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