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    Question: How Does One Go About Finding Marijuana?
    by mr.greenxxx
    * Getting Weed *

    Ok, so you decided for whatever reason to finally try smoking some weed, but arent fortunate enough to know or have any friends who could hook you up. Dont sweat it, you arent doomed, you just need get out there abit more.

    Try asking the friends you do have, you may be surprised how the person you least suspect could be a toker. Local bars/clubs, Skate parks, Festivals, Student hangouts etc are good places to find some smokers. Rasta colours, Bob marley shirts, dreadlocks etc are a great giveaway. You should be carefull how you approach someone, you want to avoid appearing as a Pig (cop), for example:

    '' Hi, i want to buy some marijuana, could you sell me some marijuana. '' May not be the best line.

    Try to introduce yourself and get a conversation going, if you smoke tobacco, maybe offer them a smoke/drink etc, get to know each other and then say how you been looking for some Bud, and dont really know anyone who could get you a score right now and how bad it sucks since you would love a toke right now... You may get smoked out, you may get a connection, it all depends on various people. But be genuine and kind, and eventually you will find someone who will gladly hook you up :)

    Id advise against gangstah/wigger looking people for weed, sure some may hook you up, but many others will try to rip you off etc.

    Beware of pigs, and best of luck.

    www.webehigh.com
    Online directory of cities world wide to help you in your search
     
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    Question: How Do I Make Cannabutter?

    GANJA BUTTER

    *INGREDIENTS*

    • cooking pot
    • water
    • 1c. butter
    • strainer
    • 1/4oz of marijuana
    • big bowl

    Additional Information:

    • 2 sticks = 1cup which is the normal requirement for a recipe for baked goods..
    • Oil/lard may be substituted for butter.. depending if you want a healthier(oil) or more potent(lard) ganja butter substitute.. remember the more fat content.. the more THC that can be absorbed


    *STEPS*
    Fill your cooking pot with water and bring to a boiling point. Now put butter into the pot of boiling water. As the water boils the butter melts into it, next take your marijuana and poor it into the the boiling mix. Now with the whole thing boiling the THC well boil into the mess. Keep re-stiring every 5 10 mins for an half n hour. Next take your strainer and place it over your bowl you are going to pour this into. Once you have pored into the bowl take the mush out of the strainer and squeeze the extra THC into the bowl. Place the mix into the fridge. Depending on how strong your fridge is after a few hours the mix will have turned solid. It well not look very good but it is GANJA BUTTER. Put this on your toast cook it with magic brownies if you want just enjoy!

    Here are also a couple cannabis recipes for your newly made cannabutter:

    Reefer Canna-Butter Cups:


    I have used this recipe time and time again to make peanut butter cups in the past.. and they have always turned out bomb diggy

    Ingredients:

    • Cannabutter: 1 lb (I used about 3/4 lb)
    • Peanut Butter: 18 oz jar or about 2.5 cups (low fat has the best texture-chunky for best covering taste)
    • Confectioners (powdered) sugar: about 2-3 cups
    • Chocolate: 12 oz pkg (I ran a little short)

    Mix the peanut butter and the Cannabutter in a bowl. Mine was cold so I warmed (low temp) the butters in a saucepan while stirring and removed from heat. Stir/beat/mix until smooth. Slowly add confectioners sugar while stirring, mixture should start to get to the consistancy of cookie dough. If too much sugar is added then mixture will not stick together (add more PB or CB or a drop of oil). It should be moist and able to hold shape.

    Either heat the chocolate in the microwave (watch and stir--too hot and it gets grainy) or I suggest using a double boiler method by placing a large bowl on/in a small saucepan. Continually stir melted chocolate if on heat. I removed from heat and moved to easier work area (it stays melted a while).

    Now you can choose to make Reeses style cups or drop style. I chose drop style but will cover both.

    If you are making cups (Reeses) then take muffin cups and cut the top half off (looks like a Reeses paper cup). Roll a small ball of butter mix into a ball, flatten the ball into a disc to fit the cup, and place on wax paper or Alum. foil. Repeat. Use all the butter mix this way. Then, cover the bottom of the muffin cup in chocolate (I used a spoon), place the disc in the middle of the cup, and cover in chocolate. Place cups in the fridge/freezer and allow to cool.

    For drops, roll butter mix into balls and dip in chocolate, then place on foil/paper than place in the freezer.

    You can add all kinds of stuff to the centers too, just roll a ball around it or press it in!!!!

    FireCrackers:

    Ingredients:

    • 1 gram or half gram of high quality herb
    • Two crackers
    • Peanut Butter
    • Foil
    • Oven

    Preheat oven to 320 F

    Obtain Crackers and spread on a glorious amount of peanut butter ( I like the crunchy stuff, mmmm )

    Place weed nugget or piece of hash onto the center of the peanutty goodness, and sandwich the two to form a FireCracker.

    The oven should be ready now, wrap the Firecracker in the Foil (completely) shiny side out. Put the Firecracker(s) on a baking sheet in the center of your oven, or whoevers dude lol.

    Bake for 20-30 minutes

    Check by unwrapping every 10 minutes after the first 15 minutes. If it starts to burn, turn down heat 50 degrees.
    Firecrackers are very nasty if they burn, but when you get them right they are oh so delicious!

    Leary Biscuits:

    Ingredients:

    • crackers
    • sliced cheese or peanut butter
    • ground cannabis

    A method of orally consuming cannabis. Made by placing the weed and cheese on a cracker and heating it in a microwave or oven to get the cannabinoids out of the cell walls of the plant. we cannot digest the cellulose so the heating is necessary and thc is fat soluble so it will get mixed in with the cheese. It is commonly a cracker, a slice of cheese on it, and the weed on top, however some people put an extra slice of cheese on top of that. There is also a variation where peanut butter is substituted for the cheese. It all goes in the microwave until the cheese melts. Let the Leary biscuits cool a couple of minutes before serving with hot tea or coffee

    You should only need 1-2g of bud for this if you plan to eat it all yourself..
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    Ganja Pesto
    by Startreken

    2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
    1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan-Reggiano or Romano cheese
    1/4 cup Cannabutter
    1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
    3 Tablespoons Ground Marijuana
    1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts
    3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced
    Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
    Special equipment needed: A food processor (Check Amazon.com's sale on Cuisinart food processors.)

    Method
    1) Melt Cannabutter and Olive oil mixture together. Do not overheat, you just want to melt the butter.

    2) Combine the basil in with the pine nuts, pulse a few times in a food processor. (If you are using walnuts instead of pine nuts and they are not already chopped, pulse them a few times first, before adding the basil.) Add the garlic and ground marijuana, pulse a few times more.

    3) Slowly add the olive oil / cannabutter mixture in a constant stream while the food processor is on. Stop to scrape down the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula. Add the grated cheese and pulse again until blended. Add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

    Makes a little over 1 cup.

    Serve with pasta, or over baked potatoes, or spread over toasted baguette slices.
     
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    Question: Where Can I Buy Pipes/Smoking Accessories?
    WARNING: make sure when buying pipes that you comply with local/state laws.. some places pipes can not be sold because they fall under the "Drug Paraphanalia Act"


    In this section I will be giving you a couple pointers on where to buy pipes.. and how to obtain tobacco products online.. list of online reliable headshops along with a list of scammers(please if you see a website that is not listed or not listed correctly PM me so that i can add it to the list or correct it)

    There are plenty of different places to buy tobacco products.. such as HeadShops.. which are stores that are dedicated to psychedelic culture.. they usually sell pipes.. grinders.. assortments of other smoking accessories and such.. Usually Porn stores also sell pipes... small time gas stations will sometimes sell pipes as well...

    I'm Want To Buy A Pipe Online... How Should I Go About Doing This?
    Personally.. the best way to buy online is with either a Credit Card or a Debit card.. if you have no access to either of these... your next best bet is a Reloadable Visa/MasterCard.. you can buy these at Walmart and you can also purchase them at your local Bank.. they are annonymous and work just like Credit Cards.. just make sure when you buy one that they are allowed for InterNational purchases.. if you plan to buy from somewhere outside of the US.. I prefer paying with plastic because verification is done within minutes.. making the time between purchase and arrival that much shorter.. sending Check/MoneyOrder takes time.. usually a week to get to its destination.. a week.. or in extreme cases up to a month to verify the check or MO.. then shipping.. next thing you know.. you're looking at at least a couple weeks for delivery.. plus i don't really like taking the chance that the check/MO could get lost in the mail

    Cash is the worst to ever send.. as there is no proof that you sent anything.., next worst is MoneyGram or Western Union.. because you must pay for these services.. usually a minimum of $10 or $20.. making your purchase that much more expensive

    Here is a list of REPITABLE online sites for purchasing smoking accessories:

    Etsy.com - Website dedicated to Hand Made products..This is a website with multiple vendors along the lines of Ebay.. You can pay through PayPal, or set up arrangements with vendors to send Check/MO/Cash/WU/MG.. Nice thing about Etsy is like i said.. its all Hand Made.. Home Made products.. so you can find some EXCELLENT glass art at very very reasonable prices.. but at the same time you can find some sick heady pieces as well(i suggest checking out soulshinefamilyglass for high end pieces or jenirie for nice glass pieces at reasonable prices)

    LotusGlass.com - Nice selection of glass.. kinda on the expensive side but they do some quality work.. another nice.. custom and unique piece in their collection is their "GonG upgrader".. this is very nice.. have personally purchased this for one of my bongs.. it is used to replace your current down stem on a bong that is NOT a GonG. i bought this for my old bluedot that used non-GonG downstems. A lot of their pieces are blown to order.. so expect some time between order and arrival.

    GorillaGlass.com - Wholesale Tobacco Pipes and Accessories.. MINIMUM ORDER OF $150 AND 12 Items.. Most of the glass is pretty cheap.. but is also light on the wallet.. best buy is their digital box vaporizor for only $48.. the model they have on their usually runs in upwards of $100 on other sites.

    EDIT.co.uk - Great Site with a BIG selection of pipes and smoking accessories.. RooR.. Molino.. EHLE...Volcano.. Shivadas..

