| There are all sorts of ways to take cannabis. From | | | | and lounge on big cushions and float away surrounded |
| joints to bongs, cakes to vaporizers � people | | | | by vibrant decoration and a good atmosphere. |
| have different preferences depending on their desired | | | | Hookah pipes have been around for centuries and if |
| effect and/ or health issues. | | | | you get the opportunity to try one, you�ll |
| Joints | | | | understand why they�ve remained so |
| Of course, the most traditional and widely used | | | | popular. The hit is exceptionally smooth and the |
| method is the good old fashioned spliff. There is | | | | tobacco flavours are very pleasing. Also, you can now |
| something ritualistic about rolling marijuana cigarettes. | | | | buy tobacco free mixes which are a healthier choice |
| The preparation itself is a wonderful precursor to the | | | | and certainly just as satisfying. |
| relaxation felt after a couple of tokes. It is popular | | | | Hash Cakes |
| among lone smokers and in social gatherings. Rolling a | | | | Some people don�t like to smoke at all but |
| joint is quite a personal thing. Each person has his or | | | | they enjoy the effects of cannabis, so they choose to |
| her own individual method of rolling and they will have | | | | eat it instead. There are many different recipes around |
| their own ideal ratio of hash or weed and tobacco. | | | | for hash cakes. In fact, you can pretty much take any |
| Cannabis joints come in myriad shapes and sizes. | | | | cake recipe and add hash or weed to it to get what |
| There are even books on different joint constructions! | | | | you want. Chocolate works especially well with hash |
| Some slang words for a cannabis joint include | | | | because it blends well with the flavour. |
| �bifta�, �booda�, | | | | WARNING!!! Eating cannabis has a much stronger |
| �doobie�, �fat | | | | effect than smoking it!!!! It takes longer to hit you but it |
| one�, �happy cigarette�, | | | | also lasts a long, long time. A lot of people eat too |
| �J�, �reefer�, | | | | much before they realise they�ve over done |
| �spliff� and | | | | it and end up being stoned for days!!! Anyone |
| �zoot�. | | | | experimenting with this should be very, very cautious |
| Bongs | | | | about quantities of hash or weed. |
| Bongs are used primarily to get a very intense hit from | | | | Pipes |
| smoking cannabis. But using this method has other | | | | A time-honoured tradition � the smoking pipe |
| advantages for the cannabis smoker. It is highly | | | | � is used worldwide for smoking cannabis |
| economical and some say it is less damaging to your | | | | and will never go out of fashion! It�s very |
| lungs, although this last claim is debatable. | | | | practical for one-hit usage or social occasions and |
| Bongs are often home made from bottles, or other | | | | rituals (the peace-pipe, used by native Americans is a |
| household vessels. They can also be purchased legally | | | | great example of this). It is more economical than |
| from many shops around the UK and throughout most | | | | smoking joints because there is less smoke wastage |
| of the rest of the world, regardless of laws against | | | | and you also don�t take in any carcinogens |
| cannabis smoking. | | | | from burned paper. |
| Some people believe that smoking through bongs is | | | | There are some great stealth (disguise pipes) pipes on |
| healthier than smoking joints because you are not | | | | the market today for people who smoke on the move. |
| taking in any carcinogens from rolling papers. But the | | | | Traditional Indian pipes are also ever-popular. |
| impact is very hard on the lungs. Smoking cannabis | | | | Vaporizers |
| through a bong is definitely economical because you | | | | The vaporizer is without doubt the most economical |
| don�t waste as much smoke between tokes. | | | | and healthy was to take cannabis in this modern time. |
| But by far the most economical and healthy way to | | | | Basically, there is no smoke involved. A vaporizer will |
| take cannabis today is with a vaporizer (see below). | | | | only heat up cannabis and what you inhale is pure |
| Hookah Pipes | | | | vapour. The best thing is that the chemicals in cannabis |
| A hookah pipe (or shisha pipe) is a traditional eastern | | | | that make you feel very lethargic � the CBDs |
| smoking device. It�s often called a | | | | - don�t vaporize at the temperature you use, |
| �hubbly-bubbly� because of the | | | | however the chemical that gets you high � |
| sound it makes as you inhale. It is an ornate and | | | | the THC � does. So you get all the fun and |
| colourful pipe with a glass base and several hoses for | | | | none of the couch slouch! |
| multiple users. The glass base is filled with water | | | | They can be pricey, but as more are being |
| (that�s what makes the noise as you toke) | | | | manufactured, cost is coming down. And anyway, you |
| and the smoking mixture is usually a fruit molasses mix, | | | | make your money back in no time because you |
| sometimes blended with cannabis. Smoking a hookah | | | | don�t need to use much cannabis to get a |
| pipe is a very sociable practice, associated with happy | | | | strong effect. There are a few budget range ones |
| relaxation among friends and often it�s a | | | | that work really well. And if you want to give up |
| good way to make new friends. Hookah pipes are | | | | smoking, vaporizers are the answer. |
| found in many eastern cafes where you can sit back | | | | |