How cannabis affects men and women differently;  Cannabis enthusiasts have long noticed some differences between the smoking habits of men and women on average, but those differences have mostly been considered socio-cultural, or even somewhat illusionary, largely due to the lack of in-depth research. However, those differences might have deeper roots than we think; ones that go to the cores of our gender-specific hormonal and neurological structures. Who consumes more cannabis and why? As most people might guess, men do. They make three quarters of all cannabis consumers. This has a lot to do with three major factors in cannabis use; factors which men, on average, are far more susceptible to. First, men are more inclined to taking risks, and that’s not some sexist myth, designed to make them seem cooler; it’s a simple, scientific fact. "Male sex steroids increase risk-taking behavior and suppress the brain's reward system...