    Showmeglass.com - Costum blown glass.. custom worked EHLE's.. official EHLE dealer.. lot of great work on this site.. sorta expensive.. but its all uniquely blown glass.. none of that cheap import crap

    Shivadas - Custom blown funtional glass art.. very nice pieces.. reasonably priced as well.. some very sick heady pieces are blown by the guys at Shivadas.. but at a hefty price.. some headies running up in the $700 area..

    RooR.de - The OFFICIAL site for RooR.. one of the best glass workers known on the market.. some would say the creme de la creme of Bongs.. if you're lookin for a bong for its scientific functionability and nothing "fancy" it sense of heady looking.. but willing to drop $200+ then this is what you need.. some will tell you once you hit a RooR you will never smoke out of anything else again

    Grasscity.com - Lots of selection.. seems sorta expensive and a lot of their pipes are kinda cheap looking.. though they do have some very nice looking pipes.

    !!!Scammers!!!

    Scammers suck.. and what sucks even more is sending a company that you may think is legit.. and months go buy and finally you realize you have been had.. out anywhere from $20-30.. up to $100's of dollars.. first thing you should do is head over to RipoffReport.com.. and type in the websites name on this site to see if there has been any reports of scams.. another thing to do before purchasing off a site you are unsure about is to do a google search for any information you can find about the place.. such a search should sorta look like this: "(website) reviews" and such.. if you can't find anything.. next is to slowly look over the site.. misspellings.. crappy/generic layouts.. bogus contact info.. if the site looks exactly like another site.. websites that also ONLY except annoymous payments such Western Union/Money Gram MAY also be a sign of a scammer.. since you have no final proof that you have sent money to the company...


    Rollies.com - I personally have not ordered from them but have heard absolutely no good things about this site.. not to mention the layout is absolutely horrible..


    On The Bubble

    Here is a list of sites that are iffy.. what i mean is sites that some people have had problems with.. while others preach up and down that they are legit.. these can also at times be refered to as "Selective Scammers"

    ChunkyGlassPipes - Now here is a site that is the ultimate in the On The Bubble list of online shops.. personally I hava had success with this website with my one purchase.. I ordered a Glass Blunt.. took about 2 weeks to get.. that was because the webmaster said "she had personal issues" that delayed shipping.. a lot of others have had the exact opposite of problems.. contacting the webmaster with email and phone calls and no return calls/replies.. never recieving their order or taking up to a month to receive items after purchasing with using express shipping.. usually this is accompanied with the same excuses "personal problems" "people stealing".. personally i think its a very loosely run ship.. and has a very non-professional attitude with her business and costumers.. also one more note.. CGP is also what use to be of another website called NorthwesternGlassArt.. which is known as a scammer.. check ripoffreport.com.. you can also see the similar layout and products between the two sites.. which is always a red flag for picking out scammers
     
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    Question: Spiced Gold, How Is It Compared To Marijuana?
    (taken from Erowid and BlueLight)

    COMMON NAMES
    Spice Silver, Spice Gold, Spice Diamond
    EFFECTS CLASSIFICATIONS
    Intoxicant; Cannabinoid Agonist
    INGREDIENTS

    Baybean, Blue Lotus, Lion's Tail, Lousewort, Indian Warrior, Dwarf Scullcap, Maconha Brava, Pink Lotus, Marshmallow, Red Clover, Rose, Siberian Motherwort, Vanilla and Honey.; contains a synthetic cannabinoid, JWH-018 (proposed)
    DESCRIPTION
    Spice is sold as a legal herb-based alternative to cannabis. The ingredients list does not identify any cannabinoid constituents. Because it is unlikely that the listed plant ingredients would produce its reported effects, it has seemed likely since it first appeared on the market in early 2007 that it contained a synthetic cannabinoid. In Dec 2008, the city of Frankfurt, Germany, announced that analysis of one Spice product showed it contained JWH-018. In Jan 2009, U.S. customs agents stated that seized Spice products contained the synthetic cannabinoid HU-210.

    Spice Product Bits & Pieces


    • Standard Drug Test Not THC-Positive
      According to results from several lab tests, Spice and Spice Gold do not cause field or GC/MS confirmation tests to show up as cannabinoid- or THC-positive. "No drugs detected" was the result from one lab.
    • Contains Vitamin E
      Erowid had a sample of Spice tested by the lab we work with. They found a complex set of chemicals and the single chemical they identified was tocopherol / vitamin E. See DDL's Spice Analysis, May 2007.

      A toxicologist at the University of Dusseldorf analyzed a Spice mixture and noted that it contains high levels of Vitamin E.
      Ref: Der Spiegel article (in German)
    • Speculated Chemical Contents
      Erowid had been told of several chemicals speculated to be present in the Spice product. These include HU-210; DMHP (3-(1,2-Dimethylheptyl)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-ol); CP 55940; WIN55212-2; (1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)(naphthalen-2-yl)methanone [Vk dec 17 2007].
    • Tocopherol's Role
      Erowid has received speculation that tocopherol was added because it masks the underlying material in a Mass Spectrometer OR that the chemical fragmented when undergoing standard mass spectrometry has the same mass as Tocopherol and there is no actual tocopherol in Spice. Perhaps someone can read the GC/MS output and let us know if either of those speculations are falsifiable.
    • HU-210 Confirmed by US Customs
      On January 15, 2009, U.S. agents reported that seized spice contained HU-210, a potent synthetic cannabinoid. "This very unique discovery of the narcotic, HU-210, is possibly the first of its kind for CBP," said David Murphy, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Director of Field Operations in Chicago. This confirms speculation by Erowid contributors from November 2008 that JWH-018 is not the only chemical deposited onto Spice products being sold around the world.
     
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    Question: I'm Freaking Out!!! Is My Marijuana Laced???

    By mr.greenxxx

    * Laced Weed *

    Ok, so you finally scored and cant believe how awesome weed is. You feel everything is so kickass and delicious, you want the world to know.... Then all of a sudden, your heart is racing, youre hearing noises outside of your door and you think your going to die... Did you just smoke weed laced with LSD/meth? I can almost guarantee you did not.

    Marijuana works as an enhancer, it enhances your senses and imagination and also paranoia. It also makes your heart beat go up alot ( I dont know why, it just does). To a regular smoker, this is simple common sense and they are very able to calm themselves down from any bad feelings while high. Novice smokers however, tend to give into them and experience whats called a panic attack. It usually ends up with becoming extremely paranoid you will get busted, whether by parents or police, and that you may die. You may begin hearing people, thinking your heart is going to explode, thinking you will be like this forever etc etc... Most smokers experienced this atleast once in theyre lifetimes, and know it can be pretty fucked up if you have to go through it alone.

    It can usually be prevented.

    Since weed is an enhancement drug, you should take into account the setting/location and your mood when smoking. If you dont feel your in a safe location, with safe people and/or feel depressed, theres a very high chance all of this will just get worse when you smoke. This is why its important to be a responsible smoker, if you know your parents are next door to your room, and you know you may get busted, smoking will only enhance that feeling and freak you out even more.

    Each individual goes through a somewhat different thought process, when i experience feelings of paranoia/anxiety, i think of certain advice for myself, for eg:

    WORRYING ABOUT SOMETHING WILL NOT MAKE OR STOP IT FROM HAPPENING.

    So if you think youre about to get cought and go to millitary school, remember that thinking about it will not make it happen, youre just wasting your high nitpicking some stupid situation, and even if it did, would you rather go to millitary school knowing you spent 2 hours thinking about it, or knowing you enjoyed your high to its fullest?

    If however, in the very rare intance, you DO get laced weed, you should be able to tell it without much thought, the taste will be very different, so would the high - depending on what it was laced with.

    You might want to get to know most common drugs and their effects if you dont know allready, you never know when it may come in handy.
     
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    Question: How Do I Cover Up The Smell Of Marijuana In My Room?


    There are many different ways to cover up the smell of marijuana in your room.. or to keep the marijuana smell in your room. The number one key to keeping a low smell in your room is ventilation.. make sure to open a window when smoking in your room and if possible.. have a fan blowing.

    Here is a list of things that help mask the smell of marijuana smoke:
    ATTENTION!!! None of these ways will completely cover or mask the smell.. it will just help with trying to hide the smell of marijuana.. marijuana smoke is some stinky shit and therefor will usually still be able to be smelled even when one of these items are used.. also over use of these products will result in drawing too much attention

    Fabreeze: Common Aerosol that can be bought at stores
    Ozium: Car Deodorizer that is usually available at any just about any store(one of the best aerosols for masking smells IMHO)
    Incense: Works well for masking odors.. very strong smelling.. but may be too obvious for your parents/RA.. as it is commonly associated with pot smokers
    Sploof: A device made from a toilet paper roll and fabric sheets.. you blow your smoke through this device so that the smoke travels through the fabric sheets releasing a "fresh" smell.. covering the marijuana smoke odor

    How To Make A Sploof
    taken from GrassCity(pictures included)

    Items Needed



    • Toilet Paper Roll
    • Duct Tape(or any kind of tape)
    • Fabric Softner Sheets
    1. Take 3 of the sheets and place them tightly over one end of the toilet paper roll.
    2. Duct tape the sheets tightly to the end of the toilet paper roll.
    3. Take about 7 sheets and crumble them individually and insert them into the other side of the toilet paper roll.. make sure to pack each one in there tightly
    4. Get your smoke on.. you've finished your brand new Sploof


    Another great way to keep the smell of marijuana at least in your room, and not throughout the rest of your house or apartment building, is to thumb tack a towel to the bottom of your door.. i have used this method for keeping smells inside my apartment and out of hallways.. it works really well... or get yourself one of those door liners that are used to keep drafts out of your room..
     
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    Question: I Do Not Own A Pipe, What Can I Use Instead?


    Here is a couple ideas for those of you who are unable to buy a pipe for whatever reasons... though i would high suggest owning your own pipe.. but some of these ideas are primarily keyed twords those of you who live with your parents and need easy.. and disposable pipes so not to have any evidence of smoking...

    Apple Pipe(taken from wikihow)

    Supplies

    • An Apple. A good one.
    • A BIC-style pen or something similar
    • A lighter
    • Tobacco, flavored Tobacco, or Cannabis.

