; and, with scarcely any exception, great aphrodisia was
experienced." Lauder Brunton states: "Its chief effect is on the brain,
and is of a twofold nature; it excites a form of delirium and
hallucinations, usually followed by deep sleep. Small doses give rise to
delirium with hallucinations generally of a gay character causing much
merriment, accompanied by a great inclination to muscular movement. The
nature of the hallucinations depends greatly on the character of the
individual, and people seem to be able to determine their nature as in
the case of opium. The dreams produced by Indian hemp in inhabitants of
Eastern countries are usually of a sexual character'
- Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1895
Sex is not pleasurable for everyone all the time. There are times when the moods of the two partners are not in sync. There are times when the actual act of sex is painful due to inadequate lubrication or rushing in without sufficient foreplay. There are other times when one person reaches a premature climax. One of the key problems of modern life is the inability of both partners (assuming that there are only two people involved) to find intimate time together due to different daily schedules, stress at work, hormonal imbalances, lack of sleep and general fatigue.
There is a huge industry out there that aims at improving sex between couples. It involves everything from creams, pills, toys to pornographic material, smells, tastes, sex coaches, you name it. This is because if there is one pleasure that nearly the whole world indulges in, it is sex. If it becomes unpleasant or does not happen, then not only will people be unhappy and dissatisfied, the probability of procreation and raising families also reduces.
One of the key findings in a recent study was that cannabis helps couples get in the mood for sex. It was found that if one or both partners were using cannabis, the probability of a sexual encounter between them greatly increased over the next hour or so. A well known fact is that cannabis heightens the senses and this includes taste, touch and smell. It also helps a person to become relaxed, reduces pain, depression, and anxiety, all of which go a significant way in putting both partners at ease and increasing the probability and pleasure of sexual experience. Sex is ultimately a mind thing. It has been found that cannabis users lead more active lifestyle than non-users. When all this starts falling in place, things like erections and lubrication kick in, resulting in an overall pleasurable experience so that at the end, or at times in between as well, it may not be that difficult to achieve an orgasm. But then, its not the kill, its the thrill of the chase that matters.
Having said this, it is also important to note that the role of cannabis in sex may be more that of a stimulant, a relaxant, a pain reliever and a reliever of fatigue. It's main contribution to sex may be in the sense that it clears away the distractions making sex a wholesome and enjoyable experience, helping people focus and concentrate on the subject at hand. Interestingly, these characteristics of cannabis to help keep one's mind and body on sex also seems to enable one to keep one's mind off sex when required. It has been widely reported that ascetics use cannabis to stave off their desire for sex and help them concentrate on meditation and spirituality. Basically cannabis is a great aid to be in the here and now.
So the key benefit of cannabis seems to be to help us achieve our goals once we have decided what we want to do - have sex or abstain. It may also help the unsure come to a clear decision as to whether to go for it, or call it off rather than remain in perpetual limbo. This state of confusion seems to be most widely prevalent in the world today, given our inabilities to focus on the moment and arrive at a decision as we increasingly display symptoms of attention deficiency disorders as a result of the information avalanche that we routinely bury ourselves under. The result of this confusion is, among other things, thinking about sex when we have other things to do, and thinking about other things when we have sex to do. This confusion may explain a lot of our perpetual obsession with sex through pornography, toys and other aids, as well as our erectile dysfunctions and headaches when we need to actually get it up or get down to it. The resulting damage to our minds, bodies, environment and to the vulnerable is there for all to see.
It may also be the case that in the initial stages of cannabis usage by a novice, he or she experiences the aphrodisiac effects of the plant the most. Further usage, and on a regular basis, diminishes this urge to associate cannabis with sex, bringing about more self-control as professed by the ascetics. This may be much like the taste for food that is initially greatly enhanced in the beginner who starts using cannabis, resulting in the munchies, which finally tapers off into the ability to self-control one's urge for food and stave off hunger, as one progresses to regular and frequent usage of cannabis as once again evidenced by the ascetics. It may be the same principle of feeling the effects of cannabis locally initially and as one gets used to it and recognizes its wider effects, leading to a more self-controlled and focused existence. These subjects were dealt with in some detail by the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission of 1895.
The Report Of The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1893-94, has the following information is to be found reflecting this dual usage of cannabis with regard to sex - '466. The use of the drug in cases of impotency is, no doubt, based on its supposed aphrodisiac effects. The experiments of Prof. Wood indicate that the drug does not possess any aphrodisiac power; and Lauder Brunton remarks ("Text-book of Pharmacy, Therapeutics, and Pharmacology"): "Cannabis indica has been regarded as an aphrodisiac, but the trials of it made in this country seem to show that it does not, itself at least, have any such action, and merely induces a condition of partial delirium in which Easterns may possibly have visions of a sexual nature, and indeed they try to give a sexual direction to the mental disturbance which the Cannabis produces by mixing with it musk, ambergris, or cantharides." O'Shaughnessy, on the other hand, speaks of the drug acting on the "generative apparatus," and in experiments, which he tried on some of his pupils, he states that, "with scarcely any exception, great aphrodisia was experienced" from administration of the extract. Physiologically the active principle of hemp drugs has, so far as is known, no aphrodisiac power whatever; and, as a matter of fact, they are used by ascetics in this country with the ostensible object of destroying sexual appetite. But taken as a stimulant to assist in the execution of a specific purpose, its indirect effect is perfectly intelligible. Like alcohol it gives strength and free course to the predominant desires of the animal nature. This effect will be considered more fully later. Meanwhile it is enough to say that the alleged aphrodisiac action seems to be merely the indirect effect of the drug as a stimulant. This effect explains the use of these drugs in the houses of prostitutes, regarding which there is a good deal of evidence, just as alcohol in one form or another is used in similar houses in Europe.'
There is a huge industry out there that aims at improving sex between couples. It involves everything from creams, pills, toys to pornographic material, smells, tastes, sex coaches, you name it. This is because if there is one pleasure that nearly the whole world indulges in, it is sex. If it becomes unpleasant or does not happen, then not only will people be unhappy and dissatisfied, the probability of procreation and raising families also reduces.
One of the key findings in a recent study was that cannabis helps couples get in the mood for sex. It was found that if one or both partners were using cannabis, the probability of a sexual encounter between them greatly increased over the next hour or so. A well known fact is that cannabis heightens the senses and this includes taste, touch and smell. It also helps a person to become relaxed, reduces pain, depression, and anxiety, all of which go a significant way in putting both partners at ease and increasing the probability and pleasure of sexual experience. Sex is ultimately a mind thing. It has been found that cannabis users lead more active lifestyle than non-users. When all this starts falling in place, things like erections and lubrication kick in, resulting in an overall pleasurable experience so that at the end, or at times in between as well, it may not be that difficult to achieve an orgasm. But then, its not the kill, its the thrill of the chase that matters.
Having said this, it is also important to note that the role of cannabis in sex may be more that of a stimulant, a relaxant, a pain reliever and a reliever of fatigue. It's main contribution to sex may be in the sense that it clears away the distractions making sex a wholesome and enjoyable experience, helping people focus and concentrate on the subject at hand. Interestingly, these characteristics of cannabis to help keep one's mind and body on sex also seems to enable one to keep one's mind off sex when required. It has been widely reported that ascetics use cannabis to stave off their desire for sex and help them concentrate on meditation and spirituality. Basically cannabis is a great aid to be in the here and now.
So the key benefit of cannabis seems to be to help us achieve our goals once we have decided what we want to do - have sex or abstain. It may also help the unsure come to a clear decision as to whether to go for it, or call it off rather than remain in perpetual limbo. This state of confusion seems to be most widely prevalent in the world today, given our inabilities to focus on the moment and arrive at a decision as we increasingly display symptoms of attention deficiency disorders as a result of the information avalanche that we routinely bury ourselves under. The result of this confusion is, among other things, thinking about sex when we have other things to do, and thinking about other things when we have sex to do. This confusion may explain a lot of our perpetual obsession with sex through pornography, toys and other aids, as well as our erectile dysfunctions and headaches when we need to actually get it up or get down to it. The resulting damage to our minds, bodies, environment and to the vulnerable is there for all to see.
