

Stoned sex often involves a deeper connection with the partner. "But with alcohol, there's lots of regret." 2. "I feel like weed only enhances the attraction and connection," said one 20-year-old male participant. In a phone interview, Palamar told Mic that study participants tended to smoke marijuana with people they already knew, which is probably why they reported having stronger, more intimate sexual connections with their partners.

Meanwhile, weed's side effects - including paranoia - actually made participants more likely to be cautious and selective about their sexual partners. On the contrary, participants were more likely to have intimate sexual experiences after smoking weed, compared to alcohol-fueled hookups.

"Alcohol was more likely than marijuana to lead to atypical partner choice or post-sex regret," according to the study, which also noted that alcohol use was "often associated with hasty decisions for example, not using a condom." Stoned people are less likely to engage in risky hookups than drunk people.