    1. If you feel like eating the apple afterwards you might want to take the ink well out of the pen, otherwise, on the top of the apple, jam the pen in at a slight angle about halfway through the apple. Do this next to the core rather than having to make another hole through the hardest part of the apple.
    2. Poke a hole on the opposite side near the bottom or middle so that it meets up with the first hole you poked.
    3. Using the same technique an inch or a little more from the top hole, jam a third hole that will meet up with your existing chamber system. This "carb" can be essentially anywhere on the apple, but you'll want it to be convienient to cover with a finger while you're lighting your tobacco.
    4. Carve out a bowl on the top of the apple where the first hole was drilled. Make it big enough to hold the material you want to smoke. This can be done by "eating" it essentially. The best way is to carefully gnaw away with one of your sharp teeth so that it's more precise, but you can also use a key or just about anything.

    • This system is very rough, but it is not intended to be used repeatedly or kept. You'll put the tobacco in the top, light it while holding the carb and inhale through the other end, then when you've had as much smoke as you want, release the carb and take the rest of the smoke left in the apple. It's the same concept and method as a pipe, but the materials used are less conspicuous, more readily available (if you're a college or high school student you can get them in your school cafeteria for free usually) and easy to dispose of. Ultimately, if you're caught or just want to dispose of it after use, you can eat it. The resin will taste a little odd but there's really nothing dangerous to consume.
    • Precise drilling and experience are the only ways to really improve on the system. With a little ingenuity you can find a system that works to make the hole at the bottom of the bowl smaller, such as taking a chuck of the apple and jamming it in there with a smaller hole in it, or just taking a smaller chunk and covering all but a little bit of the hole.


    Soda Can Pipe(taken from the 420 Feed)
    Supplies

    • 1 Soda can
    • 1 earing/safety pin/anything with a small point.
    Advantages: Very simple and easy to make Disadvantages: The small indentation doesn't hold your mix very well, so you need to be very careful while smoking.


    What you need is well any kind of can."perferably a soda can" Ok so first you take the tab that you use to open it then turn it backwards and pull up.That should make the whole thing come off withought making it sharp.

    Then make a deep indent in oneside of it.And make sure it is about an inch from the other side.~don't bend outher side~Now you need to have a sharp object. This is where it get's tricky. If you're too stoned, don't try this ;) Use something like a needle or an exacto blade or safety pin ( a good one). You really don't want to mess up your mom's (or wife's) kitchen knives. But...use what you can find. You need to make small holes

    Make about six wholes in the middle of the indent and make then about a centameter apart (that's a bout a third of an inch). For you guys out there, ask a girl how big an inch is, your idea of it is probably 3 times to big. ;)

    Now on the side without the indent, take your safety knife and cut a small hole near the end of the can. You can also cut the hole on the bottom of the can. The Hole should be about 3 centimeters (1 inch). You will use this as your carburetor. You may want to start witha small hole and work you way up to 3 centimeters.

    Now hold it on it's side (indent side up) place your mix in the indent and light up!

    Good luck and save me a hit!

    Tin Foil Pipe(from eHow)
    WARNING: Though I'm not positive that any of this is true.. there are speculation that tin foil.. when heated can cause vapors that can cause Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.. use at your own risk

    Supplies

    • Tin Foil
    • Pen

    1. Cut a section of tinfoil at least 1 foot (12 inches) long.
    2. Fold the tinfoil in half.
    3. Wrap the tinfoil tightly around the pen to form a tube.
    4. Squeeze foil around pen to tighten. You may wish to secure loose end of foil to pipe with tape (optional).
    5. Pull the tinfoil tube back from the pen until only one of foil tube covers the pen.
    6. Bend the loose end of the foil tube to make a 45 degree angle elbow where the foil meets the pen.
    7. Remove foil tube from pen.
    8. Mold the pipe with your fingers to ensure adequate air flow.

    SoBe Bong
    Video tutorial found HERE

    Gravity Bong
    Video tutorial found HERE

    Lung
    Video tutorial found HERE
     
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    Question: How Do I Clean My Pipe?
    (taken from eHow)

    So you hate clogged pipes but you love smoking. Well it only takes a few minutes to get your glass pipe looking clear and shiny again. Put your gloves on...

    Supplies

    • a few pipe cleaners
    • rubbing alcohol
    • hot water
    • zip lock bag
    • salt
    • latex gloves

    1. First you place your dirty pipe in the plastic zip lock bag and drop about half a table spoon of salt in it. You might want to put more or less salt it all depends on the size of your pipe.
    2. Second you get some hot water, preferably reaching a boiling point, and pour it carefully into the bag making sure the pipe is drowning in the water. Then pour 1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol. You then zip it up and give it a shake, dissolving the salt in the water. This process is basically getting the resin or sticky build up in your pipe to loosen up so it can easily be removed. Leave the bag sitting for a while, again it all depends on how much resin needs to be removed from your pipe. The more build up the longer the wait.
    3. The next step is scrubbing that resin out with your pipe cleaner. There are three holes where you can access the inside of the pipe to remove the resin. The carb, the mouth piece, and the bowl. Run the pipe cleaner from all angles, through each one of the holes until all resin is completely removed. You might have to place pipe back in bag if youre having a difficult time removing the resin. You can always use more salt as a scrub. Once youve reached point of satisfaction you can rinse it out with lukewarm water, wipe it up, and then celebrate...
     
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    Question: How Do I Pass A Drug Test?
    (taken from WikiHow)
    VIDEO

    How to pass the standard drug tests required by many employers. The easiest way to pass such a test is not to take the drugs being tested for. But if you have so indulged and are willing to risk the consequences of tampering with a drug test (which at best, means keeping the job or at worst, breaking the law in some states) then this article will be of assistance..

    Urine Testing


    1. Avoid spiking or masking the urine sample. This is a method used to throw off testing equipment from seeing certain results. Commercial and OTC chemicals containing nitrats were once used to mask THC but are now commonly tested for. i.e. Mary Jane Super Clean 13 (liquid soap), Urinaid (glutaraldehyde), THC Free (acid), Klear (nitrite), Urine Luck (pyridinium chlorochromate), TestKlear, Golden Seal, Terminator Gold, Stealth, Clean-X, and Instant Clean. These products are all detectable, and will result in a failed drug screen.
    2. Dilute the sample itself. Dilution is the process of reducing the concentration of drug or drug metabolites in the sample.This is accomplished by adding fluid to the sample. Be sure to use warm water, as the temperature of the sample is recorded. Most facilities will put you in a room with no sink, and where the toilet water is tinted.Diluting a sample will lower the specific gravity and creatinine level.(creatine is used by muscles and creats a waste product called creatinine) Drug testing laboratories all routinely test samples to detect dilution.
    3. Internal dilution or "flushing". Many people assume that drinking excessive amounts of water will accomplish a negative result,However is it dangerous (people have died from water intoxication) it is also risky because colorless urine arouses suspicion, possibly flagging the sample and causing Them to run the sample at a lower CONFIRMATION level of 15 ng/mL (15 nanograms per milliliter) instead of a STANDARD test screen level of 50 ng/mL (this example is of THC). When the UA is run before the screen it will read that the Specific Gravity is low and it will be flagged, this also will cause a lower level test to be run
    4. Substitute the sample. Substitution is a method that involves substituting your urine with that of another persons or a synthetic sample. Synthetic urine comes in two basic forms, the liquide type found in smoke shops that is simular to what is used to calibrate lab equipment or vials of a powdered concentrate that can be added to a few ounces of warm water.Both are kept in a delivery devise with a temperature meter. This method works on every employment urine test,(provided some conditions are met such as controlling the temperature (92 -100)and delivering the sample in 4 minutes or less). A liquide crystal thermometer with 2 degree offset like the ones used on the collection cups is ideal and a properly sized organic warmer as a insulating source as it is the body that is the regulator.
      • The liquide premixed urine has a couple of drawbacks as it doesn't have a head or small layer of bubbles on the surface and it has no smell. Powdered synthetic urine does.
      • You can substitute someone else's urine. You will want to test it with a reagent panel strip available at wall-greens. Collect urine fresh and keep it in a sealed, refrigerated container and use within the 48Hrs. as urine will darken and bacteria will grow, when deterioration becomes noticeable the lab may suspect something. A UTI or Urinary Tract Infection will be suspected if a micro UA is run as stale urine becomes like ammonia and the ph will change
      • standard employment Drug tests do not determine male or female, pregnancy, or age.
    Hair Testing


    1. Understand how the hair testing process works. So how does hair drug testing work?, Let's delve into this a bit for better understanding. We'll use marijuana for our example since marijuana drug testing is by far and away the most popular test. When marijuana (THC) metabolites are in the blood, they'll end up in the blood vessels, including those in the head, and get filtered through the hair. In basic terms, at least, this is how hair drug testing comes about. The marijuana THC metabolites will remain in the hair as a permanent record of drug use for months. A hair drug test involves cutting 50-80 strands of hair from the base typically at the crown of the head.Minimum length of 1 inch is necessary or body hair such as face chest or underarm hair can be used. Hair drug testing can go back months, showing the toxins a person may have used in a time-line fashion.Masking hair is not realistic as the sample is washed to remove left in products or external contamination such as second hand smoke.
    2. Know what to expect in the test. Hair Collection Procedure:
      • Testing requires a swatch of hair about one eighth of an inch in diameter and an inch to an inch and a half long, cut close to the scalp and at the crown of the head if present. If the donor has no head hair or 1/2 inch or shorter the collector may use chest, underarm, leg, or face hair in that order of preference.
      • Find an appropriate spot for hair collection, then twist a bundle of hair making sure the tightly twisted hair is more than 1/4 inch in diameter. This is almost always done in middle back of head
      • While holding the tightly twisted hair in one hand, spread open the hair collection tube with the other hand, then enclose the twisted hair in the collection tube as close to the donor's scalp as possible
      • Place the twist tie around the hair below the plastic collection tube. This keeps the hair intact during shipping and also indicates the root end.
      • Cut the hair bundle as close to the scalp as possible. Do not remove the collection tube from the cut hair.
      • Return the collection tube holding the hair to its original position in the hair collection tube holder. Do not remove the twist tie.
    3. Lower toxin levels in your hair. This can be much harder if cocaine or synthetic drugs are used by dark haired people as it is the melanin (hair color)that is the carrier as apposed to keratin (hair) in a THC screen. Treatment with Toxin Removal and a professional Consultation from a laboratory technician providing the know how in Hair Structure are crucial to increasing your success.
      • Cocaine which binds to black hair far more than blond or red hair as it is the melanin in hair that is the carrier of cocaine.So repeated use in dark hair people is almost impossible to reduce below detectable levels.
      • Regular smokers should use a clarifying shampoo regularly to remove toxins that are excreted daily from scalp.
    Saliva/Oral based screening

    Saliva / oral fluid-based drug tests can generally detect use during the previous few days. Saliva or oral fluid based drug tests are becoming more prevalent because of their convenience,low cost and the recent adaptation of the FDA approved Intercept test can be given in-house on the job for pre-employment and random screenings, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, or return-to-duty testing.