It may also be the case that in the initial stages of cannabis usage by a novice, he or she experiences the aphrodisiac effects of the plant the most. Further usage, and on a regular basis, diminishes this urge to associate cannabis with sex, bringing about more self-control as professed by the ascetics. This may be much like the taste for food that is initially greatly enhanced in the beginner who starts using cannabis, resulting in the munchies, which finally tapers off into the ability to self-control one's urge for food and stave off hunger, as one progresses to regular and frequent usage of cannabis as once again evidenced by the ascetics. It may be the same principle of feeling the effects of cannabis locally initially and as one gets used to it and recognizes its wider effects, leading to a more self-controlled and focused existence. These subjects were dealt with in some detail by the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission of 1895.
The Report Of The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1893-94, has the following information is to be found reflecting this dual usage of cannabis with regard to sex - '466. The use of the drug in cases of impotency is, no doubt, based on its supposed aphrodisiac effects. The experiments of Prof. Wood indicate that the drug does not possess any aphrodisiac power; and Lauder Brunton remarks ("Text-book of Pharmacy, Therapeutics, and Pharmacology"): "Cannabis indica has been regarded as an aphrodisiac, but the trials of it made in this country seem to show that it does not, itself at least, have any such action, and merely induces a condition of partial delirium in which Easterns may possibly have visions of a sexual nature, and indeed they try to give a sexual direction to the mental disturbance which the Cannabis produces by mixing with it musk, ambergris, or cantharides." O'Shaughnessy, on the other hand, speaks of the drug acting on the "generative apparatus," and in experiments, which he tried on some of his pupils, he states that, "with scarcely any exception, great aphrodisia was experienced" from administration of the extract. Physiologically the active principle of hemp drugs has, so far as is known, no aphrodisiac power whatever; and, as a matter of fact, they are used by ascetics in this country with the ostensible object of destroying sexual appetite. But taken as a stimulant to assist in the execution of a specific purpose, its indirect effect is perfectly intelligible. Like alcohol it gives strength and free course to the predominant desires of the animal nature. This effect will be considered more fully later. Meanwhile it is enough to say that the alleged aphrodisiac action seems to be merely the indirect effect of the drug as a stimulant. This effect explains the use of these drugs in the houses of prostitutes, regarding which there is a good deal of evidence, just as alcohol in one form or another is used in similar houses in Europe.'
In the evidence of witnesses as a part of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission's study and report of 1895-95, we see the importance of cannabis as an aphrodisiac, its use in the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea and syphilis, as well as its use in the treatment of early stages of impotency, low sperm count, diseases of the reproductive organs, etc. We see in the usage of cannabis by sex workers in 19th century India that relief from pain and fatigue, as well as the usage of cannabis to prevent sexually transmitted diseases were among the primary reasons why this section of society used cannabis, for which they were maligned by patriarchal class and caste based sections of society and the usage of cannabis by sex workers was turned into a propaganda weapon to project both cannabis and sex workers in a bad light. Even though many argued that cannabis does not possess aphrodisiacal properties, the significant evidence from various witnesses contradicts this stand. Even today the controversy rages on as to whether cannabis is an aphrodisiac or not, despite increasing scientific findings that more and more people, especially women, enjoy more pleasurable sex and orgasms through the use of cannabis for sex. Mr. F. H. Barrow, Magistrate and Collector of Bankura, says, 'All parts of the plants, the roots, the stem, the large leaves, the flowering tops and resin are all either alone, or mixed with other things, largely used for various diseases —gonorrhœa, ...hydrocele and swelled tubes.. It is also used as a powerful aphrodisiac, whether alone or in conjunction with other medicines in the form of madana modaka, or in that of majum, which is a much neater preparation.' Mr. C. R. Marindin, Magistrate and Collector of Shahabad, says, 'According to native materia medica the medicinal properties of bhang are:— (i) laxative, (ii) diuretic, (iii) hypnotic, (iv) aphrodisiac, (v) refrigerent, and (vi) anodyne.' Mr. G. E. Manisty, Magistrate and Collector of Saran, says, 'moderate doses of both of them stimulate virile power.' Mr. C. A. S. Bedford, Deputy Commissioner of Manbhum, says, 'Kabirajes use the drug (Bejaya bhang) for sleeplessness, loss of appetite, indigestion, chronic diarrhœa, dyspepsia and also for the purpose of exciting the passions.' Rai Nandakisore Das, Bahadur, District Officer of Angul, Cuttack, says, 'Bhang is considered a tonic and aphrodisiac.' Mr. W. Maxwell, Sub-Divisional Officer, Jhenidah, District Jessore, says, 'ganja is used for impotency.' Babu Pran Kumar Das, Deputy Magistrate and Deputy Collector and Personal Assistant to the Commissioner of Burdwan, says, 'Ganja is smoked for gonorrhœa, asthma, and hydrocele.' Babu Bhairab Nath Palit, Deputy Magistrate and Deputy Collector, Birbhum, says, 'Siddhi is used in preparation of some native Ayurvedic medicines, viz., kameswar madak, madanda ras, etc., in cases of impotence, sexual debility and the like.' Babu Abhilas Chandra Mukerjee, Brahmin, Deputy Magistrate and Deputy Collector, on deputation as 2nd Inspector of Excise, Bengal, says, 'Ganja and bhang are prescribed on account of their medicinal properties by native doctors in ...gonorrhœa (second stage)... ...Numerous confections of bhang; such as kamesvara modaka, madana modaka, balyasakrasana modaka, etc., are described in Sanskrit medical works. These, as their names imply, are considered aphrodisiac, and are used in chronic bowel complaints and nervous debility. Most of them are prepared with equal parts of a number of supposed tonic and aphrodisiac substances in small quantities, and bhang equal in weight to all the other ingredients, together with sugar, honey, and the usual aromatics.' Assistant Surgeon Soorjee Narain Singh, Kayasth, Bankipur, says, 'Siddhi is used in the treatment of diarrhœa, dyspepsia, gonorrhœa and seminal debility, also as a diuretic. Externally its powder is applied to fresh wounds and sores to cause granulation.' Mohes Chunder Ghose, G.M.C.B., Kayasth, Medical Practitioner, Ramnagar, 24-Parganas, says, 'Hemp is used in the treatment of gonorrhœa, tetanus, and other allied affections.' Tara Nath Bal, Kayasth, Medical Practitioner, Mymensingh, says, 'If the native doctors are meant for kabirajes, I know that they use bhang for medicinal purposes in cases of chronic diarrhœa and as an aphrodisiac in the form of kameshar batika, but I am not aware that they ever use charas or ganja medicinally.' Luckhmy Narain Naik, Mahanyak, Medical Practitioner, Cuttack, says, 'The native physicians generally use siddhi and hemp, etc., for medicinal purposes, simply for the evil desires. The medicine is called madak, which is used by those rajas and zamindars who are addicted to pleasing thoughts and desires.' Durga Nath Chakravarti, Brahmin, in charge of Tangail Dispensary, Mymensingh, says, 'Yes; bhang is generally used to check diarrhœa and dyspepsia, to produce sleep, and is said to be aphrodisiac by the native physicians.' Ram Chander Goopta, Kabiraj, Barisal, Backergunge District, says, '(From Bhab Prokash) Bhang is pungent and increases appetite, cures leprosy, restorer of vigour and intellect, curer of phlegm, possesses properties of bettering the general health, is received for human benefit, equivalent to nectar of ancient time produced by the churning of the ocean with Mount Mandara, giver of victory, and is favourite of Indra, the King of gods, destroyer of