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Cannabis and Sex After Age 50
For men suffering from sexual dysfunction and women in
post-menopause, cannabis might be the way to a healthier,
more charged love life. Turns out cannabis can be a useful tool to
heighten sexual experience. While men and women have different
reproductive systems, the endocannabinoid system provides common
ground. It plays a pivotal role in the regulation and maintenance
of sexual functioning in both men and women, but cannabis can go
beyond physical components of intimacy. It has been reported that the
use of cannabis can increase tactile sensation and sexual satisfaction while
slowing our perception of time. The combination of these factors can help
couples relax and revive intimate awareness. These effects were shown to
be dose-dependent, meaning that the amount of cannabis increased libido,
tactile sensation, or sexual satisfaction was directly correlated with how much
cannabis was consumed. Small doses of cannabis allowed for heightened sexual
experiences, while larger doses decreased this effect.
— leafly.com
What Are the Top Producing Weed Countries?
Legal or not, citizens of some countries just love growing weed.
According to the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, its
latest report (2017) might be a surprise to many when it comes
to which countries grow the most weed. The World Drug Report
states that Morocco is the perennial leader by a mile, cultivating
roughly 47,000 hectares of cannabis. Second place Mexico grows
an estimated 15,000 hectares, followed by Nigeria, Lebanon, and
Paraguay. Overall, cannabis is grown in 135 countries. The report
draws on data collected from 2010-2015 and the estimates are based
on “direct indicators (cultivation or eradication of cannabis plants) or
indirect indicators (seizures of cannabis plants, domestic cannabis
production being indicated as the source of seizures, etc.). With
rapid legalization of cannabis in many countries and US states, these
rankings are bound to change in the future, but it will be a long time
before any country unseeds Morocco as the top cannabis cultivator.
— civilized.life.com
THC Levels in Cannabis Keep Rising
The potency of cannabis just keeps getting stronger.
In 2016, researchers measured the levels of THC in more than
38,600 samples of street marijuana seized by the Drug Enforcement
Agency over 20 years. They found THC levels rose from an average
of about four per cent in 1995 to about 12 per cent in 2014. And the
potency keeps rising. “Potency in the 1960s and 1970s tended to
be in the seven to 10 per cent THC range. Today we see potency
values over 30 per cent (THC), so you could say it is three to
four times stronger,” says Josh Crossney, founder and CEO of
the Cannabis Science Conference. “The advent of the use
of hydroponics in the 1980s gave rise to noticeably higher
potency.” The reason weed is so much stronger today is
because of new strains and more knowledge when it
comes to maximizing cannabis production.
— maximumyieldstaff
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