    Detection Times

    Detection in saliva tests begins immediately upon use:
    Marijuana and hashish (THC): An hour after ingestion, and up to 24 hours depending on use. Cocaine (including crack): From time of ingestion up to 2 to 3 days. Opiates: From time of ingestion up to 2 to 3 days Methamphetamine and ecstasy (MDMA, "crank," "ice"): From time of ingestion up to 2 to 3 days. Benzodiazepines: From time of ingestion up to 2 to 3 days



    Testing Avoidance

    If one is being tested and has used in the past 3 days you will need to overcome the saliva collection. To do this you will have to avoid submitting saliva and perform the steps requested of you by the instructor.

    1. Instruct the donor to remove the handle and remove the collection device from the packaging sleeve.
    2. Instruct the donor to place the collection pad between the lower cheek and gums and gently rub the pad back and forth along the gum line until the pad is moist. (you will fake this movement and rub pad on teeth)
    Once moist, leave collection pad between cheek and gums for a full two (2) minutes(again hold between teeth)

    1. After 2 minutes, have the donor open the specimen vial in an upright position, with the tip pointed downward, by gently rocking the cap back and forth to avoid spilling the contents. Instruct the donor to push the collection pad into the specimen vial as far as it will go.
    The instructor who a employee can not touch the paddle in any way until you place it in the vial screw it closed and seal it in a tamper proof bag.

    1. Stay clean from marijuana at least 72 hrs before the test.
    Urban Myths


    • Secondhand smoke.. cut off levels are set so as to keep one failing from casual second hand smoke .
    • Poppy Seeds.. the current SAMHSA recommended cutoff level used in the NIDA 5 test, which was raised from 300 ng/mL to 2,000 ng/mL in 1998 in order to avoid false positives from poppy seeds You would need to eat a whole Loaf of poppy seed to register for even one day.
    • Adding bleach to nullify sample. BLEACH will change the ph and flag the sample as being tampered and you will fail. Drinking bleach will blind you and maybe kill you.
    • Aspirin.... taken before test covers THC by creating a false negative.. THIS IS ONLY UNDER IDEAL CIRCUMSTANCES and only for the EMIT test and not a gc/ms.


    Legalities


    • Only a court ordered test or one who is on probation or parole can be observed, basically those who have no rights.
    • Know your rights. They are very important. The employer is paying for the test so it belongs to them. If you pass it will say no detectable amount found. If you fail it will usually say what your levels were, however you need to ask for the cut off levels.
    • If caught by surprise and you need to stall it is better to go to the lab and fail to show your I.D., refusal will get you fired but if you misplaced your ID you will have to come back or the sample is invalid
    • At least ten states (Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Texas) have outlawed the sale of synthetic urine or adulterants for the purpose of passing drug test however obtaining one on the Internet is easy.
    • Workplace Testing: employers are currently allowed by law to require that workers submit to urinalysis or saliva screening to be considered for employment and/or to retain their employment. states have laws which often limit how and when testing can be done, such as requiring that the company have a written policy, that 'random' testing not be used this is more common in certain unions.
    • Hospital Testing: In the US, some states have required pregnant women to be tested for illegal drug use as part of their prenatal care. The US Supreme Court ruled the secret testing of women unconstitutional in the case of Ferguson v City of Charleston, in March 2001.But women who arrive to deliver in a hospital have there blood tested and if dirty you can bet you will be talking to some people.A delivering mother could face endangerment charges or even murder if ANY traces are found in her blood.
    Drug Testing Law


    • Federal Law - Drug testing falls under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which includes several key features:
      • The ADA makes it illegal for any employer to test a prospective employee without first making a conditional offer of employment.
      • The ADA also says you can´t discriminate against prospective employees on the basis of past drug-related problems. Then again, you may refuse to hire people if you have reason to believe they will return to substance abuse or endanger the safety and health of your workers. If you aren´t sure how to proceed with an applicant who has a history of drug abuse, consult an attorney. The ADA doesn´t prohibit asking a person with a history of substance abuse to enroll in a rehabilitation program before joining your firm.
    • State Law - Laws vary from state to state and change frequently. You can find out the details of your state´s drug testing laws by contacting a trade organization, your state government or an employment lawyer. Your right to test workers for drug use depends on several factors:
      • The job itself. If a job has the potential to place the employee, coworkers or the public in danger, there may be stronger legal justification to test for drugs.
      • Evidence of a drug problem. Some states require you to show probable cause to suspect employees are impaired before testing them for drugs.
      • Whether the worker is already on staff. Once applicants are hired, your rights to test them for drug use may diminish. Some states require visible evidence of substance abuse such as an accident, a visible decline in work quality or the discovery of illicit drugs in the workplace before you have the legal right to test a current employee. Testing current employees at random or without prior notice is also illegal in many states.
     
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    How Do I Make Hash Oil?

    What is 'hash oil'?
    Its a thick black oil made from hash. The hash is heated and pressed to release the oil. (Same
    process used to make hash from marijuana, but carried to an extreme.) Its almost like a tar; very sticky,
    very thick. How is it used? I've never seen it in the US, but when I lived in England, some 10 years ago, it
    was occasionally available. It came in two forms; sometimes it would be in a little plastic vial. Other times it
    would come in a piece of aluminum foil. From what I recall, the point was not to burn it, as that would burn
    off the active ingredients; but you wanted to inhale the vapor from it. The usual procedure was to get some
    heat resistant tube; the favorite was a thin clear plastic tube that is the body of a Bic disposable pen. Pull
    out the end cap, and pull out the ink/ballpoint thingy. Result: a clear plastic tube. Then, smear a small
    amount of the oil on a piece of aluminum foil. Hold the foil with pliers. With the oil on top, heat from
    beneath with a lighter. Hold the end of the tube above the patch of oil. As you begin to apply heat, suck
    like hell. The pliers (or something) are necessary because foil is an excellent conductor of heat, and you can
    burn yourself. It may take several heatings to use up all the oil from a smear. (You'll note this takes three
    hands!) For a nicer piece of equipment, take an old tablespoon. Bend the handle so that the handle bends
    away from the bowl, and then back so that it is pointing up away from the bowl. Attach same pen tube to
    the handle so that it points down into the bowl of the spoon. Smear oil into bowl of spoon, and heat spoon
    from bottom. (This only takes two hands.) Another technique, if you roll your own cigarettes, is to smear a
    streak of oil on a cigarette paper, and then roll a cigarette with this paper.
    Artical Separation
    I grew up in England, and when I was in high school (pun intended? ;-) there, all we could ever get
    was hash. For some peculiar reason, no one ever thought to use pipes. So we had to roll cigarettes with
    roll-your-own tobacco, and put crumbs of hash in them. Sometimes, to avoid the tobacco, we'd use
    disassembled clove cigarettes, or herbs like tarragon. If you've never used hash, (which I've never seen in
    the US,) it comes as a brown-green brick, which is VERY hard. You warm a corner over a lighter to
    soften it, and break crumbs off of it. You can't roll j's with this stuff; it’s solid. (Sometimes, good stuff is
    very dark in color, even black; this is usually very soft, and if squeezed, drops of hash oil may sweat out.) I
    don't seem to recall it being very common to find head shops where you could buy smoking equipment
    proper, but tobacco and rolling papers were very common. I don't think equipment was common, because I
    do remember a couple of pieces of homemade equipment; one friend of mine made a bong in his ceramics
    class. I made one with a thistle tube, cork, glass tubing, and Erlenmeyer flask from a chemistry set of mine.
    What is 'hash oil'?
    It’s a thick black oil made from hash. The hash is heated and pressed to >release the oil. (Same
    process used to make hash from marijuana, but carried to an extreme.) Its almost like a tar; very sticky,
    very thick. No, make that very, Very, VERY sticky. Sticks to everything. Stays under your fingernails for
    weeks after you've tried everything imaginable to get it out (and you try everything imaginable because the
    milligram or so that's stuck there is worth some money). It ruins clothes; the only thing that will take it off
    your skin or countertops is denatured alcohol or a similar solvent. The stickiest shit I have ever seen.

    How is it [hash oil] used?

