Happy May! Did you know that May is International Masturbation Month? Yes, you read that correctly. There’s an entire month dedicated to sex with yourself! To celebrate, I’ve decided to use a different sex toy every day for the entire month of May. 31 days of masturbation, chronicled on my Instagram. As a CannaSexual upgrade, I’m also going to highlight the strain or product I’m pairing with each session (I almost always consume before I start solo sexy times).



The celebration was started in 1995 by adult retailer Good Vibrations in response to the forced resignation of then-Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders, for having the gall to suggest that the concept of masturbation should be include in sex ed curricula as a healthy alternative to riskier sexual behaviors. Just to be clear, she wasn’t suggesting that kids be taught how to masturbate, just that it be presented as a healthy and normal activity. The horror, right? I’m so grateful to Good Vibrations (GV) for creating this month-long solemnization of self love. GV is one of my favorite adult retailers for many reasons, but mainly because they have legendary sexologist (and one of my personal heroes) Dr. Carol Queen on staff. Dr. Queen was also one of the brains behind the Masturbate-a-Thon, a ménage à moi fundraiser, in 1999. “We know self-pleasure is a ground-level, indispensable part of so many people’s sexuality—it’s high time society honored it as such,” said Dr. Queen via text.

Here are my top tips for a fun and fruitful fap fest: