How to Smoke the Weed
Are you new to smoking weed?
The first few times you smoke weed, you might wonder if you're doing it right. Of course, as a novice weed smoker, you'd prefer not to ask a veteran how to smoke weed. You don't want them to crack jokes about you.
So, to prevent new weed smokers from being the brunt of jokes from veterans, we decided to help you out here. You will learn how to smoke weed correctly and how to consume it in the following sections.
What Are the Typical Ways of Consuming Weed?
The most common method of consuming weed is smoking. Several ways are available for smoking marijuana, including blunts, joints, bongs, and pipes. Let's discuss each of these ways to smoke weed if you're new to the marijuana world.
Blunts
Cigar wraps, which are used to make blunts, are typically made from tobacco leaves. You take the tobacco out of the cigar so that you can put the marijuana inside. It can be tricky to do as a beginner, so here are the steps below on how to roll a blunt:
Break your weed down with a grinder or your fingers. Remember to remove any seeds or steams from the marijuana.
Slice the cigar open lengthwise using a blade to remove the tobacco. If you have a natural leaf cigar, such as a backwood, you should lightly moisten it before putting anything inside.
Sprinkle the weed within the cigar wrap.
Pinch and roll the wrap between your fingers, tucking it together. Once done, let it set to dry or dry it with a lighter. Next, light one end of the blunt to smoke.
What is the con of smoking blunts?
According to research, the nicotine in the blunt wraps increases the possibility of carbon monoxide buildup. Also, toxic chemicals within your bloodstream can cause nausea, dizziness, and headaches.
Joints
A marijuana joint is made from rolling papers and is also called a marijuana cigarette. They are smaller than a blunt and often do not last long as one. The process of making a joint and smoking is the same as a blunt, but here are the steps below:
Break the weed down with your fingers or a grinder
(Optional step) If you would like a filter within the joint, use a small piece of thin cardboard. Next, fold it into a rectangle shape to fit into the tip.
Place the filter on either end of the rolling paper and fill it with the weed. Next, pinch the filled paper between your fingertips and roll it into a cone shape.
The last step is to light the end without the filter and smoke.
What is the con of smoking joints?
The chemicals and pollutants found in rolling papers can hurt the lungs. So, be careful of many rolling papers labeled as fast-burning, bleached, or flavored. These are the rolling papers that often contain harmful ingredients. If you want to avoid exposing yourself to chemicals, choose those without them.
Bongs
Water pipes, or bongs, are smoking devices that use water to cool and filter smoke. Using a bong produces more smoke and allows people to take more hits because of the cooled smoke.
A bong's downstem consists of a bowl and a cylindrical piece of glass. First, smoke travels down the downstem and filters through the water. Next, the smoke travels up the bong's neck and into the mouthpiece.
If you don't know how to smoke from a bong, here's how:
Submerge the bottom of the downstem in water in the water chamber.
Use a grinder or your fingers to break down marijuana. Be sure to remove any seeds or stems.
Pack the bowl with marijuana about halfway.
Then, light a lighter and inhale as you place your mouth over the mouthpiece.
After the chamber fills up with smoke, slide the downstem out of the bowl and breathe deeply to clear it.
What is the con of smoking from a bong?
Due to the absence of tobacco products, it is considered the healthier way to smoke weed. Although, it takes seconds for the smoke to become stale in the tube. The stale smoke is damaging to your lungs and makes you cough more.
Pipes
Often known as the simplest method of smoking weed. Marijuana pipes contain a bowl, a stem, and a mouthpiece. Some pipes contain carb holes, which are tiny circular holes next to the bowl. You uncover and cover the holes with your finger when inhaling to clear the pipe of smoke.
Here’s how to use a pipe down below:
Once again, break the weed down with a grinder or your fingers and remove the seeds and stems
About halfway up the bowl, sprinkle the marijuana loosely. Don't overfill your bowl. Otherwise, it would be difficult to take a hit.
Inhale from the mouthpiece after lighting the bowl with a lighter or match.
When you light the bowl and inhale, cover it with your finger if there is a carb. As a result, smoke will accumulate in the pipe. Inhale the smoke into your lungs after lifting your finger off the carb.
What is the con of smoking from a pipe?
One of the cons of smoking weed from a pipe is that you have to be sitting down due to using both hands when smoking. Also, the pipe can easily break if you do not properly care for it, and disposing of the weed can be a hassle.