    It turns up at dead shows occasionally. A "friend" had some that came from Jamaica, which is
    where he assumes it was made. "Friend" says the smoke is better than the vapor. The usual procedure was
    to get some heat resistant tube; the favorite was a clear plastic tube that is the body of a Bic disposable pen.
    Pull out the end cap, and pull out the ink/ballpoint thingy. Result: a clear plastic tube. Then, smear a small
    amount of the oil on a piece of aluminum foil. Hold the foil with pliers. With the oil on top, heat from
    beneath with a lighter. Hold the end of the tube above the patch of oil. As you begin to apply heat, suck
    like hell. The pliers (or something) are necessary because foil is an excellent conductor of heat, and you can
    burn yourself. It may take several heatings to use up all the oil from a smear. (You'll note this takes three
    hands!) Don't use a ballpoint pen unless you like to waste money (oil, same difference). This stuff costs a
    fortune--"friend" says $35/gram when you can get it. It's really not worth it at that price. Anyway, as far as
    heating it vs. warming it, "friend" says he's tried it both ways. Both ways it's real, real hard on your throat
    (worse than the harshest weed--almost as bad as that "black Moroccan" lettuce O shit). It's a little harsher
    if you do the vapor thing. "Friend" says seems to be more effective smoked, plus you waste less. Best
    vapor method: put an old knife on a stove burner ("friend" used an electric stove; use a gas job at your own
    risk). Let it get nice and hot (red hot isn't too hot, but of course you don't want to deform the knife...). Get
    a paper towel tube or similar-size tube. GATHER EVERYONE AROUND CLOSE. Use a real thin
    screwdriver or similar instrument to get a little dab of oil, stand ready with the tube, and press the
    screwdriver against the hot blade and suck. Don’t take too much; it's got incredible expando properties.
    The stuff will smoke uncontrollably till it's gone, so make sure everyone gets in their suck without letting too
    much go to waste (it's good if everyone has their own tube). The aluminum foil method is okay, but "friend"
    thinks it's a little more wasteful. Eventual ly ya got to throw that foil out. "Friend" says best way to do it is to
    roll it with some herb (tobacco kills). Another good way to smoke it (according to friend) is to line a
    screened bowl with rolling paper or leaf and put a drop in there. However you do it, take SMALL hits.
    The shit is lethal on your lungs. Actually, now that friend thinks about it, the best way to do it is to put about
    10 grams in a 13x7" brownie pan with your favorite brownie recipe. Cut into ~1.25" squares. Eat one and
    have a wonderful night (sex is highly recommended). Eat two and become part of your favorite couch for 5
    hours or so. Eat 5 or 6 and find out what heroin's like without having to mess with needles. Of course $350
    is a hell of an expensive pan of brownies.
    I always found that hash oil was much stonier than hash. (Whatever that means...) It gave me more
    of that feeling in my eyes of being in a smoky >room when I was stoned on plain hash or MJ leaves. Friend
    likes good hash better. Easier to smoke, tastes better. Right about the buzz though. VERY intensely
    relaxing, almost paralyzing.
    Of course, this was all long ago, and I don't do that sort of thing anymore.... Of course, neither does
    friend.:^) A word of advice (from friend): BE CAREFUL when buying this shit. It's real, real easy to get
    ripped off, and doling out $35 for a gram of roofing tar is quite a bummer. Is hash oil mentioned in an FAQ?
    I'm too lazy to look. If it's not it should be. Oh, friend tells me to add one more thing: heating up the vial
    will make the stuff a lot easier to deal with (liquefies it). Also makes it more prone to spillage, so take great
    care when handling it in its liquid form. You can heat the vial with a lighter or put it on an electric stove
    burner. God, my friend is such a drug-craving un-American lowlife.

    How to purify THC from leaves?

    This comes from a friend of mine that doesn't have net access, so I won't be able to supply
    further details...

    1. Run all leaf through a wire mesh sifter (such as a kitchen flour sifter)
    2. Completely soak the leaf with ethyl or isopropyl alcohol for about 4 or 5 days
    3. Strain resultant product through silk (used for silk-screening)
    4. Evaporate remainder by applying very low heat from kitchen stove
    · Caution: be very careful - the product is *quite* flammable
    5. After evaporating, there will be remaining "goo". This is the hash oil.

    [It was noted in a follow-up that isopropyl alcohol is generally sold denatured, so that it’s vile to
    drink. The chemicals which denature it, however, *should* get evaporated by step 4, and further
    combusted when you smoke it. Therefore the effect of these chemicals *should* be minimal, but
    since I don’t have the foggiest idea of what the chemicals actually are, use at your own risk --
    Lamont]
    How to purify THC from leaves?
    Above steps.
    Use acetone instead of alcohol. THC is SUPER soluble in acetone - soak the ground-up leaves
    in acetone, then distil it off. Best purity from any solvent I've ever tried. Next best choice is petroleum
    ether. Seriously, alcohols are too H2O - soluble for really good purity - lots of other nonpsychoactive
    stuff gets in the oil.

    P.S. once you've got the oil, it's REALLY sticky & hard to handle. Mix with 2 parts powdered
    leaf to form good hash. You're welcome.
     
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    Common Weights; Names and Their Sizes

    1 ounce = 28 grams
    1 "half" = 14 grams
    1 "quarter” = 7 grams
    1 "eighth" = 3.5 grams


    "Dub" "Twenty" = $20 worth of weed.. or usually an 1/8th of schwag/mid grade
    "Dime" "Ten Sack" = $10 worth of weed.. can commonly be a half 1/8th of schwag/mid grade
    "Nick" "Nickle" "Five" = $5 worth of weed
    ***The sizes of these bags all depend on the quality of the weed***

    Depending on the quality of your weed an ounce can range anywhere from $80-$400.. $80 being Schwag.. $400 being some super heady strain..

    Eights range anywhere from $20-$60.. again.. it all really depends on the quality of the bud itself and your own personal preference.. if you don't feel that you are getting ripped off.. then you are not technically.. you get whatcha pay for

    Schwag - low grade.. bottom of the totem pole weed.. bricky/seedy... $10-20 - 1/8th
    Mids - sometimes bricked but not as compressed as schwag.. not really much better than schwag.. basically schwag that wasnt compressed to all hell... $20-30 - 1/8th
    Beasters - low grade danks.. better than mids/schwag.. but definitely not the best.. usually $40-50 - 1/8th
    Dank - these are usually your name brand weeds.. top of the line.. your typical $60 - 1/8th
     
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    Question: How Do I Roll A Joint/Blunt?

    Though everyone learns to roll joints different ways from the next person.. The Joint Rollers Handbook... has plenty of ways of rolling joints.. including the "Cross Joint" and the Dutch favorite "Tulip Joint"

    Also.. If you have problems with understanding pictorials.. here is a video; HighTimes: How To Roll A Joint


    Blunts
    HERE is a video tutorial by the one and only 2 Pac.. Showing you all how to roll a Blunt

    Should I Roll My Joint With Tobacco?

    There is no rule of thumb here.. some people like it.. some people don't.. the proper terminology for a joint rolled with tobacco is also known as a Spliff.

    Pros:
    You can roll a joint with less weed using tobacco.. Your joint will usually burn slower and more consistance with the right tobacco(preferably use rolling tobacco as its moister than pre-rolled cigarette tobacco)
    Cons: You're using Tobacco.. Which contains Nicotine.. a harmful and addictive carcinogen

    What Is A Roach? Should I Use One?

    HERE you will learn what a roach is and how to make one. Again.. A Roach is also personal preference.. there is no need for one.. but some people prefer to roll with one
     
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    Question: How Do I Avoid Getting Caught?
    (taken from The HempFiles)

    As everyone who watches television knows, you have the right to remain silent. I strongly urge you to exercise that right in any situation in which you are a suspect.
    Your right to remain silent is not dependent on your having been arrested, although a police officer does not have to advise you of your right to remain silent unless you have been arrested and he is going to interrogate you. YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. SAY NOTHING!
    It is a good idea at the point which you perceive that you are a suspect to decline to answer any questions. It is never a good idea to attempt to act as your own attorney and try to negotiate with the police officer.
    It is not uncommon for police officers to request that suspects "consent" to searches. Frequently these requests follow a highway stop for a minor traffic violation.
    You should invariably respond to any request for permission to search you, your car or your home by clearly saying "NO." Police officers will sometimes ask you why you object to a search or what you have to hide. Your response to these questions should be simply that you have been advised by an attorney never to consent to a search.
    Police officers will sometimes tell you that things will go much smoother if you answer a few questions. They may tell you that you will be arrested if you don't answer questions or consent to a search. Rest assured that you will still be arrested if they find anything illegal.
    A police officer may attempt to obtain a search warrant if you refuse consent to a search or he may hold you while he brings a police dog to the scene to conduct a "sniff search." Regardless of what the officer is going to do, YOU SHOULD NEVER CONSENT TO A SEARCH!
    If you consent to such a search, then your attorney is left with almost no possible defense regarding the illegality of the search. If the police officer proceeds to search without your consent, then the question of whether he has probable cause to do so remains a potential defense to the admission of whatever might be found as evidence against you.
    You have the right to limit the scope of the search or to withdraw your consent to a search until and unless the police officer has probable cause to conduct the search without your consent. Obviously, the best policy is to never consent to a search in the first place.
    Regardless of the situation, if you believe that you are a suspect in a criminal case, your best advise is neither to consent to search nor answer any questions regarding the suspected offense.
    ASK FOR AN ATTORNEY!
    Under U.S. Supreme Court decisions, your request for an attorney to be present should cause the police to stop asking you questions until and unless an attorney is present.



    1. If you have the option, smoke marijuana in the privacy of your home rather than on the road. When driving, you are more visible and have less protection against search and seizure.
    2. Never keep drugs in the glove box of your car. The second thing an officer wants to see, after a driver's license, is vehicle registration, which is usually kept in the glove box. The officer's eyes and flashlight will often inspect the glove box as it is opened, and he'll be looking for drugs.
    3. Do not leave roaches in your car's ashtray. If open, this is one of the first places any officer will look if he suspects that you are a drug user.
    4. Do not keep any marijuana or paraphernalia in open view in a car. This includes feathered roach clips people like to hand from their rear view mirror. The feathers are noticeable before the car is stopped, and could play a role in the decision to stop you. The clip would be sufficient to provide probable cause to search for illegal contraband. Some cops like to collect the feathers on their office walls.
    5. When driving, be concerned about the appearance of your eyes, the smell of your breath and the smoke inside your car. Letting an officer suspect you are stoned will give him grounds for an arrest for driving under the influence.
    6. While driving, carry drugs in something like a suitcase, briefcase, backpack or sealed carton. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled a person has the right to the same privacy with the items in a car as he does at home. They cannot be opened without a search warrant, even after arrest.
    7. Another good place to keep drugs is inside a common object that most people would never suspect of being a container for drugs, like a toothbrush case, a soap case or a make-up compact. This common object inside a suitcase would be even better.
    8. Avoid carrying marijuana in a car or in public if you are drinking. The breath and lack of coordination of a person drinking alcohol is noticeable, and may catch the attention of police.
    9. When carrying marijuana in a car, obey all traffic laws to avoid being stopped by police. Don't speed, run stop signs, or weave in the road.
    10. Make sure all headlights, taillights, brake lights and signal lights on your car are in working order. Carrying marijuana in a car with a busted headlight is a good way for being arrested for violation of a light law and possession of marijuana.
    11. Your license plate and other local requirements, such as inspection stickers, should be up to date to avoid any untimely traffic stops.
    12. If you are in possession of marijuana in public while intoxicated, be careful not to appear that way.
    13. While in possession of marijuana, avoid any potential disturbance of the peace, or other situations that police could be called to resolve.
    14. Never carry marijuana into a place of business. If you are suspected of shoplifting, you could be subjected to a search.
    15. When in possession of marijuana, be polite to police officers. They consider attitude to be very important, and that would be no time to make a bad impression.
    16. Don't wear drug related messages on tee shirts or bumper stickers when carrying marijuana. It's not good advertising and could be construed as probably cause to suspect the presence of drugs.
    17. Keep all contraband and paraphernalia in one place, whether driving or at home. If you are ever searched you should have only one place to worry about.
    18. Know the weight limit that distinguishes between a felony and misdemeanor for marijuana possession in your state. Avoid carrying more than this amount. You will have a less severe sentence to worry about and police are more likely not to make an arrest on a misdemeanor violation.
    19. Avoid carrying more than one bag of marijuana. If you are arrested for two small bags of pot, you can be charge with possession for resale (a felony), even if the combined weight of the bags is within the range of a misdemeanor. Also, avoid carrying more than one type of drug. If busted, it would mean two charges instead of one.
    20. Avoid carrying weapons or other potentially illegal items where they can be observed when in possession of marijuana. An officer who spots your weapon will have probable cause to search further, and may find your marijuana.
    21. If you live in a dormitory, apartment or any situation in which pot smoke can be a problem, consider buying an air purifier.
    22. When going out, carry only what marijuana you need. A small amount is easier to conceal, and if busted, it will put you in a better bargaining position.
    23. Never give police consent to search if you are carrying marijuana. If they ask you for permission to search, it usually means they realize that they don't have a right to make the search without your consent. Many attorneys advise not to give consent, even if you are clean. It is a bad precedent.
    24. Even in the privacy of your own home, avoid leaving roaches in ashtrays or other bits of evidence in open view.
    25. In deciding where to keep your stash, consider that, if you are arrested, police have the right to search the area in which you can "reach, jump, or crawl" without a search warrant, even in the privacy of your home.
     
