I've been reading a lot recently about joints "wasting" weed. [this got me thinking, you see.]

How important is the preservation of your stash [of anything]?

Will you scrape madly to get a ball of resin?

Or burn furiously to inhale that last bit of meth?

Or search for days for that tab that was floating around? [god knows I would!]

I believe that I should regulate the waste, but not religiously conserve like I had to live on it 'till the end of my days.

Questions? Comments?

if it is my weed, i would not smoke a joint or blunt. i'd use a bong when possible, and when not possible, i'd use a bowl.

but if one of my friends wants to smoke a joint of their shit, i complain, then dont care. if they already have joints or a blunt rolled, i'll smoke it without complaining.

I just clean my pipe of resin. Just because I'm to lazy to even try to get the resin.

For acid, I would do anything, considering I've never done it.

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if it is my weed, i would not smoke a joint or blunt. i'd use a bong when possible, and when not possible, i'd use a bowl.

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hmm, this is the thing that started my thinking.

[and now i can say what i wanted without it looking like i was bitching as a thread opener]

why do joints waste? do you not realize when you smoke out of a bowl you are burning away some of the THC because of the extreme heat of the flame?

when you smoke a joint you vaporize the weed by inhaling hot air through the end with the cherry.

granted, a glass piece is the best way to get the greatest flavor out of your weed.

but aren't you smoking it to get high?!

i notice i not only smoke less in a joint, but i'm higher than if i smoked the same amount in a bowl.

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Originally posted by CRaZyAmishMaN:
why do joints waste?

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because while people are not toking, it burns off more weed (wastes it) than a bong or bowl does. you also get smaller hits with joints.

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Originally posted by CRaZyAmishMaN:
do you not realize when you smoke out of a bowl you are burning away some of the THC because of the extreme heat of the flame?

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i read that somewhere on this forum, but even if it is true, it does not effect how high i get in a negative way. plus, i get much bigger hits from a bong or bowl than a joint.

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Originally posted by CRaZyAmishMaN:
when you smoke a joint you vaporize the weed by inhaling hot air through the end with the cherry.

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i read that somewhere on this forum too. it sounds a bit weird to me, but if it is true, my other reasons for preferring peices to joints still cause me to prefer peices.

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Originally posted by CRaZyAmishMaN:
but aren't you smoking it to get high?!

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yup and i do get stoned, more so when using peices.

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Originally posted by CRaZyAmishMaN:
i notice i not only smoke [b]less in a joint, but i'm higher than if i smoked the same amount in a bowl.[/B]

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that may go for you, but it is not my experience. after reading your post i still prefer bongs and bowls to joints and blunts. i vary the way i smoke, my friends and i like to try out different methods. i get bigger hits from peices (esp. bongs) than i do from a joint or blunt. if you prefer smoking joints or blunts, thats great, but i prefer peices as it conserves weed, gives bigger hits, and gets me higher than a joint or a blunt does.

[This message has been edited by hartattack2188 (edited 12-10-2002).]

I smoke however I feel like, its not crack or junk so why do you care if your losing a tiny bit of THC? Whats the point of roach clips? Just roll another joint!

I have noticed that bud in England is miles cheaper than the U.S, its unheard of to pay anything more than �30 for an eight of bud.

I think it has to do with being so close to amsterdam, and people don't even bother buying bud in grams.

Maybe thats why you guys over the pond are so carefull with the way you smoke?

hash does make a good point. i do conserve my weed relatively stingily because i know when i really want a smoke and i have no pot i think "why didn't i smoke a ltttle smaller bowl so i could get a buzz now?". once i have a job i won't be as stingy.

when i have a twamp and i know its just me that will smoke it, i'll conserve it because if i smoke it all right there, then i wont have any left for later on.. right now weed is hard to come by where i live from all drug busts..

I never smoke out of a bong or bowl whatever yall come up with. I only smoke from blunts. Why? Because you look cooler when you're smokin it and it makes me feel cooler.
"I'm ridin' 85-South/ with a blunt in my mouth." See, it's just cooler that way.

heh...
ha...
BAHAHAHAHAHA! [i found the last post very comical]

[in fact, why is it cool?
because it's in songs?
there's songs about heroine, do you shoot up?]

hartattack-
true about the burning while not hitting, but i've only seen it burn for like 3 seconds while getting passed.
[a personal question- do you put out your bowl with a lighter end after every hit?]
i've found putting out the bowl will conserve when you only have a bowl or two,
but it's annoying and after a while i'll forget to do it anyway.

bigger hits out of a piece?
yes with bongs, not so much with pipes.
if you roll a joint correct you should get wonderful hits.

[about joints vaporizing weed-
yep. (common sense, really) i'm sure you understand how that works.

and it does lead to a higher THC level being absorbed]

on the whole, bong's the best.
least harsh.

i've found when your joint gets smaller the smoke can be very harsh.
which actually causes me to enjoy a piece more.

[but i have noticed i get more hits off of a joint than a bowl, huh.]


PS: Bri'ish bastards!

when im down to my last bowl or 2 i usually hold my lighter over the bowl to stop the smoke from comin out after each hit.. dont like wastin weed

I perfer bowls. They are sorta like an investment. The more you use it the better it gets. And in the end, you get a few nice grams of hash.

You get resin, not hash. Hash [well, good hash anyways] is simply resing glands [crystals] that have been pressed together. Resin on the other hand is not only a build up of THC but other shit too. Just a little FYI. Its still a nice bonus though.

I'm pretty diverse. Ill hnever pass up a nice rip off the bong, but I'm not adverse to blunts, joints or pipes either. I'm pretty stingy with ym weed wimply for lack of cash.

However, unless you out the bowl after every hit, it really wastes no less weed than a joint. And even if you do, then each time you apply a direct flame to it, you kill a bit of THC.

All in all, it really doesnt matter. All the methodes out there work well, and though they all waste a little, the outcome is always fantastic. As well blunts have one great benifit, and thats flavoured wraps. Gotta love smoking a fat strawberry blunt out on the balcony with a few friends on a breezy summer day, listening to the wind chimes all around peoples houses. [those truly are memories I wont forget. Damn this winter and screwing up my making memories! AAA!]

But then again, I'll never foget sitting in my room, with my red walls and red light, laying in bed, listening to music, taking rips off the bong, or pipe, and just thinking about random stuff.

In the end I never dwell on how much of my smoke floated into the air. So long as I can lay back and chill out, and just let my mind wander to wherever it pleases, Im good.

No matter how you smoke, just make sure you have a good time doing it.

true words of wisdom from SomeEverydayNobody

and color changing pieces add another dimention to smoking: you get to watch it change!

[a friend of mine brought his color-changer on a trip with us to florida:
we saw it change from a dull resinated brownish green to green and yellow to a deep, deep blue... coolest thing ever.]

you know what you call a virgin in Alabama? a girl that can run faster than all her brothers.

Uhh...anyway...

There's so little anticipation when you use a bowl. You just pop it in and smoke. When you know how to roll a joint ("and knowing is half the battle!") you get to play with your weed, see what it's gonna smoke like, and see it transform into some beautiful joint.

At least, being on probation that's how I remember it, so I might be feeling a little nostalgic.

*deep sigh, gets all misty-eyed*

[This message has been edited by Nyk (edited 12-12-2002).]