Can Marijuana Cause Erectile Dysfunction?

Candles and soft music set a romantic scene, but does smoking marijuana bring down the overall mood?

It might, says Jared Bieniek, MD, medical director of Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute Men’s Health.

“Use of marijuana, or more specifically the psychoactive compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has a variety of effects on male sexual function, though these relationships aren’t fully understood,” says Dr. Bieniek.

So what do we know about marijuana and male sexual function? Dr. Bieniek explains.