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    Question: How Does Marijuana compared to (insert pharmaceutical/psychedelic name here)?

    Simple answer.. THEY DON'T! Marijuana is unique just like any other drug you may put into your body.. You want information about pharmaceuticals/psychedelics you are in the wrong forum..

    Here is a list of links for finding helpful information on pharmaceuticals/psychedelics...

    HF's Psychedelics Forum
    - People often forget that there is more to the HF's than the Marijuana Forums.. These forums contain a lot of information on pharmaceuticals and other drug related topics
    Pharmer.org - Helpful Website for identifying your pills
    Erowid.org - This Website contains a VAST collection of information and experiences on a multitude of pills/herbs/and other drugs
    BlueLight.ru - Another forum.. sorta like HF.. that contains a lot of information on a multitude of drugs and other topics
     
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    Beginner's Guide to Growing Marijuana
    This is a guide that I pulled off the net that puts everything in plain and simple english, and doesn't go to deep into advanced botony and gardening. I find this one to be the best guide out there.

    Indoor Marijuana Cultivation
    Introduction:
    Growing marijuana indoors is fast becoming an American Pastime. The reasons are varied. With the increased interest and experimentation in house plant cultivation, it was inevitable that people would apply their knowledge of plant care to growing marijuana. Many of those who occasionally like to light up a joint may find it difficult to locate a source or are hesitant to deal with a perhaps unsavory element of society in procuring their grass. There is, of course, the criminal aspect of buying or selling grass; Growing marijuana is just as illegal as buying, selling, or smoking it, but growing is something you can do in the privacy of your own home without having to deal with someone you don't know or trust. The best reason for growing your own is the enjoyment you will get out of watching those tiny little seeds you picked out of you stash sprout and become some of the most lovely and lush of all house plants.
    Anyone Can Do It
    Even if you haven't had any prior experience with growing plants in you home, you can have a successful crop of marijuana by following the simple directions in this pamphlet. If you have had problems in the past with marijuana cultivation, you may find the solutions in the following chapters. Growing a marijuana plant involves four basic steps:
    1. Get the seeds. If you don't already have some, you can ask your friends to save you seeds out of any good grass they may come across. You'll find that lots of people already have a seed collection of some sort and are willing to part with a few prime seeds in exchange for some of the finished product.
    2. Germinate the seeds. You can simply drop a seed into moist soil, but by germinating the seeds first you can be sure that the seed will indeed produce a plant. To germinate seeds, place a group of them between about six moist paper towels, or in the pores of a moist sponge. Leave the towels or sponge moist but not soaking wet. Some seeds will germinate in 24 hours while others may take several days or even a week.
    3. Plant the sprouts. As soon as a seed cracks open and begins to sprout, place it on some moist soil and sprinkle a little soil over the top of it.
    4. Supply the plants with light. Flourescent lights are the best. Hang the lights with two inches of the soil and after the plants appear above the ground, continue to keep the lights with two inches of the plants. It is as easy as that. If you follow those four steps you will grow a marijuana plant. To ensure prime quality and the highest yield in the shortest time period, however, a few details are necessary.
    Soil
    Your prime concern, after choosing high quality seeds, is the soil. Use the best soil you can get. Scrimping on the soil doesn't pay off in the long run. If you use unsterilized soil you will almost certainly find parasites in it, probably after it
    is too late to transplant your marijuana. You can find excellent soil for sale at your local plant shop or nursery, K-Mart, Wal Mart, and even some grocery stores. The soil you use should have these properties for the best possible results:
    1. It should drain well. That is, it should have some sand in it and also some sponge rock or pearlite.
    2. The ph should be between 6.5 and 7.5 since marijuana does not do well in acidic soil. High acidity in soil encourages the plant to be predominantly male, an undesirable trait.
    3. The soil should also contain humus for retaining moisture and nutrients.
    If you want to make your own soil mixture, you can use this recipe: Mix two parts moss with one part sand and one part pearlite or sponge rock to each four gallons of soil. Test your soil for ph with litmus paper or with a soil testing kit
    available at most plant stores. To raise the ph of the soil, add 1/2 lb. lime to 1 cubic foot of soil to raise the ph one point.
    If you absolutely insist on using dirt you dug up from your driveway, you must sterilize it by baking it in your oven for about an hour at 250 degrees. Be sure to moisten it thoroughly first and also prepare yourself for a rapid evacuation of your
    kitchen because that hot soil is going to stink. Now add to the mixture about one tablespoon of fertilizer (like Rapid-Gro) per gallon gallon of soil and blend it in thoroughly. Better yet, just skip the whole process and spend a couple bucks on some soil.
    Containers

