Cassandra Parks Evans,, ABS
Board-Certified Sexologist/ Holistic Sexologist; Certified Relationship, Dating, and Intimacy Coach and ConsultantLet's Learn LoveDr. Cassandra M. Parks Evans, ABS, is an award-winning, Board - Certified Sexologist and a certified Relationship, Dating, and Intimacy Coach and Consultant with over 17 years of professional experience. Based in Metro Atlanta, she is known for blending evidence-based sexual health education with holistic, culturally responsive approaches to intimacy, relationships, and wellness.
Dr. Parks Evans is a sought-after national speaker, author and educator. She has contributed to the 2019 BETher Women’s Expo Atlanta as a Sexual Wellness panelist, served as a main stage speaker at 2022 KushCon on cannabis and intimacy integration, and hosted seminars at 2023-2024 EXXXOTICA Expo on Sex After 50, male sexual wellness, and sacral chakra activation. She was a 2X selected panelist for the 2025 Women in Cannabis Expo and 1st runner-up for Best East Coast Entrepreneur. Her speaking engagements also include Vibe Expo in Los Angeles and the HoliDAZE panel in Atlanta, where she addresses the health and wellness impacts of cannabis.
She has also authored two books, "F#$%!ng After 50: A Holistic Guide To Sex After 50 For Women" and "The Sensory Embrace: Hemp, Cannabis And The Female Aphrodisiac".
Pleasure Was Always Political: Cannabis, Sex, and the Systems That Control Both
For more than a thousand years, systems of power have policed pleasure — what people feel, what they consume, and how they connect. Cannabis never e
For more than a thousand years, systems of power have policed pleasure — what people feel, what they consume, and how they connect. Cannabis never existed in isolation. It was grouped with sexual liberation, psychedelics, and music movements, then
For more than a thousand years, systems of power have policed pleasure — what people feel, what they consume, and how they connect. Cannabis never existed in isolation. It was grouped with sexual liberation, psychedelics, and music movements, then controlled under shared narratives of risk, morality, and public health. Those narratives were shaped by politics and social control, not science. And they still echo through modern clinical guidance,
For more than a thousand years, systems of power have policed pleasure — what people feel, what they consume, and how they connect. Cannabis never existed in isolation. It was grouped with sexual liberation, psychedelics, and music movements, then controlled under shared narratives of risk, morality, and public health. Those narratives were shaped by politics and social control, not science. And they still echo through modern clinical guidance, regulation, and consumer messaging today.
This session traces the linked history of stigma across cannabis, sexuality, and other consciousness-altering substances, then connects those patterns to the systems our industry operates inside right now. Commercialization and even federal legalization won't rebuild trust, structure, or clinical credibility on their own. Real progress demands a data-driven lens.
Built for cannabis executives, operators, and investors, this talk confronts an uncomfortable tension: pleasure is now both commodified and controlled. We'll examine what happens when those forces collide, and what it would take to build systems that genuinely support safe, effective use. Expect a candid look at cannabis policy reform, cannabis social justice, and the cannabis market trends rewriting demand.
