What Is A Cannasexual?

Times they are a-changing. That is a constant of our world. It seems we’re on a constant whirlwind of new thoughts, influences and technology. The keywords “new”, “advanced”, “version X.0” are so ingrained in our thinking as what we should desire and need in our lives. No more small creep forward, we need to take and accept all new things in the same rapid pace at which it is all supplied.

But what if we can learn from the past? What if the rapid advancement is actually a look to, and adoption of, methods and items of bygone eras? There is much to learn, in terms of sex, from things we’d forgotten. And even some that were outlawed.

Pot prohibition

The world has a funny relationship with marijuana. Some places have little issue with it, or jurisdictions have previously deemed it the green-leafed devil out to doom us all. As such, it has been banned and made illegal in many countries. However, this is changing, predominantly because marijuana is finally being recognized for its medicinal properties.

This is good news for the sex world because there is a long traditional relationship between sex and pot. It has been used as an aphrodisiac for a long, long time. Probably going back to the first instances of people finding and eating it. The relaxing, happy feelings people can experience when taking in marijuana can be ideal for sexual situations.

So it is only natural that the sex industry and community is looking more and more to the potential uses of marijuana to help people have better sex and experience more pleasure. Thus the emergence of the Cannasexual—even while legal jurisdictions attempt to catch up or still enforce prohibition.

What is a cannasexual?

A cannasexual is someone who integrates cannabis into their sexual life and possibly even into their sexual identity. People have long used pot with sex, but it is another situation to make marijuana the rule in sex instead of the exception.

And there are many reasons why marijuana consumption is perfectly aligned with sexual pleasure. Pot can reduce anxiety and promote relaxation. Pot can help alleviate physical discomfort and pain, both temporary and chronic, that can make sex difficult or even impossible for some people. Pot can give folks relief from trauma suffered in the past. And these are just some of the many uses of marijuana and sex. Sounds pretty fantastic, right?

Well, responsible Cannasexual culture also recognizes that marijuana can lower inhibitions, which make conversations around consent a must. If people are going to enjoy each other intimately for sexytimes, and one or both plan to consume marijuana, then a discussion of limits, needs and desires needs to happen before any mary jane is smoked or eaten. And then, that conversation needs to be remembered in the heat of the moment.

Unjustifiably, both sex and marijuana have been looked at as vices to be denied and regulated. As our times change, so do our opinions on each. That they can come together and potentially join in a shared use is a tremendous indication of our advance as humans caring for each other.