    After you have prepared your soil, you will have to come up with some kind of container to plant in. The container should be sterilized as well, especially if they have been used previously for growing other plants. The size of the container has a great
    deal to do with the rate of growth and overall size of the plant. You should plan on transplanting your plant not more than one time, since the process of transplanting can be a shock to the plant and it will have to undergo a recovery period in which growth is slowed or even stopped for a short while. The first container you use should be no larger than six inches in diameter and can be made of clay or plastic. To transplant, simply prepare the larger pot by filling it with soil and scooping out a little hole about the size of the smaller pot that the plant is in. Turn the plant upside down, pot and all, and tap the rim of the pot sharply on a counter or the edge of the sink. The soil and root ball should come out of the pot cleanly with the soil retaining the shape of the pot and with no disturbances to the root ball. Another method that can bypass the transplanting problem is using a Jiffy-Pot. Jiffy pots are made of compressed peat moss and can be planted right into moist soil where they decompose and allow the passage of the root system through their walls. The second container should have a volume of at least three gallons. Marijuana doesn't like to have its roots bound or cramped for space, so always be sure that the container you use will be deep enough for your plant's root system. It is very difficult to transplant a five-foot marijuana tree, so plan ahead. It is going to get bigger. The small plants should be ready to transplant into their permanent homes in about two weeks. Keep a close watch on them after the first week or so and avoid root binding at all costs since the plants never seem to do as well once they have been stunted by the cramping of their roots.
    Fertilizer
    Marijuana likes lots of food, but you can do damage to the plants if you are too zealous. Some fertilizers can burn a plant
    and damage its roots if used in to high a concentration. Most commercial soil will have enough nutrients in it to sustain the
    plant for about three weeks of growth so you don't need to worry about feeding your plant until the end of the third week. The most important thing to remember is to introduce the fertilizer concentration to the plant gradually. Start with a fairly diluted fertilizer solution and gradually increase the dosage. There are several good marijuana fertilizers on the commercial market, two of which are Rapid-Gro and Eco-Grow. Rapid-Gro has had widespread use in marijuana cultivation and is available in most parts of the United States. Eco-Grow is also especially good for marijuana since it contains an ingredient that keeps the soil from becoming acid. Most fertilizers cause a ph change in the soil. Adding fertilizer to the soil almost always results in a more acidic ph.
    As time goes on, the amount of salts produced by the breakdown of fertilizers in the soil causes the soil to become
    increasingly acidic and eventually the concentration of these salts in the soil will stunt the plant and cause browning out of
    the foliage. Also, as the plant gets older its roots become less effective in bringing food to the leaves. To avoid the
    accumulation of these salts in your soil and to ensure that your plant is getting all of the food it needs you can begin leaf
    feeding your plant at the age of about 1.5 months. Dissolve the fertilizer in worm water and spray the mixture directly onto the foliage. The leaves absorb the fertilizer into their veins. If you want to continue to put fertilizer into the soil as well as
    leaf feeding, be sure not to overdose your plants.
    Remember to increase the amount of food your plant receives gradually. Marijuana seems to be able to take as much fertilizer as you want to give it as long as it is introduced over a period of time. During the first three months or so, fertilize your plants every few days. As the rate of foliage growth slows down in the plant's preparation for blooming and seed production, the fertilizer intake of the plant should be slowed down as well. Never fertilize the plant just before you are going to harvest it since the fertilizer will encourage foliage production and slow down resin production. A word here about the most organic of fertilizers: worm castings. As you may know, worms are raised commercially for sale to gardeners. The breeders put the worms in organic compost mixtures and while the worms are reproducing they eat the organic matter and expel some of the best marijuana food around. After the worms have eaten all the organic matter in the compost, they are removed and sold and the remains are then sold as worm castings. These castings are so rich that you can grow marijuana in straight worm castings. This isn't really necessary however, and it is somewhat impractical since the castings are very expensive. If you can afford them you can, however, blend them in with your soil and they will make a very
    good organic fertilizer.
    Light
    Without light, the plants cannot grow. In the countries in which marijuana grows best, the sun is the source of light. The
    amount of light and the length of the growing season in these countries results in huge tree-like plants. In most parts of
    North America, however, the sun is not generally intense enough for long enough periods of time to produce the same size and quality of plants that grow with ease in Latin America and other tropical countries. The answer to the problem of lack of sun, especially in the winter months, shortness of the growing season, and other problems is to grow indoor under simulated conditions. The rule of thumb seems to be the more light, the better. In one experiment we know of, eight eight-foot VHO Gro-Lux fixtures were used over eight plants. The plants grew at an astonishing rate. The lights had to be raised every day. There are many types of artificial light and all of them do different things to your plants. The common incandescent light bulb emits some of the frequencies of light the plant can use, but it also emits a high percentage of far red and infra-red light which cause the plant to concentrate its growth on the stem. This results in the plant stretching toward the light bulb until it becomes so tall and spindly that it just weakly topples over. There are several brands of bulb type. One is the incandescent plant spot light which emits higher amounts of red and blue light than the common light bulb. It is an improvement, but has it drawbacks. it is hot, for example, and cannot be placed close to the plants. Consequently, the plant has to stretch upwards again and is in danger of becoming elongated and falling over. The red bands of light seem to encourage stem growth which is not desirable in growing marijuana. the idea is to encourage foliage growth for obvious reasons. Gro-Lux lights are probably the most common flourescent plant lights. In our experience with them, they have
    proven themselves to be extremely effective. They range in size from one to eight feet in length so you can set up a growing room in a closet or a warehouse. There are two types of Gro-Lux lights: The standard and the wide spectrum. They can be used in conjunction with one another, but the wide spectrum lights are not sufficient on their own. The wide spectrum lights were designed as a supplementary light source and are cheaper than the standard lights. Wide spectrum lights emit the same bands of light as the standard but the standard emit higher concentrations of red and blue bands that the plants need to grow. The wide spectrum lights also emit infra-red, the effect of which on stem growth we have already discussed. If you are planning to grow on a large scale, you might be interested to know that the regular flourescent lamps and fixtures, the type that are used in commercial lighting, work well when used along with standard Gro- Lux lights. These commercial lights are called cool whites, and are the cheapest of the flourescent lights we have mentioned. They emit as much blue light as the Gro-Lux standards and the blue light is what the plants use in foliage growth.
    Now we come to the question of intensity. Both the standard and wide spectrum lamps come in three intensities: regular output, high output, and very high output. You can grow a nice crop of plants under the regular output lamps and probably be quite satisfied with our results. The difference in using the HO or VHO lamps is the time it takes to grow a crop. Under a VHO lamp, the plants grow at a rate that is about three times the rate at which they grow under the standard lamps. People have been known to get a plant that is four feet tall in two months under one of these lights. Under the VHO lights, one may have to raise the lights every day which means a growth rate of ate least two inches a day. The only drawback is the expense of the VHO lamps and fixtures. The VHO lamps and fixtures are almost twice the price of the standard. If you are interested in our opinion, they are well worth it. Now that you have your lights up, you might be curious about the amount of light to give you plants per day. The maturation date of your plants is dependent on how much light they receive per day. The longer the dark period per day, the sooner the plant will bloom. Generally speaking, the less dark per day the better during the first six months of the plant's life. The older the plant is before it blooms and goes to seed, the better the grass will be. After the plant is allowed to bloom, its metabolic rate is slowed so that the plant's quality does not increase with the age at the same rate it did before it bloomed. The idea, then, is to let the plant get as old as possible before allowing it to mature so that the potency will be a high as possible at the time of harvest. One relatively sure way to keep your plants from blooming until you are ready for them is to leave the lights on all the time. Occasionally a plant will go ahead and bloom anyway, but it is the exception rather than the rule. If your plants receive 12 hours of light per day they will probably mature in 2 to 2.5 months. If they get 16 hours of light per day they will probably be blooming in 3.5 to 4 months. With 18 hours of light per day, they will flower in 4.5 to 5 months. Its a good idea to put your lights on a timer to ensure that the amount of light received each day remains constant. A "vacation" timer, normally used to make it look like you are home while you are away, works nicely and can be found at most hardware or discount stores.
    Energy Emissions In Arbitrary Color Bands
    40 Watt Flourescent Lamps
    In Watts and Percent of Total Emissions
    Daylight Cool White Gro-Lux GroLux WS
    Light Type Band Watts % Watt % Watt % Watt %
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
    Ultra-Violet -380 0.186 2.15 0.16 1.68 0.10 1.42 0.27 3.16
    Violet 380-430 0.832 9.60 0.72 7.57 0.70 9.67 1.07 12.48
    Blue 430-490 2.418 27.91 1.98 20.78 1.96 27.07 1.22 14.29
    Green 490-560 2.372 27.38 2.35 24.67 1.02 14.02 1.24 14.49
    Yellow 560-590 1.259 14.53 1.74 18.27 0.10 1.42 0.83 9.77
    Orange 590-630 1.144 13.21 1.69 17.75 0.44 6.05 1.36 15.93
    Red 630-700 0.452 6.22 0.81 8.47 2.86 39.55 1.86 21.78
    Far Red 700-780 0.130 1.53 0.07 0.81 0.06 0.80 0.69 8.10
    ==================== =========== ========== ========== ==========
    Total 8.890 100.0 9.52 100.0 7.24 100.0 8.54 100.0
    Temperature and Humidity
    The ideal temperature for the light hours is 68 to 78 degrees fahrenheit and for the dark hours there should be about a 15 degree drop in temperature. The growing room should be relatively dry if possible. What you want is a resinous coating on the leaves and to get the plant to do this, you must convince it that it needs the resinous coating on its leaves to protect itself from drying out. In an extremely humid room, the plants develop wide leaves and do not produce as much resin. You must take care not to let the temperature in a dry room become too hot, however, since the plant cannot assimilate water fast enough through its roots and its foliage will begin to brown out.