fear, giver of pleasure, and generator of carnal appetites. (From Rajaballava.) Though these qualities are written in Sastra, bhang produces good effects when used according to the instructions of the experienced physician conversant with the principles of Sastra; otherwise not. Consequently I think that bhang has digestive power as it increases appetite, and it relieves fatigue as it gives pleasure when taken.' Raja Peary Mohun Mukerji, C.S.I., Zamindar, Uttarpara, Hughli, says, 'all the three drugs [bhang, ganja, charas] are used as valuable aphrodisiacs.' Maharaja Bahadoor Sir Joteendra Mohun Tagore, K.C.S.I., Calcutta, says, 'It is largely used in the preparations of the medicines administered by the Kabirajes (native physicians) and is considered both as an appetiser and aphrodisiac.' Babu Jagat Kishor Acharjea Chaudhuri, Brahmin, Zamindar, Muktagacha, District Mymensingh, says, 'I know that native kabirajes make some sort of aphrodisiac medicine, rather confections, in which ganja is one of the ingredients.' Revd. W. B. Phillips, Missionary, London Missionary Society, Calcutta, says, 'The moderate use has an aphrodisiacal effect, which must be very harmful.' Babu Beprodas Banerjee, Brahman, Pleader, Newspaper Editor, and Chairman, Baraset Municipality, says, 'It is often used as aphrodisiac (kameshwar madak). As such it is superior to arsenic, strychnine, and even many preparations of iron.' Rai Bahadur Raj Kumar Sarvadhikari, Secretary, British Indian Association, Calcutta, says, 'all the three drugs [bhang, ganja, charas] are used as valuable aphrodisiacs.' Mr. A. F. M. Abdur Rahman, Honorary Secretary, Muhammadon Literary Society, Calcutta, says, 'Charas is considerably used in yunani or hakimi medicines for aphrodisiacs.' Babu Mahendra Nath Roy, of Santa, Jessore, says, 'The characteristic of the intoxication it produces seems to be exaggeration of all perceptions and conceptions (aphrodisiac) and tendency to catalepsy. It is one of the great remedies to gonorrhœa.' Surgeon-Major H. C. Banerji, Civil Surgeon, Sylhet, says, 'Kabirajes use ganja as a sedative and a stringent in chronic diarrhœa; and as a sexual stimulant in the early stages of impotency.' Trimbak Rao Sathe, Extra Assistant Commissioner, and Diwan of the Sonepur State, says, 'Several kinds of sweetmeat containing ganja are prepared by native doctors and prescribed as a tonic to weak persons or for sustaining the power for sexual desire. Some of them are named here: (1) Stri darp gaj kesari módak; (2) Brahat kámeshwar módak, or (3) Máhámadan módak, (4) Rati wallabha módak; (5) Apar kamágni sandípan módak. ..The " módaks" referred to are made up by hakims. The five named by me are given to promote sexual desire. They are prepared from ganja flower and leaves together.' Syed Mohamed Husain, Extra Assistant Commissioner; Diwan, Khairagarh State, says, 'The following are the virtues of hemp drugs according to the Arabic Materia Medica :— They are aphrodisiac, cause internal swellings, produce temporary sexual appetite.' Muhammad Habibulla, 1st grade Hospital Assistant, Seoni, says, 'Ganja is generally used by native quacks as an electuary or confection for aphrodisiac effects in impotency, spermatorrhœa, ...It is also used in two forms of pharmacopæic preparations, viz., tincture cannabis and extract cannabis for antispasmodic, anodyne, hypnotic, aphrodisiac and utromoter properties in several forms of diseases in dispensaries.' Mir Zamin Ali, Pensioned Hospital Assistant, Jabalpur, says, 'Bhang is prescribed by Hindu native doctors (i.e., baids) in stricture, chronic gonorrhoea, and heart diseases.' Mr. J. Thomson, Collector of Chingleput, says, 'Yes, ganja is prescribed as a nervine tonic, as a stimulant for sexual enjoyment, as an astringent, as a means of securing digestion or creating good appetite, and, in short, it is held as a means of rendering the constitution proof against all diseases and for securing longevity. ... It is a powerful aphrodisiac.' Mr. R. E. Grimley, Acting Head Assistant Collector, North Arcot, says, 'Ganja is used in a medicine, called yakoti, for producing sexual appetite. It is eaten. Cannot be bought at the bazar. Hindus call it "Madanakameswara Leghyam."' M. Seshachala NAidu, Baliya, Pensioned Tahsildar, Vellore, says, 'Many native doctors prescribe purnathy to create appetite or strengthen the semen.' Surgeon-Major W. G. King, Acting Sanitary Commissioner, Madras, says, 'Native doctors prescribe it largely as an aphrodisiac, and slightly as an anodyne.' Surgeon-Major Chatterjie, Medical Officer in charge 13th Madras Infantry, Cannanore, says, 'but ganja in some shape or other is prescribed by native hakims for its aphrodisiac effects. ..Majum, as I have said before, is often used by many well-to-do people in Upper India as medicine (aphrodisiac)'. Surgeon-Major H. A. F. Nailer, Acting District Surgeon, Tanjore, says, 'It is largely used, I believe, as an aphrodisiac by hakims.' Surgeon-Major John Lancaster, District Surgeon, North Arcot, says, 'As an aphrodisiac it is largely used, but its after-effects are bad, leading to impotence.' Surgeon-Major W. F. Thomas, Acting District Medical and Sanitary Officer, Chingleput, says, 'It is a powerful aphrodisiac.' Apothecary K. Vasudeva Rau, Brahmin, Adirampatnam, Tanjore District, says, 'Many native doctors use the drug along with others as an aphrodisiac.' Apothecary N. H. Daniel, In charge Police Hospital, Koraput, Vizagapatam District, says, 'A general term in the form of confection (Mathanakamiswaram) and aphrodisiac.' Apothecary Muhammad Asadulla, Ellore, Godavary District, says, 'It is used in these parts as a confection for its aphrodisiac properties by Mussalman native doctors.' K. Jagannadham Naidu, Medical Officer, Parlakimedi, Ganjam District, says, 'Ganja is used by certain native doctors on account of its medicinal qualities. They think that it increases virile powers and checks dysentery.' Assistant Surgeon Saldhana, Salem, says, 'None of the drugs used by itself medicinally ; but native physicians are said to prepare a kind of 'halva,' of which ganja forms one of many ingredients, and use it medicinally, one action attributed to it being that of aphrodisiac.' Hospital Assistant T. Ranganaya Kulu Naidoo, Rajahmundry, Godavari District, says, 'As an aphrodisiac men of bad morals, 1 per mille. I refer this to both moderate habitual and moderate occasional, except (d) when taken occasionally ; otherwise it loses the aphrodisiac effect.' Hospital Assistant M. Iyaswamy Pillay, Saint Thomas' Mount, Madras, says, 'There are no particular class of native doctors that receive systematic education at a school of medicine in these days, but quacks and others, who, in consequence of these drugs possessing tonic, stimulant, anodyne, and aphrodisiac properties, prescribe ganja invariably in combination with other medicines.' Hospital Assistant Chinny Sreenivasa Rau, Prapanna Komity, L. F. Hospital, Bobbili Vizagapatam District, says, '(d) Aphrodisiac. Brahmins use for (a) and (d) ; Muhammadans for (d), and other classes for (b) and (d).' Hospital Assistant P. Narrainswamy Telega, Parvatipur Vizagapatam District, says, 'Ganja is used in the practice of native doctors in the form of pills mixed with spices and sugar and usually called "laham." It is administered in cases of dysentery and diarrhœa and and as an aphrodisiac.' Hospital Assistant I. Parthasarathy Chetty, Penukonda, Anantapur District, says, 'Madanakamasvari — Ganja in powder - 5 parts; Salep - 8; Nutmeg in powder - 3; Cardamum - 1; Cloves - 1; Saffron - 1; Mastich - 2; Almond - 2; Horse radish, seeds of - 2; Grapes - 8; Tender cocoanut - 140; Sugar - 70. Made into lahyum. Dose. — From fifteen to thirty grains. Uses. — This is a very popular preparation, used as aphrodisiac in genital nervous debility.' P. S. Mootoosamy Modelliar, Retired Native Surgeon, Tanjore, says, 'A preparation from hemp seeds is made by hakims which is non-intoxicant and given as an aphrodisiac.' I. Ponnusawmi Pillai, Private Practitioner, Pothawar, Salem, District, says, 'it is used by the native doctors for the following diseases :—Diarrhoea, looseness of bowels, cholera, gonorrhœa, and other diseases.' Nalum Bhimarauz Vysyia, Merchant, Berhampore, Ganjam District, says, 'Ganja is also prescribed as an ingredient to the medicine called aphrodisiac.' Mr. F. S. P. Lely, Collector of