HEALTH: This is What Smoking Cannabis Does to Your P*nis...It's Scary

A recent research has shown that using cannabis as a s*x enhancer could lead to devastating outcome unlike what has been suggested in the past.
Cannabis is the most popular illegal drug in the world but weed smokers often say mixed things about how having a spliff impacts s*x. When you smoke a joint, the active chemical Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) travels through your body.
While most of the effects happen in your brain, research suggests that it can have a profound impact on the p*nis too.
A study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine found that the majority of men actually said pot increases their sexual stamina and gives them longer-last erections.
But some scientists are dubious about men who claim weed helps them keep it up – mainly because the substance messes with people's perception of time.
So it's possible that lads just think they're going all night because they're high and in reality the actual time spent having s*x isn't any longer than when they're sober.
In a bid to see what effect the substance has on the body, biologists conducted animal studies which suggested weed might actually harm erections rather than help them.
Researchers discovered marijuana has an inhibitory effect on some receptors inside the erectile tissue of the penis.
It's important to distinguish between the occasional spliff and heavy smoking over a long period of time.
Small amounts of marijuana can increase the libido, magnify thoughts and boost imagination.
Because cannabis affects dopamine levels in the brain it can make you feel euphoric or high, relaxed or provide pain relief.
But long-term abuse is likely to cause sexual problems like erectile dysfunction and not being able to orgasm.
A study of daily pot smokers found the drug can decrease both the quantity and quality of erections.
Compared to non-smokers, men who lit up every day were three times more likely to have trouble getting it up.
Another recent study looked into the long-term effects of pot smoking and found that chronic cannabis users, who light up at least three times a day, tend to have smaller gray matter volumes in the orbitofrontal cortex – which unsurprisingly is the part of brain tied to addiction.
But interestingly marijuana use was also linked with greater connectivity in the brain. There was evidence to suggest that the drug could help fight Alzheimer's and dispelled the myth that smoking weed lowers IQ.
Source: Dailystar