The Down Side to Smoking Weed
Yes, smoking weed is fun and relaxing. There's nothing like having a long day and coming home to roll a blunt up to ease your mind. If you only consume weed by smoking, it might be worth looking into other ways to limit the damage from the smoke.
Whether it comes from tobacco, burning wood, or marijuana, any smoke is harmful to the lungs. The combustion process releases carcinogens and toxins that can enter your lungs. So, cannabis smokers have a greater chance of inhaling tar. Weed smokers often breathe in smoke deeper and longer than cigarette smokers.
What Are Some Healthier Ways to Consume Weed
There are other ways for you to consume cannabis, so you do not need to worry about the harmful effects of smoking. Below are a few healthy ways of consuming marijuana.
Edibles
Since edibles do not affect the lungs in any way, they are a great alternative to smoking marijuana. Your digestive system does all the work when it comes to consuming cannabis, and it is a lot easier on your body. You can create plenty of cannabis products when cooking.
Some of the goodies you can create are brownies, cupcakes, oils, and gummy bears. It’s a delicious way to chase your marijuana high.
Vaping
The oil concentrate you use when vaping cannabis comes from an extract of the cannabis plant. When people smoke weed, they often include tobacco to intensify the high. Therefore, the oil concentrate from the cannabis plant is more potent than the weed put into blunts.
So, the benefit of vaping weed is there's no use of tobacco. You also don't have to worry about chemicals from rolling papers. The use of vaping helps protect your lungs from tobacco use and harmful chemicals.
Although, sometimes vaping weed does have a stronger effect than smoking. So when you try it out for the first time, keep this in mind.
Topical
A topical product is a cream or balm infused with cannabis used for localized pain relief. A downside is you will not feel the "high-effect" when you consume the product.
By applying products to your skin, you will still be able to reap cannabis' benefits without the high. Many products contain cannabis, such as creams, body lotions, oils, perfumes, and make-up.
Tincture
Cannabis tinctures come from the process of extracting CBD and THC from the plant. It differs from oil products in that alcohol is both the solvent and use in the final product.
The product comes in a glass bottle with a dropper for you to place the supplement under your tongue. You absorb THC and CBD into your bloodstream after placing the drops under your tongue.
So, cannabis tinctures are an excellent way to consume cannabis with the correct dosage.
Innovative Ways to Consume Cannabis
It’s always cool to find new ways to consume cannabis. Therefore, we found three unique ways for you to smoke weed down below.
Pineapple Bong
You can use fruits as a bong to consume cannabis, and it turns into an edible bong for when you get the munchies (Though I choose to opt out of this option). A win-win situation for the weed smokers out there. If you would like to try a fun and exciting DIY bong project, have a look at this pineapple bong here.
Rose Blunt
You may have seen this on social media already, as it's been circulating for a while. But smoking a rose petal blunt has become popular.
The rose petal's scent can act as an aphrodisiac to stimulate the mind and uplift your mood. Also, you can use the rose petals in substitute tobacco to intensify the high experience.
Here's how you can roll a rose blunt:
Put three rose petals on top of a baking sheet and toast your rose petals.
Turn your oven at 250 F and put the rose petals in there to toast. You want to lightly toast the petals. The petals should convert to a slightly dried and rollable texture for the weed.
Afterward, sprinkle ground flowers throughout each row of petals.
Next, break your weed down and roll it in the petals as a normal blunt.
Put it back in the oven for 10 seconds and let it rest for two minutes.
Once done, you're able to enjoy the rose blunt! Remember to use organic rose petals or petals that were in no contact with pesticides. You don't want to potentially smoke hazardous chemicals while enjoying your rose bunt.
Apple Bong
Who knew you could smoke weed from an apple!
First, you can create a tunnel with a pen by placing it from top to bottom on a fresh apple.
Next, remove the core. Then, create a second tunnel that intersects in the middle.
Now grab some aluminum foil and poke holes in it, line the aluminum foil in the mould of the apple.
Afterward, place your weed on top of it. Once done, you can use the apple to smoke marijuana.
Now You Know How to Smoke Weed Like a Pro
The world of marijuana is an exciting one, especially for the new smokers out there. If you’re worried about how the smoke will affect your lungs, try some other ways to consume weed. If it doesn’t bother you too much, try out some of the innovative ways to consume weed.
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