Surat, says, 'They are prescribed by native doctors for venereal diseases, etc.' Mr. F. T. V. Austin, District Superintendent of Police, Surat, says, 'I am unable to say whether any of these drugs are habitually prescribed by native doctors, but bhang is supposed to possess valuable medicinal properties, and to be useful in cases of gonorrhœa and remittent fever.' Mr. T. G. Foard, Superintendent of Police, Cambay, says, 'It is also used to check the flow of seminal fluid in cases of spermatorrhœa. It is used by native quacks as an aphrodisiac. It is also used by quacks to prolong the period of sexual intercourse, and it is also applied externally to the genital organs in case of impotence.' Surgeon-Major H. W. B. Boyd, Superintendent, Colaba Lunatic Asylum, Bombay, says, 'to check gonorthœal discharges.' Rao Bahadur Thakordas Kikabhai, Bania, Assistant Surgeon, Wadhwan Civil Station, Kathiawar, says, 'for strengthening sexual organs... Bhang is also used for reducing tin to the form of oxide, which goes by the name of "vang." This is used in gonorrhœa, &c., by native vaids.' Ismail Jan Mohomed, Khoja, Physician, Bombay, says, 'Bhang is used by native doctors to give appetite, also in diarrhœa and gonorrhœa, also as a fumigation in curing piles.' Keshowram Haridat, Chcepooria, Audesh Brahmin, Native Doctor (Vaidya), Render, Surat and Bombay, says, 'Bhang is prescribed in venereal diseases and for passing urine, and in dysentery.' Mr. Purbhuram Jeewanram, Nagar Brahmin, Native Doctor (Vaidya), Bombay, says, 'Rajnighanta says that it increases sexual desires and brings pleasure in sexual intercourse. ...Sodal says that it increases appetite, helps digestion, checks diarrhœa, induces sleep, and increases sexual desires ; it destroys cough.' Desaibhai Kalidas, Brahmin (Khedaval), Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor, Kaira, says, 'The strength and staying-power imparted for sexual purposes by bhang when used as a drink is also wellknown.' Rao Bahadur Huchrao Achut Harihar, Deshast Brahmin, Pleader, District Court, Belgaum, says, 'It is, as a smoke, also used to remove or relieve syphilitic bone pains.' Mr. R. Giles, Collector, Shikarpur, says, 'Bhang is used by native doctors in the treatment of many complaints. Thus in a diluted form it is used to cure costiveness of the bowels, and also in cases of temporary stricture, dysentery, coughs, colds, and venereal diseases. For external application it is said to be mixed with butter and applied to boils, piles, ear-ache, and sore-throats. In cases of asthma the stalks are broken up with the flower of the dhatura and smoked. It is also used as an aphrodisiac.' Mr. C. E. S. Stafford Steele, Officiating Deputy Commissioner, Thar and Parkar District, says, 'It is prescribed for diarrhœa and gonorrhœa and as a diuretic.' Rao Bahadru Lakshman Matthraji, Police Inspector, Hyderabad, Sind, says, 'Physicians prescribed old bhang in gonorrhœa, for free urine, and it proves beneficial.' Surgeon-Major W. A. Corkery, Civil Surgeon, Sukkur, says, 'as an aphrodisiac.' Assistant Surgeon G. M. Dixon, Medical Officer and Superintendent, Nara Jail, says, 'Subzi is largely used by native tabibs and hakims for medicinal purposes as an anodyne soporific, astringent and for gonorrhœa and gleet and in many uterine affections.' Assistant Surgeon J. E. Bocarro, Lecturer, Medical School, Hyderabad (Sind), says, 'In a very dilute form (a quarter tola in 10 seers, or even 20 seers of water), with or without the addition of nitrate of potassium, it acts as a good diuretic, and is made use of in acute and chronic gonorrhœa. Administered for this purpose it not only dilutes the urine, but also, to some extent allays the burning pain during micturition.' Assistant Surgeon Mulchand Gangaram, in charge Larkana Dispensary, says, 'Bhang is used internally by native doctors in dysentry and gonorrhoea.' Shaik Ali, First Class Hospital Assistant, Jacobabad, says, 'Yes, hakims do prescribe it for its medicinal properties and prepare a sweetmeat called majum, which is used for aphrodisiac purposes.' Dr. S. M. Kaka, Medical Officer of Health, Karachi, says, 'Weak bhang is given internally in gonorrhœa. It is also prescribed, mixed with curds, in dysentery. Bhang and a pill containing ganja and black pepper are also given to prolong coitus.' Rev. A. E. Ball, Missionary, Church Missionary Society, Karachi, says, 'I gather that bhang is recommended in cases of venereal disease.' Mahomed Laik, Mukhtarkar of Hyderabad, says, 'Bhang is often prescribed in syphilis and in piles.' Pesumal Narumal, Farmer and Merchant, Hyderabad, says, 'Old bhang is used by persons suffering from syphilis.' C. Sham Rao, Attachè to the Resident at Hyderabad, now at Pusad, Basim District, says, 'Native doctors prescribe it for medicinal purposes, chiefly for persons suffering from venereal disease.' S. Baijnath, Medical Officer, Mady Hospital, Badnera, says, 'Moderate use does good in commencing impotency.' Surgeon-Major S. H. Dantra, Civil Surgeon, Mandalay, says, 'In small doses it has been prescribed as an aphrodisiac, but in large doses it has been used in combination with dhatura as well as by itself, by jogis and ascetics as an anaphrodisiac.'
On the subject of the use of cannabis by sex workers, it is not only to get into the mood that it was used for. Cannabis enabled a sex worker to overcome fatigue, just like it helped any other person from the working classes. It also was key to staving off sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea.
It is said that the sexual drive of women tapers with age, whereas a man maintains his sexual drive throughout his life. The onset of menopause brings along with significant changes in a woman's body resulting in a diminished sexual drive. It is interesting to note that until the 19th century, when cannabis was completely legal in India, women took to cannabis consumption in their late-thirties and early-forties, as against men who typically started around the early twenties. This phenomenon can be seen again in places where cannabis is being legalized today, with older women using cannabis for a variety of reasons, including enhancing their sexual pleasure. The versatility of cannabis, regarding the numerous ways in which it can be administered, adds greatly to its popularity as an aphrodisiac. MJBizDaily reports that - 'Topicals are a sliver of the overall
cannabis market, but around
Valentine’s Day, when many couples try to spice up their sex lives, the
product category rides Cupid’s arrow to higher sales. Edibles and
beverages enjoy increased sales, too, according to Seattle-based data
analytics firm Headset. Sales
of topicals around the 2020 Valentine’s Day holiday – including massage
oils, bath salts and lube products – were up more than 20% over the
previous four-week period, according to Headset.'
Regarding the use of alcohol as an aphrodisiac that reduces one's inhibitions, there is the other side of the story that also must be considered. Alcohol is known to cause impotency. More worrisome than this is the fact that alcohol has been found to be the number one contributing factor for domestic violence. Then there is the use of opium as aphrodisiac. It is said that the sex workers in 19th century India feared opium consuming customers because they would take a long time to climax, resulting in pain and discomfort for the sex worker, besides the loss of potential earnings from other customers. An apt summing up of how these various competing aphrodisiacs line up against each other would be the proverb quoted in the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Report of 1895, by Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel A. Crombie, M.D., Surgeon Superintendent, General
Hospital, Calcutta. He says - "A Bengali metrical proverb, published by Dr. Morison, of Rajshahi,
is to the following effect:— The ganja-smoker cherishes his wife. The
opium-eater's wife is a widow. The drunkard is a Brahmini bull (i.e.,
brutal and uncontrollable)". Cocaine is another famed aphrodisiac because of its stimulant properties. In fact the popularity of many synthetic illegal drugs today is due to the perception that they are very effective aphrodisiacs. The damaging effects that they have on the brain and physiology are scarcely taken into consideration when they are used for this purpose, quite often in excess.
