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420 Culture Connection Newsletter Date Volume 1 Issue 1 SAMPLE Company Name and Telephone Website E-mail address INSIDE THIS ISSUE Cannabis & Sex Cannabis & Sex For many years there was societal belief that smoking weed This Month’s Specials lowered your libido; among the other negative aspects that See our list of upcoming specials society came to believe about weed. In the early 20th century Meet a Member of our Staff there was negative propaganda around marijuana. This was What’s your Weed Personality? mainly caused by various powerful interest, which had Civic Participation economic motives, such as: Harry Anslinger, who was leading California’s Struggle a federal agency that would later become the Drug Enforcement Agency, was confronted with the end of Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, prohibition in 1933, he panicked because he and his man were committed, citizens can change the world. charged with enforcing prohibition... He was worried that he Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. and his men would be out of a job. That's when he began to Margret Mead lead the crusade against marijuana. They very deliberately, systematically, chose marijuana as their new whipping boy. These influencers were able to craft an image of marijuana as the bogeyman by using the media to spread tales. Society began to believe all the negative aspects that were communicated about marijuana; the movie Reefer Madness from 1936 is a glaring example of how marijuana was viewed by society as the bogeyman. Therefore, I wanted to look at one of these negative beliefs society has about marijuana namely sex and the use of marijuana; What does research and science says about cannabis and sex. Dr. Andrew J. Sun and Dr. Michael Eisenberg, at the Stanford University Medical Center, published an article November 2017, Association between Marijuana Use and Sexual Frequency in the United States: A Population-Based Study. Dr. Eisenberg said: \"Usually, people assume the more frequently you smoke, the worse it could be when it came to sex, but in fact, we learned the opposite was true,\" Continue Reading…

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Cannabis Page 4 Express Civic Participation Cannabis & Sex continued from PG 1 Cannabis Events California’s Struggle The study’s clinical implications are: Marijuana use is associated with increased sexual frequency and Cannabis for adult recreational use is now legal does not appear to impair sexual function. The in the state of California. Californians look study asked more than 28,000 women and nearly forward to the many opportunities legalization 23,000 men how often they had sex in the four will bring. Opportunities for business growth, weeks prior to the survey and how frequently they tourism, jobs are abound. In addition it promises used marijuana. Women who didn’t use marijuana to generate billions in revenue. It also is reported having sex 6 times on average during the painfully clear that local jurisdictions are not past four weeks. However, women who used prepared to support their communities’ growth. marijuana daily had sex 7.1 times on average Men One glaring issue is that California’s state and who did not use marijuana said they had sex an local governments are not prepared to host average of 5.6 times in the last four weeks cannabis events. Cannabis events benefit local compared with men who used marijuana daily jurisdictions by increasing revenue and tourism. reported having sex 6.9 times on average. The According to research and an article by Nick Pharmalogical Research Journal recently published Lindsey: violent crime decreases with the a study to determine the aphrodisiac potential of legalization of weed. The decrease happens cannabis and found that 70 percent of people largely because legal weed disrupts the black who smoke before sex experienced “enhancement in market. At the same time, legalization places pleasure and satisfaction.” Cannabis users report, cannabis into the legal economy that makes it Incorporating the right strain, and dosage, increases much easier to track and regulate. Cannabis sexual stamina and skill, awakens creativity, events tend to be less violent than some of their prolongs orgasms and intensifies the emotional counterpart events such as concerts. There are bonding between partners. About 1 in 3 women find many benefits to community members attending it difficult to orgasm during sex. Next time you are small and large cannabis events. Events offers feeling randy, try taking a few tokes off a joint Dr. attendees members the opportunity to get to Mitch Earleywine, Professor of Psychology at the know the vast amount of products available to State University Albany said “smoking cannabis them, get to know weed stores, meet with like- affects the CB1 receptor in our brain, when this minded folk, and of course gain knowledge by receptor is activated it improves tactile sensations listening or meeting with experts. Currently and general euphoria.” Psychiatrist, Dr. Lester California state local officials are trying to work Grinspoon said that weed, “greatly enhances the on this issue by introducing Assembly Bills sexual experience for many people. There’s no AB2020 Cannabis: local jurisdiction licensees: doubt that when people are high, they’re more temporary event license and AB2641 Temporary sensitive to their sexual feelings and urges.” events. Your state legislator needs to hear from you, whether you’re in support of these bills or Next time you’re planning your romantic not. Simply call, write or send them an email adventure, Shop for romance inducing strain of voicing your opinion. Find your California pot! Representative here> http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/. Then contact your mayor’s office, go to google search https://www.google.com/ type in “contact mayor of” type in your city’s name. Example: contact mayor of los angles. When contacting your representatives, remember to include your Name and Zip Code.