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This article is from the Hemp / Cannabis / Marijuana FAQ, by Brian S. Julin verdant@twain.ucs.umass.edu with numerous contributions by others.

33 Doesn't heavy marijuana use lower the sperm count in males?

Not by much, (if at all) and this can be a good thing.
It does not make you impotent or sterile. (If it did --
there would be no Rastafarians left!) Give those testicles
a rest, already! Marijuana is certainly _not_ birth
control, please don't let your lover tell you it is.

Many people think that marijuana enhances their sex lives.
It is not an aphrodisiac, that is, it does not make people
want to have sex. What it does do for some people is make
everything more sensual -- it makes food taste better and
feelings and emotions more vivid.

``Marihuana A Signal of Misunderstanding '' pub. U.S. Government
Printing Office Washington, 1972.

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