As if the use of illegal synthetic drugs as aphrodisiacs was not bad enough, there is a thriving illegal global
wildlife trade in whale ambrien, rhino horns, snake meat and tiger
penises. These animals, many of whom are listed on global endangered
lists, are slaughtered so as to apparently make some people's penises
stand or delay their ejaculation, though how much this is scientifically
proven is anybody's guess. Most often these so-called aphrodisiacs are
sold to ignorant persons who believe the myths and pay large sums of
money to procure them at any cost. The number of quacks who operate in
the field of enhancement of sexual pleasure and the treatment of
sexually transmitted diseases, and the number of dangerous synthetic pharmaceutical drugs that are prescribed for these, forms an area of study by itself.
So yes, I say legalize cannabis for recreational purposes
worldwide, so that people everywhere can access it, and have great sex
with their partners. Believe me, a large part of the world's problems in
all spheres - financial, religious, military, business, criminal, etc. , -
could quickly disappear if the maximum number of persons in the world
enjoyed pleasurable and satisfactory sex. A natural herb like cannabis, grown in everyone's garden, will go a long way in reducing the synthetic petrochemical based products of the sex industry, the illegal trafficking of wildlife, as well as the dangerous synthetic pharmaceutical drugs that are sold in the name of better sex. It will also eliminate the numerous quacks who go round prescribing all kinds of dangerous treatments as a way to improve one's sex life. Overall, it should increase one's creativity to approach sex, using a wonderful natural herb like cannabis, since sex, like cannabis, is a natural thing.
Related articles
The following list of articles taken from various media speak about the above subject. Words in italics are the thoughts of yours truly at the time of reading the article.A new scientific review of academic research on cannabis and human sexuality concludes that while the relationship between marijuana and sex is a complicated one, use of cannabis is generally associated with more frequent sexual activity as well as increased sexual desire and enjoyment.
The article, published this week in the journal Psychopharmacology, also suggests that lower doses of marijuana may actually be best suited for sexual satisfaction, while higher doses could in fact lead to decreases in desire and performance. And it suggests the effects may differ based on a person’s gender.
“Reports suggest that cannabis has the potential to enhance sexual pleasure, reduce inhibitions, alleviate anxiety and shame, and promote intimacy and connection with sexual partners,” wrote the five-author research team from The Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. “Furthermore, it has been associated with increased pleasure during masturbation and enhanced sensory experiences during sexual encounters. These observations indicate that cannabis may have notable effects on sexual experiences.”
'While researchers are still trying to tease out the precise relationship between cannabis and sex, a growing body of evidence indicates the connection itself is very real. The latest study, which asked women who use marijuana about their sexual experiences, found that more frequent cannabis use was associated with heightened arousal, stronger orgasms and greater sexual satisfaction in general.
“Our results demonstrate that increasing frequency of cannabis use is associated with improved sexual function and is associated with increased satisfaction, orgasm, and sexual desire,” says the new study, published last week in the journal Sexual Medicine.'
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/women-who-use-marijuana-more-often-have-better-sex-study-says/
“Our results demonstrate that increasing frequency of cannabis use is associated with improved sexual function and is associated with increased satisfaction, orgasm, and sexual desire,” says the new study, published last week in the journal Sexual Medicine.'
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/women-who-use-marijuana-more-often-have-better-sex-study-says/
Cannabis analogies - Trying to ban adult recreational use of cannabis because the youth might try it is like trying to ban adult sex because the youth might try it...
Sep 22, 2020 1:22:54pm
Sep 22, 2020 1:22:54pm
'Question:
'Dear, Ngaio,
Hey my partner wants to get stoned and fool around. Is this a good idea?
—Annette Flikssenchil
Answer:
Dear, Annette,
Good idea? THIS IS A GREAT IDEA! The smokey-pokey is one of the best games of all time!
Seriously. You will love it. Why? Let me tell you why.
Better yet, I’m gonna have sexpert Chelsea Cebara, the person who formulated the cannabis-infused lube known worldwide as Velvet Swing, tell you about it:'
https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/advice-sex-topicals
'Dear, Ngaio,
Hey my partner wants to get stoned and fool around. Is this a good idea?
—Annette Flikssenchil
Answer:
Dear, Annette,
Good idea? THIS IS A GREAT IDEA! The smokey-pokey is one of the best games of all time!
Seriously. You will love it. Why? Let me tell you why.
Better yet, I’m gonna have sexpert Chelsea Cebara, the person who formulated the cannabis-infused lube known worldwide as Velvet Swing, tell you about it:'
https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/advice-sex-topicals
'Topicals are a sliver of the overall cannabis market, but around Valentine’s Day, when many couples try to spice up their sex lives, the product category rides Cupid’s arrow to higher sales.
Edibles and beverages enjoy increased sales, too, according to Seattle-based data analytics firm Headset.
Sales of topicals around the 2020 Valentine’s Day holiday – including massage oils, bath salts and lube products – were up more than 20% over the previous four-week period, according to Headset.'
https://mjbizdaily.com/cannabis-topicals-make-big-gains-around-valentines-day-as-do-beverages-edibles/
Edibles and beverages enjoy increased sales, too, according to Seattle-based data analytics firm Headset.
Sales of topicals around the 2020 Valentine’s Day holiday – including massage oils, bath salts and lube products – were up more than 20% over the previous four-week period, according to Headset.'
https://mjbizdaily.com/cannabis-topicals-make-big-gains-around-valentines-day-as-do-beverages-edibles/
'Cannabis and sex can be a controversial topic. It’s been used as an aphrodisiac for thousands of years, with early recorded uses in 7th century India as a prelude to spiritual tantric sex rituals. Many cannabis consumers today say it improves their sex lives, but on the other hand, some say it can negatively impact sex, such as making orgasms more difficult for men.
So what does the research say? A fair bit of science suggests the plant can improve your sex life.'
https://www.leafly.com/news/health/how-cannabis-can-improve-sex-studies
So what does the research say? A fair bit of science suggests the plant can improve your sex life.'
https://www.leafly.com/news/health/how-cannabis-can-improve-sex-studies
'"The devil made me do it the first time. The second time I done it on my own." - Waylon Jennings
That is how it goes with politicians. The worst are relentless greedheads, and the best can't control their own lusts. Spiro Agnew took brown bags full of cash, and Bill Clinton will suffer the little children to come unto him. Some people go to jail or get impeached for these things, while others are hailed as New Age Wizards and stylish rogues with unfortunate personal addictions. One man's Innocent Child is another man's Raging Slut - and, as always in combat, one loose cannon on your own deck is more dangerous than six enemy cannons.
Welcome to Mr. Bill's Neighborhood, folks. It may be weird, but it's ours. We like it here - except for a handful of worrywarts and Sex Nazis who will never be happy anyway. They are in the Minority now, and their atavistic thinking is about to take another serious whack. They hate perverts, but so what? They hated Joey Buttafuoco, too, and he became a major folk hero and a legendary Sodomite in spite of them.
Ah, but we are not talking about Joey Buttafuoco here. We are talking about William Jefferson Clinton from Hope, Arkansas, the forty-second president of the U.S.A.
Try a booming 73 percent approval rating in the polls, Bubba - up from 51 percent before the Sex Scandal. That's not a bad bump on the charts for a lame-duck, degenerate president with a minority in both houses of Congress and a whole raft of sex-related lawsuits on his hands from women who may or may not be claiming that they were preyed upon by a brute worse than Hermann Goering or even Benjamin Franklin.'
- Memo from the National Affairs Desk: More Trouble in Mr. Bill's Neighborhood, March 19, 1998, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
That is how it goes with politicians. The worst are relentless greedheads, and the best can't control their own lusts. Spiro Agnew took brown bags full of cash, and Bill Clinton will suffer the little children to come unto him. Some people go to jail or get impeached for these things, while others are hailed as New Age Wizards and stylish rogues with unfortunate personal addictions. One man's Innocent Child is another man's Raging Slut - and, as always in combat, one loose cannon on your own deck is more dangerous than six enemy cannons.
Welcome to Mr. Bill's Neighborhood, folks. It may be weird, but it's ours. We like it here - except for a handful of worrywarts and Sex Nazis who will never be happy anyway. They are in the Minority now, and their atavistic thinking is about to take another serious whack. They hate perverts, but so what? They hated Joey Buttafuoco, too, and he became a major folk hero and a legendary Sodomite in spite of them.
