How to smoke weed

So, curiosity has gotten the best of you, and you’ve decided that you’re going to try your hand at smoking weed. Congratulations, you will not be disappointed. Before you go out and try to hang with the weed smoking veterans of America, you may want to know how to smoke weed first.

First, break down the Cannabis bud into smaller pieces, and place it into the grinder. Close the grinder, and depending on what type of grinder you’ve got, rotate the sides. This allows the spikes inside to break the weed down. The goal is to get the weed to a finer texture for a more even burning. Don’t have a grinder? Have no worries, just use your fingers and pull off little pieces.

Next, you’ll need to figure out what you will be smoking out of. Bowls are one of the more common smoking devices, and it’s very simple to use for noobs like you, reader. Once you’ve selected what type of piece you’re going to smoke weed out of, take the ground or broken up weed and place it into the bowl area. Try to pack it a little tighter, but not enough to disallow for air to pass through. If you find it’s taking a lot of effort to draw smoke, you’ve packed it too tight. If this happens, take something thin and long, like a paper clip or bobby pin, and carefully stick it down to the hole in the bowl where the weed is packed, and gently move it around. This will help with loosening your bowl pack and it will open up the path for the smoke move through.

Once you’ve packed the bowl, you’re ready to smoke! Now, locate your carb. The carb is the smaller hole on the bowl and usually located on the side. Its purpose is to cut off the air flow so the smoke will collect inside the bowl. The more smoke that collects the better your hit will be. Place your finger over the carb and bring the piece up to your mouth. Place your flame onto the weed and inhale, slowly and ever so gently, at the same time. It doesn’t take long to draw smoke into the piece. 5 to 10 seconds should be plenty of time to allow for this to happen. Once the smoke has collected, take your finger off the carb, and inhale slowly until you’ve cleared all of the smoke in the bowl’s chamber. Hold your smoke in for roughly 3 seconds and exhale. You don’t need hold your smoke in for any longer. Despite what most people believe to be true, medical studies have shown that most THC is absorbed into the system within the first 3 seconds after inhaling. Besides, you’re about to go into a coughing frenzy, so why deprive yourself of any more oxygen than what’s necessary? Speaking of coughing, do plenty of it and spare no shame. When you cough, your lungs inflate more than usual taking in more oxygen to recover from the cough. This allows THC to stick to more surface area, giving you the most out of your hit.

Now that you know how to smoke the stuff, you’re ready to venture out to share your high thoughts with the rest of the Cannabis loving world. Don’t forget to brush up on your smoking etiquette, though. No one likes a party fouler. Check out Manners Guideline for Marijuana Smokers, and take down notes. Happy chiefing, reader.