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Today's column is about cannabis and copulation. Really? Yep. Now, my mother reads this (hi Mom!), so let's try and be adults.

So... ahem... how do these two things go together?

For many people, stress can be a prime killer of bang-bang sexy times. And as we all know, smoking or vaping some sweet green can be a great stress buster, helping us get out of our own tightly wound heads. Since great sex is mostly mental, it stands to reason that anything that helps relax us will go a long way in promoting a healthy libido. So smoke some weed and problem solved, right?

Right, unless it's wrong. Indulge in a strong sativa, and you'll be more interested in organizing your sock drawer than losing the drawers you have on. Try too much of a strong indica, and the only boots you'll be knocking are Mr. Sandman's.

But for women, there is a sweet spot (oh, shut it) in the form of a cannabis strain called Jillybean. This strain comes (seriously, shut it) to us from TGA Seeds, and was created by seed breeder Mz. Jill—"by a woman, for women." This doesn't mean the plant has pink highlights and fits nicely into a clutch. Rather, it's reported as great for alleviating symptoms of PMS and also serves as a female aphrodisiac.

I'd read of this strain's benefits in pot forums, so I asked my grower to finish out a batch. It's common when I introduce new strains to my Oregon Medical Marijuana Program patients to tell them the reported benefits, but I wasn't used to finishing off my spiel with a red-faced "andIhearitisafemaleaphrodesiacokaybye." But I found there was a common report from female users—it was serving to heighten their sexual desire.

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