Trend Report: Weed Lube

Products, brands, and surprising effects.

The Broccoli Report 
March 19, 2021 
Time to read: 4 minutes, 40 seconds. 936 words. 

A romantic scene from Broccoli Issue 02, by Aleia Murawski.

We spend a lot of time trying to make weed less intimidating. What about the intimidating products that weed makes more accessible?

Do you remember that Aubrey Plaza movie, The To-Do List? It was a sex-positive comedy about an over-achieving high school grad hell-bent on checking off every fundamental sexual experience before heading to college in the fall. When Plaza’s mother-figure (played by deadpan Connie Britton) hears of her daughter’s summer plans, she responds by recommending a lot of lube. After I watched the movie—and had an illuminating conversation with a very kind gynecologist—I decided to give lube a spin. I picked a familiar big-name brand and pretty much threw it under my bed indefinitely after one embarrassing, unenjoyable foray. That was that. Lube was just not for me.

Then I tried weed lube—Apothecanna’s CBD Sexy Time massage oil, to be precise. The simple blend of (primarily argan) oils left my skin moisturized and smooth rather than sticky and weird. The light jasmine fragrance made me feel like Cleopatra incarnate. (This is not an ad, I promise). CBD lube is now the only $50+ body/wellness product in my apartment that I don’t use daily. Yes, it’s a great formula, but there’s more going on than full-spectrum extract here. Cannabis and cannabis-adjacent products can change the way we look at other stigmatized products.