“It’s as easy as brewing beer,” says Keasling. “You feed the yeast sugar, it grows and replicates, produces the THC, and secretes it outside the cell so that it’s floating in the sugar water that the yeast is growing in. It comes in high concentrations, and then we purify it away and you’re left with a very pure white powder.”
How might marijuana work as a libido enhancer in women? Low doses of marijuana impact cannabinoid receptors throughout the human body, including in the brain, and have been shown to reduce anxiety and pain, both of which can interfere with arousal. Additionally, marijuana is thought to dilate the blood vessels throughout the reproductive tract, making the genitals — including the clitoris — more sensitive.