Ah, but we are not talking about Joey Buttafuoco here. We are talking about William Jefferson Clinton from Hope, Arkansas, the forty-second president of the U.S.A.
Try a booming 73 percent approval rating in the polls, Bubba - up from 51 percent before the Sex Scandal. That's not a bad bump on the charts for a lame-duck, degenerate president with a minority in both houses of Congress and a whole raft of sex-related lawsuits on his hands from women who may or may not be claiming that they were preyed upon by a brute worse than Hermann Goering or even Benjamin Franklin.'
- Memo from the National Affairs Desk: More Trouble in Mr. Bill's Neighborhood, March 19, 1998, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
'The problem of antibiotic resistance is described by the World Health Organisation as “one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today”.
Such infections already claim more than 35,000 lives each year in the US alone, and the UN warns this annual death toll could rise to 10 million globally if no solution is found.
But in January, research at the University of Queensland, published in the Communications Biology journal, found that CBD – the main non-psychoactive component in cannabis – was not only able to kill the bacteria responsible for “super gonorrhoea”, meningitis and legionnaires disease, but also showed “a low tendency to cause resistance in bacteria”.'
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/medical/cannabis-based-antibiotics-could-be-offered-on-the-nhs-in-five-years-says-expert/ar-BB1e2MEV
Such infections already claim more than 35,000 lives each year in the US alone, and the UN warns this annual death toll could rise to 10 million globally if no solution is found.
But in January, research at the University of Queensland, published in the Communications Biology journal, found that CBD – the main non-psychoactive component in cannabis – was not only able to kill the bacteria responsible for “super gonorrhoea”, meningitis and legionnaires disease, but also showed “a low tendency to cause resistance in bacteria”.'
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/medical/cannabis-based-antibiotics-could-be-offered-on-the-nhs-in-five-years-says-expert/ar-BB1e2MEV
'The marquee above the front door of the Continental Hotel said:
Welcome: Adult Film Presidents
Studebaker Society
Full Action Casino/Keno in Lounge
"Park right here in front," said the Judge. "Don't worry. I'm well known in this place."
Me too, but I said nothing. I have been well known at the Commercial for many years, from the time I was doing a lot of driving back and forth between Denver and San Francisco - usually for Business reasons, or for Art, and on this particular weekend I was there to meet quietly with a few old friends and business associates from the Board of Directors of the Adult Film Association of America. I had been, after all, the Night Manager of the famous O'Farrell Theatre, in San Francisco - the "Carnegie Hall of Sex in America."
I was the Guest of Honor, in fact - but I saw no point in confiding these things to the Judge, a total stranger with no Personal Identification, no money, and a very aggressive lifestyle. We were on our way to the Commercial Hotel to borrow money from some of his friends in the Adult Film Business.
What the hell? I thought. It's only rock & roll. And he was, after all, a Judge of some kind...Or maybe not. For all I knew he was a criminal pimp with no fingerprints, or a wealthy black shepherd from Spain. But it hardly mattered. He was good company (if you had a taste for the edge work - and I did, in those days. And so, I felt, did the Judge). He had a bent sense of fun, a quick mind and no Fear of anything.'
- Fear and Loathing in Elko, January 23, 1992, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
Welcome: Adult Film Presidents
Studebaker Society
Full Action Casino/Keno in Lounge
"Park right here in front," said the Judge. "Don't worry. I'm well known in this place."
Me too, but I said nothing. I have been well known at the Commercial for many years, from the time I was doing a lot of driving back and forth between Denver and San Francisco - usually for Business reasons, or for Art, and on this particular weekend I was there to meet quietly with a few old friends and business associates from the Board of Directors of the Adult Film Association of America. I had been, after all, the Night Manager of the famous O'Farrell Theatre, in San Francisco - the "Carnegie Hall of Sex in America."
I was the Guest of Honor, in fact - but I saw no point in confiding these things to the Judge, a total stranger with no Personal Identification, no money, and a very aggressive lifestyle. We were on our way to the Commercial Hotel to borrow money from some of his friends in the Adult Film Business.
What the hell? I thought. It's only rock & roll. And he was, after all, a Judge of some kind...Or maybe not. For all I knew he was a criminal pimp with no fingerprints, or a wealthy black shepherd from Spain. But it hardly mattered. He was good company (if you had a taste for the edge work - and I did, in those days. And so, I felt, did the Judge). He had a bent sense of fun, a quick mind and no Fear of anything.'
- Fear and Loathing in Elko, January 23, 1992, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
'Results: A total of 7809 males were included in the study; 993 (12.7%) were cannabis users and 6816 (87.3%) were non-users. Cannabis users had a higher mean Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) score (21.9?4.4 vs. 21.2?4.8, p<0.001) and mean serum total testosterone (13.4?12.0 nmol/L vs. 12.6?11.8 nmol/L, p=0.04) than non-users, although they also had a higher rate of positive Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male (ADAM) scores (52% vs. 46%, p<0.001). Cannabis users also reported higher sexual frequency compared to non-users (8.8 events/month vs. 7.8 events/month, p<0.05). On multivariate analysis, cannabis use was not associated with SHIM score or serum testosterone concentration. Cannabis use was associated with positive ADAM scores.
Conclusions: Cannabis use was not associated with clinically significant deleterious effects on male sexual parameters in this cohort.'
https://cuaj.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/7185
Conclusions: Cannabis use was not associated with clinically significant deleterious effects on male sexual parameters in this cohort.'
https://cuaj.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/7185
'The Fuolornis Fire Dragons were revered throughout the lands of Brequinda in the Foth of Avalars for their savage beauty, their noble ways and their habit of biting people who didn't revere them.
Why was this?
The answer was simple.
Sex.
There is, for some unfathomed reason, something almost unbearably sexy about have huge fire-breathing magical dragons flying low about the sky on moonlit nights which were already dangerously on the sweet and fragrant side.
Why this should be so, the romance-besotted people of Brequinda in the Foth of Avalars could not have told you, and would not have stopped to discuss the matter once the effect was up and going, for no sooner would a flock of half a dozen silk-winged leather-bodied Fuolornis Fire Dragons heave into sight across the evening horizon that half the people of Brequinda were scurrying off into the woods with the other half, there to spend a busy breathless night together and emerge with the first rays of dawn all smiling and happy and still claiming, rather endearingly, to be virgins, if rather flushed and sticky virgins.
Pheromones, some researchers said.
Something sonic, others claimed.
The place was always stiff with researchers trying to get to the bottom of it all and taking a very long time about it.
Not surprisingly, the Guide's graphically enticing description of the general state of affairs on this planet has proved to be astonishingly popular amongst hitchhikers who allow themselves to be guided by it, and so it has simply never been taken out, and it is left to latter-day travellers to find out for themselves that today's modern Brequinda in the City State of Avalars is now little more than concrete, strip joints and Dragon Burger Bars.'
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Complete Trilogy of Five, Douglas Adams
Why was this?
The answer was simple.
Sex.
There is, for some unfathomed reason, something almost unbearably sexy about have huge fire-breathing magical dragons flying low about the sky on moonlit nights which were already dangerously on the sweet and fragrant side.
Why this should be so, the romance-besotted people of Brequinda in the Foth of Avalars could not have told you, and would not have stopped to discuss the matter once the effect was up and going, for no sooner would a flock of half a dozen silk-winged leather-bodied Fuolornis Fire Dragons heave into sight across the evening horizon that half the people of Brequinda were scurrying off into the woods with the other half, there to spend a busy breathless night together and emerge with the first rays of dawn all smiling and happy and still claiming, rather endearingly, to be virgins, if rather flushed and sticky virgins.
Pheromones, some researchers said.
Something sonic, others claimed.
The place was always stiff with researchers trying to get to the bottom of it all and taking a very long time about it.
Not surprisingly, the Guide's graphically enticing description of the general state of affairs on this planet has proved to be astonishingly popular amongst hitchhikers who allow themselves to be guided by it, and so it has simply never been taken out, and it is left to latter-day travellers to find out for themselves that today's modern Brequinda in the City State of Avalars is now little more than concrete, strip joints and Dragon Burger Bars.'
