| How to Take Cannabis Safely | | | | relaxation among friends and often it�s |
| | | | a good way to make new friends. Hookah pipes |
| 09th February 2007 | | | | are found in many eastern cafes where you can |
| | | | sit back and lounge on big cushions and float |
| Author: Robert Palmer | | | | away surrounded by vibrant decoration and a |
| | | | good atmosphere. |
| There are all sorts of ways to take cannabis. | | | | |
| From joints to bongs, cakes to vaporizers | | | | Hookah pipes have been around for centuries |
| � people have different preferences | | | | and if you get the opportunity to try one, |
| depending on their desired effect and/ or | | | | you�ll understand why they�ve |
| health issues. | | | | remained so popular. The hit is |
| | | | exceptionally smooth and the tobacco flavours |
| Joints | | | | are very pleasing. Also, you can now buy |
| | | | tobacco free mixes which are a healthier |
| Of course, the most traditional and widely | | | | choice and certainly just as satisfying. |
| used method is the good old fashioned spliff. | | | | |
| There is something ritualistic about rolling | | | | Hash Cakes |
| marijuana cigarettes. The preparation itself | | | | |
| is a wonderful precursor to the relaxation | | | | Some people don�t like to smoke at all |
| felt after a couple of tokes. It is popular | | | | but they enjoy the effects of cannabis, so |
| among lone smokers and in social gatherings. | | | | they choose to eat it instead. There are many |
| Rolling a joint is quite a personal thing. | | | | different recipes around for hash cakes. In |
| Each person has his or her own individual | | | | fact, you can pretty much take any cake |
| method of rolling and they will have their | | | | recipe and add hash or weed to it to get what |
| own ideal ratio of hash or weed and tobacco. | | | | you want. Chocolate works especially well |
| Cannabis joints come in myriad shapes and | | | | with hash because it blends well with the |
| sizes. There are even books on different | | | | flavour. |
| joint constructions! | | | | |
| | | | WARNING!!! Eating cannabis has a much |
| Some slang words for a cannabis joint include | | | | stronger effect than smoking it!!!! It takes |
| �bifta�, �booda�, | | | | longer to hit you but it also lasts a long, |
| �doobie�, �fat one�, | | | | long time. A lot of people eat too much |
| �happy cigarette�, �J�, | | | | before they realise they�ve over done it |
| �reefer�, �spliff� and | | | | and end up being stoned for days!!! Anyone |
| �zoot�. | | | | experimenting with this should be very, very |
| | | | cautious about quantities of hash or weed. |
| Bongs | | | | |
| | | | Pipes |
| Bongs are used primarily to get a very | | | | |
| intense hit from smoking cannabis. But using | | | | A time-honoured tradition � the smoking |
| this method has other advantages for the | | | | pipe � is used worldwide for smoking |
| cannabis smoker. It is highly economical and | | | | cannabis and will never go out of fashion! |
| some say it is less damaging to your lungs, | | | | It�s very practical for one-hit usage or |
| although this last claim is debatable. | | | | social occasions and rituals (the peace-pipe, |
| | | | used by native Americans is a great example |
| Bongs are often home made from bottles, or | | | | of this). It is more economical than smoking |
| other household vessels. They can also be | | | | joints because there is less smoke wastage |
| purchased legally from many shops around the | | | | and you also don�t take in any |
| UK and throughout most of the rest of the | | | | carcinogens from burned paper. |
| world, regardless of laws against cannabis | | | | |
| smoking. | | | | There are some great stealth (disguise pipes) |
| | | | pipes on the market today for people who |
| Some people believe that smoking through | | | | smoke on the move. Traditional Indian pipes |
| bongs is healthier than smoking joints | | | | are also ever-popular. |
| because you are not taking in any carcinogens | | | | |
| from rolling papers. But the impact is very | | | | Vaporizers |
| hard on the lungs. Smoking cannabis through a | | | | |
| bong is definitely economical because you | | | | The vaporizer is without doubt the most |
| don�t waste as much smoke between tokes. | | | | economical and healthy was to take cannabis |
| | | | in this modern time. Basically, there is no |
| But by far the most economical and healthy | | | | smoke involved. A vaporizer will only heat up |
| way to take cannabis today is with a | | | | cannabis and what you inhale is pure vapour. |
| vaporizer (see below). | | | | The best thing is that the chemicals in |
| | | | cannabis that make you feel very lethargic |
| Hookah Pipes | | | | � the CBDs - don�t vaporize at the |
| | | | temperature you use, however the chemical |
| A hookah pipe (or shisha pipe) is a | | | | that gets you high � the THC � |
| traditional eastern smoking device. It�s | | | | does. So you get all the fun and none of the |
| often called a �hubbly-bubbly� | | | | couch slouch! |
| because of the sound it makes as you inhale. | | | | |
| It is an ornate and colourful pipe with a | | | | They can be pricey, but as more are being |
| glass base and several hoses for multiple | | | | manufactured, cost is coming down. And |
| users. The glass base is filled with water | | | | anyway, you make your money back in no time |
| (that�s what makes the noise as you | | | | because you don�t need to use much |
| toke) and the smoking mixture is usually a | | | | cannabis to get a strong effect. There are a |
| fruit molasses mix, sometimes blended with | | | | few budget range ones that work really well. |
| cannabis. Smoking a hookah pipe is a very | | | | And if you want to give up smoking, |
| sociable practice, associated with happy | | | | vaporizers are the answer. |