9 Surprising Scientific Reasons Why Ladies Should Smoke More Weed

The lady stoner has been enjoying a cultural moment of late. 

Rihanna extolled the virtues of ganja on Instagram. Abbi and Ilana devised inventive marijuana storage methods on Broad City. Women are louder and prouder about their weed-smoking habits than ever, even though getting stoned has been dubbed a traditionally male pursuit.

But while popular culture might make you think it's never been cooler to smoke weed while having a vagina, there's still a huge stoner gender gap. According to a 2012 National Survey on Drug Use, almost twice as many men smoke weed than women, even though there are legitimate health benefits for women who partake in the occasional (or more than occasional) toke. 

So ladies, crank up the Sublime and pick up your favorite pink glitter pipe from Shopjeen. Here are nine reasons why you should be smoking more weed.

1. Smoking weed can help...

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