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Complete Trilogy of Five, Douglas Adams
'There has been a lot said about the aphrodisiac effect of weed. For some reason, scientists dislike to admit that there is such a thing as as aphrodisiac, so most pharmacologists say there is "no evidence to support the popular idea that weed possesses aphrodisiac properties." I can say definitely that weed is an aphrodisiac and that sex is more enjoyable under the influence of weed than without it. Anyone who has used good weed will verify this statement.' - Junky, William S Burroughs, 1977, originally published in 1953
'There are things I consider essential, and then there are things that Oregon considers essential. As it turns out, weed and liquor are essential in the Beaver State, and those businesses remain open under the shelter-in-place order. And as long as many of you folks are staying home, sex is probably a necessity, as well.
So how do you engage in what have always been very social or up-close-and-personal acts like lighting up or nookie in the time of six-foot social distancing? '
https://eugeneweekly.com/2020/04/16/sex-drugs-and-covid-19/
'“It is puzzling that some, but not all, semen samples tested positive for THC,” the study says. “There were no obvious factors that were strongly associated with detectable semen THC; thus, we can propose few predictors of the presence of THC in human semen. Future directions (of research) include identifying characteristics that may affect semen detectable THC levels.”
How precisely THC affects semen—or the sperm within it, not to mention conception, pregnancy or childhood development—is still hard to say with certainty. As the Harvard researchers note in the study, “Evidence linking marijuana to reproductive outcomes is scarce and to date, often conflicting.”'
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/thc-infused-semen-can-be-a-side-effect-of-frequent-marijuana-use-study-finds/
'There are things I consider essential, and then there are things that Oregon considers essential. As it turns out, weed and liquor are essential in the Beaver State, and those businesses remain open under the shelter-in-place order. And as long as many of you folks are staying home, sex is probably a necessity, as well.
So how do you engage in what have always been very social or up-close-and-personal acts like lighting up or nookie in the time of six-foot social distancing? '
https://eugeneweekly.com/2020/04/16/sex-drugs-and-covid-19/
'“It is puzzling that some, but not all, semen samples tested positive for THC,” the study says. “There were no obvious factors that were strongly associated with detectable semen THC; thus, we can propose few predictors of the presence of THC in human semen. Future directions (of research) include identifying characteristics that may affect semen detectable THC levels.”
How precisely THC affects semen—or the sperm within it, not to mention conception, pregnancy or childhood development—is still hard to say with certainty. As the Harvard researchers note in the study, “Evidence linking marijuana to reproductive outcomes is scarce and to date, often conflicting.”'
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/thc-infused-semen-can-be-a-side-effect-of-frequent-marijuana-use-study-finds/
'In other words, the weight of the evidence filtering down from the high brainrooms of both the New York Times, and the Washington Post seems to say we're all fucked. Muskie is a bonehead who steals his best lines from old Nixon speeches. McGovern is doomed because everybody who knows him has so much respect for the man that they can't bring themselves to degrade the poor bastard by making him run for president...John Lindsay is a dunce, Gene McCarthy is crazy, Humphrey is doomed and useless, Jackson should have stayed in bed...and, well, that just about wraps up the trip, right?
Not entirely, but I feel The Fear coming on, and the only cure for that is to chew up a fat black wad of blood-opium about the size of a young meatball and then call a cab for a fast run down to that strip of X-film houses on 14th Street...peel back the brain, let the opium take hold, and get locked into serious pornography.
As for politics, I think Art Buchwald said it all last month in his "Fan letter to Nixon."
"I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team."
- The Campaign Trail: The Million-Pound Shithammer, February 3, 1972, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
Not entirely, but I feel The Fear coming on, and the only cure for that is to chew up a fat black wad of blood-opium about the size of a young meatball and then call a cab for a fast run down to that strip of X-film houses on 14th Street...peel back the brain, let the opium take hold, and get locked into serious pornography.
As for politics, I think Art Buchwald said it all last month in his "Fan letter to Nixon."
"I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team."
- The Campaign Trail: The Million-Pound Shithammer, February 3, 1972, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
'Some experts believe it may be because cannabis helps to lower stress and anxiety, thus increasing a person’s confidence and willingness to experiment in the bedroom. It may also have something to do with the way marijuana interacts with the body’s cannabinoid receptors, some of which are located in parts of the brain responsible for regulating hormones that play a role in sex.
The current study adds to a growing body of research that shows marijuana positively affects women’s sexual experiences in a number of ways, and could potentially lead to life-changing treatments for female sexual dysfunction. And considering that women are less likely to support marijuana legalization than men, according to many polls, studies like this one are imperative to showing just how beneficial cannabis might be for them.'
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-use-before-sex-leads-to-more-satisfying-orgasms-study-finds/
'New research conducted at Harvard could disprove another major myth about cannabis fans.
A study published on Wednesday in the Human Reproduction medical journal found that male cannabis smokers might actually carry higher sperm counts and concentrations when compared to men who have never used the botanical drug.'
https://www.leafly.com/news/health/cannabis-consumers-have-higher-sperm-counts-harvard-study-finds
The current study adds to a growing body of research that shows marijuana positively affects women’s sexual experiences in a number of ways, and could potentially lead to life-changing treatments for female sexual dysfunction. And considering that women are less likely to support marijuana legalization than men, according to many polls, studies like this one are imperative to showing just how beneficial cannabis might be for them.'
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-use-before-sex-leads-to-more-satisfying-orgasms-study-finds/
'New research conducted at Harvard could disprove another major myth about cannabis fans.
A study published on Wednesday in the Human Reproduction medical journal found that male cannabis smokers might actually carry higher sperm counts and concentrations when compared to men who have never used the botanical drug.'
https://www.leafly.com/news/health/cannabis-consumers-have-higher-sperm-counts-harvard-study-finds
'"Hey, Judge," I called out. "I never got my card back."
"Don't worry," he said. "It's in my room - come on."
I was right behind him when he opened the door to his room, and I caught a glimpse of a naked woman dancing. As soon as the door opened, the woman lunged for the Judge's throat. She pushed him back outside and slammed the door in his face.
"Forget that credit card - we'll get some cash," the Judge said. "Let's go down to the Commercial Hotel. My friends are there, and they have plenty of money."
We stopped for a six-pack on the way. The Judge went into a sleazy liquor store that turned out to be a front for kinky marital aids. I offered him money for the beer, but he grabbed my whole wallet.
Ten minutes later, the Judge came out with $400 worth of booze and a bagful of triple-X-rated movies. "My buddies will like this stuff," he said. "And don't worry about the money. I told you I'm good for it. These guys carry serious cash."'
- Fear and Loathing in Elko, January 23, 1992, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
In a world with too much libido, smoking pot might be a solution to reduce sexual crimes and an attempt to control a runaway human population that is already consuming more than what mother nature is producing..a pleasurable natural inhibitor...and there are jokers spiking the herb with viagra..how about that??
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17671-regular-marijuana-usage-robs-men-of-sexual-highs/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026803-200-is-cannabis-being-doped-with-viagra/
'The findings are "very significant," says Sumner Burstein, a cannabinoid researcher at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. "They open up our understanding of the molecular regulation of human reproduction." And they might someday lead to the development of drugs for enhancing or diminishing fertility, he notes.'
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/1998/12/doped-out-sperm-lose-sex-drive
"Don't worry," he said. "It's in my room - come on."
I was right behind him when he opened the door to his room, and I caught a glimpse of a naked woman dancing. As soon as the door opened, the woman lunged for the Judge's throat. She pushed him back outside and slammed the door in his face.
"Forget that credit card - we'll get some cash," the Judge said. "Let's go down to the Commercial Hotel. My friends are there, and they have plenty of money."
We stopped for a six-pack on the way. The Judge went into a sleazy liquor store that turned out to be a front for kinky marital aids. I offered him money for the beer, but he grabbed my whole wallet.
Ten minutes later, the Judge came out with $400 worth of booze and a bagful of triple-X-rated movies. "My buddies will like this stuff," he said. "And don't worry about the money. I told you I'm good for it. These guys carry serious cash."'
- Fear and Loathing in Elko, January 23, 1992, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
In a world with too much libido, smoking pot might be a solution to reduce sexual crimes and an attempt to control a runaway human population that is already consuming more than what mother nature is producing..a pleasurable natural inhibitor...and there are jokers spiking the herb with viagra..how about that??
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17671-regular-marijuana-usage-robs-men-of-sexual-highs/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026803-200-is-cannabis-being-doped-with-viagra/
'The findings are "very significant," says Sumner Burstein, a cannabinoid researcher at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. "They open up our understanding of the molecular regulation of human reproduction." And they might someday lead to the development of drugs for enhancing or diminishing fertility, he notes.'
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/1998/12/doped-out-sperm-lose-sex-drive
'That is the weak reed, a cruel and incurable problem the rich have never solved - how to live in peace with the servants. Sooner or later, the maid has to come in the bedroom, and if you're only paying her $150 a week, she is going to come in hungry, or at least curious, and the time is long past when it was legal to cut their tongues out to keep them from talking.
The servant problem is the Achilles' heel of the rich. The only solution is robots, but we are still a generation or so away from that, and in the meantime, it is just about impossible to hire a maid who is smart enough to make a bed but too dumb to wonder why it is full of naked people every morning. The gardener will not be comfortable with the sight of rope ladders hanging from the master-bedroom windows when he mows the lawn at noon, and any chauffeur with the brains to work a stick shift on a Rolls will also understand what's happening when you wake him up at midnight and send him across the bridge to a goat farm in Loxahatchee for a pair of mature billys and a pound of animal stimulant.
Nakedness is a way of life in Palm Beach, and the difference between a picnic and an orgy is not always easy to grasp. If a woman worth $40 million wants to swim naked in the pool with her billy goat at four in the morning it's nobody's business but hers. There are laws in Florida against sexual congress with beasts, but not everybody feels it is wrong.
"My roommate fucks dogs at parties," said a sleek blonde in her late twenties, who sells cashmere and gold gimcracks in a stylish boutique on Worth Avenue. "So what?" Who gets hurt by it?"'
- A Dog Took My Place, July 21, 1983, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
The servant problem is the Achilles' heel of the rich. The only solution is robots, but we are still a generation or so away from that, and in the meantime, it is just about impossible to hire a maid who is smart enough to make a bed but too dumb to wonder why it is full of naked people every morning. The gardener will not be comfortable with the sight of rope ladders hanging from the master-bedroom windows when he mows the lawn at noon, and any chauffeur with the brains to work a stick shift on a Rolls will also understand what's happening when you wake him up at midnight and send him across the bridge to a goat farm in Loxahatchee for a pair of mature billys and a pound of animal stimulant.
Nakedness is a way of life in Palm Beach, and the difference between a picnic and an orgy is not always easy to grasp. If a woman worth $40 million wants to swim naked in the pool with her billy goat at four in the morning it's nobody's business but hers. There are laws in Florida against sexual congress with beasts, but not everybody feels it is wrong.
"My roommate fucks dogs at parties," said a sleek blonde in her late twenties, who sells cashmere and gold gimcracks in a stylish boutique on Worth Avenue. "So what?" Who gets hurt by it?"'
- A Dog Took My Place, July 21, 1983, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
'In their analysis, the study’s authors determined that shared cannabis experiences increased the likelihood of intimacy within two hours of use. Additionally, they found that these positive experiences were also more likely to occur if only one person toked up as compared to neither partner reporting use.
To get a better understanding of the difference between the impact of simultaneous use and independent use, the researchers conducted a second analysis using data on whether or not a partner was present at the time a person used marijuana.'
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/using-marijuana-with-your-partner-increases-the-likelihood-of-intimacy-study-finds/
'Opium is formed in the unripe seed pods of the poppy plant. Its
function is to protect the seeds from drying out until the plant is
ready to die and the seeds are mature. Junk continues to function in the
human organism as it did in the seed pod of the poppy. It protects and
cushions the body like a warm blanket while death grows to maturity
inside. When a junkie is really loaded with junk he looks dead. Junk
turns the user into a plant. Plants do not feel pain since pain has no
function in a stationary organism. Junk is a pain killer. A plant has no
libido in the human or animal sense. Junk replaces the sex drive.
Seeding is the sex of the plant and the function of opium is to delay
seeding.
Perhaps the intense discomfort of withdrawal is the transition from plant back to animal, from a painless, sexless, timeless state back to sex and pain and time, from death back to life.'
- Junky, William S Burroughs, 1977, originally published in 1953
Perhaps the intense discomfort of withdrawal is the transition from plant back to animal, from a painless, sexless, timeless state back to sex and pain and time, from death back to life.'
- Junky, William S Burroughs, 1977, originally published in 1953
'Lyndon LaRouche was atomized and the Deviate Reverend Jim Bakker was sent to prison for forty-five years for just dabbling in the kind of brazen, low-rent crimes that were apparently taken for granted and pursued with relentless zeal - day and night, 366 days of the year, in full view of the servants and the Secret Service - by the folks who lived in the White House.
Just folks. No different from you or me or the Mitchell brothers. And they never claimed to be anything else, really. Just Good Ol' Dutch and What's Her Name, the maniac little sex doll who squawked openly (allegedly) with Frank Sinatra on dim-lit couches in TV studios, where she went constantly to tape public-service announcements about Just Say No.
It was a very wild act in a very fast lane, and I have to admire it for the Heaviness. It is no small thing in some circles to make headlines lewd and shocking enough to bump a new Kennedy/Palm Beach rape case off the front page of the tabloids...That is Strong...That is Charles Manson country.
Remember they laughed at Thomas Edison. And don't forget that Deep Throat was a box-office hit in the same years that Nancy spent grooming her mongrel stud for the Real Derby, the biggest race of them all...and They Won!!!Twice!!!'
- The Taming of the Shrew, May 30, 1991, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
Just folks. No different from you or me or the Mitchell brothers. And they never claimed to be anything else, really. Just Good Ol' Dutch and What's Her Name, the maniac little sex doll who squawked openly (allegedly) with Frank Sinatra on dim-lit couches in TV studios, where she went constantly to tape public-service announcements about Just Say No.
It was a very wild act in a very fast lane, and I have to admire it for the Heaviness. It is no small thing in some circles to make headlines lewd and shocking enough to bump a new Kennedy/Palm Beach rape case off the front page of the tabloids...That is Strong...That is Charles Manson country.
Remember they laughed at Thomas Edison. And don't forget that Deep Throat was a box-office hit in the same years that Nancy spent grooming her mongrel stud for the Real Derby, the biggest race of them all...and They Won!!!Twice!!!'
- The Taming of the Shrew, May 30, 1991, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
'Bill Clinton has been worried about the nature of his Legacy in History, but he should worry no longer. He can shuck off his list of previous accomplishments: ending Welfare as we know it, presiding over the greatest peacetime prosperity since Octavian, paying off the Federal deficit, opening up the entire hemisphere to free trade, and engineering Wall-Street's great six-year Bull Run.
Most historians now agree that Clinton's lasting image will be as the president who Legalized Sodomy and set millions of Americans free from the chains of prudery and hopeless Ignorance.
Abe Lincoln freed the Slaves, Thomas Jefferson bought half of America for seventeen cents an acre, and Bill Clinton legitimized oral sex on the job. The real victim of this mess will be the vice president. It is no small thing for a sitting two-term president to leave his successor with near-record approval ratings. This means that the people are happy with the way things are and will expect more of the same. Al Gore will come under terrible pressure to maintain Clinton's standard of lewdness. Yes, we are in the midst of a revolution. Should the vice president have any questions, he would do himself a favor to look up the definition of "lewd' in the Random House dictionary.
lewd (lood) adj. -er, -est. 1 inclined to, characterized by, or inciting lust or lechery; lascivious 2 obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious 3 [Obs.] a) low, ignorant, or vulgar b) base, vile, or wicked, esp. of a person c) bad, worthless, or poor, esp. of a thing.
Sounds bad, eh? Well, get ready to know it up close pretty soon, Bubba. The electorate have spoken, and it will speak again in the year 2000.'
- Memo from the National Affairs Desk: More Trouble in Mr. Bill's Neighborhood, March 19, 1998, Fear and Loathing at the Rolling Stone, The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
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