    Ventilation
    Proper ventilation in your growing room is fairly important. The more plants you have in one room, the more important good ventilation becomes. Plants breathe through their leaves. The also rid themselves of poisons through their leaves. If proper ventilation is not maintained, the pores of the leaves will become clogged and the leaves will die. If there is a free movement of air, the poisons can evaporate off the leaves and the plant can breathe and remain healthy.
    In a small closet where there are only a few plants you can probably create enough air circulation just by opening the door to look at them. Although it is possible to grow healthy looking plants in poorly ventilated rooms, they would be larger and healthier if they had a fresh supply of air coming in. If you spend a lot of time in your growing room, your plants will grow better because they will be using the carbon dioxide that you are exhaling around them. It is sometimes quite difficult to get a fresh supply of air in to your growing room because your room is usually hidden away in a secret corner of your house, possibly in the attic or basement. In this case, a fan will create some movement of air. It will also stimulate your plants into growing a healthier and sturdier stalk. Often times in an indoor environment, the stems of plants fail to become rigid because they don't have to cope with elements of wind and rain. To a degree, though, this is an advantage because the plant puts most of its energy into producing leaves and resin instead of stems.
    Dehumidifying Your Growing Room
    Cannabis that grows in a hot, dry climate will have narrower leaves than cannabis grown in a humid atmosphere. The reason is that in a dry atmosphere the plant can respirate easier because the moisture on the leaves evaporates faster. In a humid atmosphere, the moisture cannot evaporate as fast. Consequently, the leaves have to be broader with more surface area in order to expel the wastes that the plant put out. Since the broad leaves produce less resin per leaf than the narrow there will be more resin in an ounce of narrow leaves than in one ounce of broad leaves. There may be more leaf mass in the broader leafed plants, but most people are growing their own for quality rather than quantity.
    Since the resin in the marijuana plant serves the purpose of keeping the leaves from drying out, there is more apt to be a lot of resin produced in a dry room than in a humid one. In the Sears catalog, dehumidifiers cost around $100.00 and are therefore a bit impractical for the "hobby grower."
    Watering
    If you live near a clear mountain stream, you can skip this bit on the quality of water. Most of us are supplied water by the city and some cities add more chemicals to the water than others. They all add chlorine, however, in varying quantities. Humans over the years have learned to either get rid of it somehow or to live with it, but your marijuana plants won't have time to acquire a taste for it so you had better see that they don't have to. Chlorine will evaporate if you let the water stand for 24 hours in an open container. Letting the water stand for a day or two will serve a dual purpose: The water will come to room temperature during that period of time and you can avoid the nasty shock your plants suffer when you drench them with cold water. Always water with room temperature to lukewarm water. If your water has an excessive amount of chlorine in it, you may want to get some anti- chlorine drops at the local fish or pet store. The most important thing about watering is to do it thoroughly. You can water a plant in a three gallon container with as much as three quarts of
    water. The idea is to get the soil evenly moist all the way to the bottom of the pot. If you use a little water, even if you do
    it often, it seeps just a short way down into the soil and any roots below the moist soil will start to turn upwards toward the water. The second most important thing about watering is to see to it that the pot has good drainage. There should be some holes in the bottom so that any excess water will run out. If the pot won't drain, the excess water will accumulate in a pocket and rot the roots of the plant or simply make the soil sour or mildew. The soil, as we said earlier, must allow the water to drain evenly through it and must not become hard or packed. If you have made sure that the soil contains sand and pearlite, you shouldn't have drainage problems. To discover when to water, feel the soil with your finger. if you feel moisture in the soil, you can wait a day or two to water. The soil near the top of the pot is always drier than the soil further down. You can drown your plant just as easily as you can let it get too dry and it is more likely to survive a dry spell than it is to survive a torrential flood. Water the plants well when you water and don't water them at all when they don't need it.
    Bugs
    If you can avoid getting bugs in the first place you will be much better off. Once your plants become infested you will
    probably be fighting bugs for the rest of your plants' lives. To avoid bugs be sure to use sterilized soil and containers and don't bring other plants from outside into your growing room. If you have pets, ensure that they stay out of your growing room, since they can bring in pests on their fur. Examine your plants regularly for signs of insects, spots, holes in the leaves, browning of the tips of the leaves, and droopy branches. If you find that somehow in spite of all your precautions you have a plant room full of bugs, you'll have to spray your plants with some kind of insecticide. You'll want to use something that will kill the bugs and not you. Spider mites are probably the bug that will do the most damage to the marijuana plants. One of the reasons is that they are almost microscopic and very hard to spot. They are called spider mites because they leave a web-like substance clinging to the leaves. They also cause tiny little spots to appear on the leaves. Probably the first thing you'll notice, however, is that your plants look sick and depressed. The mites suck enzymes from the leaves and as a result the leaves lose some of their green color and glossiness. Sometimes the leaves look like they have some kid of fungus on them. The eggs are very tiny black dots. You might be wise to get a magnifying glass so that you can really scrutinize your plants closely. Be sure to examine the underside of the leaves too. The mites will often be found clinging to the underside as well as the top of the leaves. The sooner you start fighting the bugs, the easier it will be to get rid of them. For killing spider mites on marijuana, one of the best insecticides if "Fruit and Berry" spray made by llers.
    Ortho also produces several insecticides that will kill mites. The ingredients to look for are Kelthane and Malatheon. Both of these poisons are lethal to humans and pets as well as bugs, but they both detoxify in about ten days so you can safely smoke the grass ten days after spraying. Fruit and Berry will only kill the adult mite, however, and you'll have to spray every four days for about two weeks to be sure that you have killed all the adults before they have had a chance to lay eggs. Keep a close watch on your plants because it only takes one egg laying adult to re- infest your plants and chances are that one or two will escape your barrage of insecticides. If you see little bugs flying around your plants, they are probably white flies. The adults are immune to almost all the commercial insecticides except Fruit and Berry which will not kill the eggs or larva. It is the larval stage of this insect that does the most damage. They suck out enzymes too, and kill your plants if they go unchecked. You will have to get on a spraying program just as was explained in the spider mite section.
    An organic method of bug control is using soap suds. Put Ivory flakes in some lukewarm water and work up the suds into a lather. Then put the suds over the plant. The obvious disadvantage is it you don't rinse the soap off the plant you'll taste the soap when you smoke the leaves.
    Pruning
    We have found that pruning is not always necessary. The reason one does it in the first place is to encourage secondary growth and to allow light to reach the immature leaves. Some strands of grass just naturally grow thick and bushy and if they are not clipped the sap moves in an uninterrupted flow right to the top of the plant where it produces flowers that are thick with resin. On the other hand, if your plants appear tall and spindly for their age at three weeks, they probably require a little trimming to ensure a nice full leafy plant. At three weeks of age your plant should have at least two sets of branches or four leaf clusters and a top. To prune the plant, simply slice the top off just about the place where two branches oppose each other. Use a razor blade in a straight cut. If you want to, you can root the top in some water and when the roots appear, plant the top in moist soil and it should grow into another plant. If you are going to root the top you should cut the end again, this time with a diagonal cut so as to expose more surface to the water or rooting solution. The advantage to taking cuttings from your plant is that it produces more tops. The tops have the resin, and that's the name of the game. Every time you cut off a top, the plant seeds out two more top branches at the base of the existing branches. Pruning also encourages the branches underneath to grow faster than they normally would without the top having been cut.
    Harvesting and Curing
    Well, now that you've grown your marijuana, you will want to cur it right so that it smokes clean and won't bite. You can avoid that "homegrown" taste of chlorophyll that sometimes makes one's fillings taste like they might be dissolving. We know of several methods of curing the marijuana so that it will have a mild flavor and a mellow rather than harsh smoke.
    First, pull the plant up roots and all and hang it upside down for 24 hours. Then put each plant in a paper grocery bag with the top open for three or four days or until the leaves feel dry to the touch. Now strip the leaves off the stem and put them in a glass jar with a lid. Don't pack the leaves in tightly, you want air to reach all the leaves. The main danger in the curing process is mold. If the leaves are too damp when you put them into the jar, they will mold and since the mold will destroy the resins, mold will ruin your marijuana. you should check the jars every day by smelling them and if you smell an acrid aroma, take the weed out of the jar and spread it out on newspaper so that it can dry quickly. Another method is to uproot the plants and hang them upside down. You get some burlap bags damp and slip them up over the plants. Keep the bags damp and leave them in the sun for at least a week. Now put the plants in a paper bag for a few days until the weed is dry enough to smoke. Like many fine things in life, marijuana mellows out with age. The aging process tends to remove the chlorophyll taste.
    Editor's Note and Important Warning:
    This pamphlet was written about 8 years ago. While the facts, figures, and methods described here are still valid, an
    mportant note must be added concerning the purchasing of equipment and supplies. The information age is upon us and and increasing amount of data is being kept about all of us whether we realize it or not. With the war on drugs in full effect, the D.E.A. is using this information at every possible opportunity. When you make a purchase with a credit card, every last bit of information regarding that purchase is filed away into a database, both at the store and with your credit card company. Not only the price, but the exact date, location, and items purchased are recorded and stored away. Many stores and credit card companies routinely sell their databases of customers and transactions to anybody who can afford it. The D.E.A can certainly afford it. After all, they're using your tax dollars. The D.E.A. as well as other government agencies DO purchase these databases for their own uses. They feed them into their computers and the computers spit out a list of anybody with "suspicious" purchases. Any purchases that could be associated with drug production, use, or selling could be flagged for further investigation. These "suspicious" purchases include unusual chemicals, medical supplies such as syringes, lights and timers, and even potting soil and fertilizer. The point is, if you are planning on purchasing supplies to grow marijuana don't take any chances. While the average home grower, who is simply growing enough for his own use, would probably never be flagged by the computers, you never know. If you are purchasing equipment or supplies, PAY CASH! In addition, many supermarkets and discount stores now have some sort of "Preferred Customer" cards. When you buy something, regardless of how you pay, you give them your card to scan and all your purchases are recorded. They then send you some sort of coupon depending on what and how much you purchased each month. It sounds like a good deal, but you wind up having all of your purchases recorded and sold just like with the credit cards. DON'T use one of these cards when you are purchasing anything that might be deemed suspicious. For that matter, don't use them at all. They just result in a ton of junk mail and a lot of people knowing exactly what you buy and when you buy it.
     
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    Marijuana

    Marijuana Consumption

    Smoking, Eating, And Drinking Marijuana


    This is an exposition on the consumption of marijuana, or weed, pot, reefer, smoke, cannabis, whatever you call it, for its psychoactive effects.
    Covered will be the two primary methods used in America today, smoking and eating/drinking, with smoking being the most common method. There are a whole lot of lies, half-truths, myths, and supposition about the consumption of marijuana this is an attempt to clear things up as much as possible.
    --- Mike

    Joints

    ------- Joints, marijuana cigarettes, are the perennial favorite of most marijuana smokers. Joints are made from marijuana powder prepared in an herb grinder with the stems and seeds removed (hopefully).
    The marijuana powder is put inside a fold of rolling paper and then rolled into a cylinder. This is the singularly most portable method to smoke grass once the joint has been rolled.
    When a joint has been smoked down to the point that it is difficult to hold it is called a "roach" and wide variety of paraphernalia exists which are designed to hold the roach without burning oneself.
    Collectively known as "roach clips" they include tweezers, alligator clips, forceps, needle nose pliers, and ceramic pieces with holes through them.
    There are a number of devices available to facilitate rolling a joint. Absolutely essential is a cleaning tray to remove the stems and seeds from the lose marijuana. You need not buy one.
    Anything flat and solid (like a book) will do. If it allows you to separate stems and seeds from mj powder, even a table top will work.
    There are a number of papers available with which to roll ones joint, varying in color, pattern, size, and presence of gummed edges.
    There are rolling "machines" which make the process of rolling a joint much less ticklish, but with practice and skill at rolling joints these tend to hinder more than help.
    One of the more intriguing techniques of smoking a joint is taking what is known as a powerhit.
    This is accomplished by having an accomplice surround the burning end of the joint with their mouth, taking care not to allow their skin to come into contact with the glowing end, and blowing while one takes a hit from the other end.
    This can be somewhat dicey, but is one of the more intimate ways of sharing a joint.
    Etiquette requires one to pass the joint in a circular fashion through those present. No one is required to take a toke if they do not care to, but they are expected to pass it on if it comes to them.
    "Bogartting", hoarding the joint when it comes to you, is a serious breach of protocol. The guilty party should not be allowed to participate in any further sessions.
    People too stoned to smoke the joint let alone pass it are expected to be skipped over and a joint can (politely) be removed from someone if they do not seem to be sharing the consensus reality.
    If there is any problem with people like this, gang up on them and beat them severely. Preferably with weapons, so you don't hurt your hands.

    Bongs

    ------- Bongs (or waterpipes), the smoke passes through water to cool and filter it. Marijuana is placed into a bowl on the end of a tube whose other end is in a sealed container partially filled with water.
    The end of the tube attached to the bowl is below the level of the water so that as the smoke exits the pipe it travels through a layer of water.
    The air pressure in the chamber is lowered through another tube that stays above the water level in the chamber. When the air pressure inside the chamber is lowered, air from outside the chamber passes through the bowl and its tube and bubbles through the water.
    [​IMG] Bongs are not particularly portable, as they tend to be awkward, delicate, and heavy. Sizes range from the size of a small pill container to eight foot tall escapees from a mad scientist laboratory. Principally made from glass, plastic, ceramic, and metal they can be an art form unto themselves.
    The principal benefit of smoking marijuana through a bong is that the smoke is cooled. One can put any number of liquids in the chamber to filter the smoke, and beer or other forms of alcohol are often used, but this is not recommended.
    The active ingredients in marijuana are fat and alcohol soluble and when filtered through such substances the active ingredients go into the solution.
    In addition the carcinogens in marijuana smoke are water soluble so that when smoke passes through some liquid other than water one loses active ingredients and gains carcinogens in the smoke entering your lungs.
    One method is to put ice water in the chamber, the cooled water is not quite as effective at removing the carcinogens but the additional cooling is favored among smokers.
    Carburetors are small openings in the chamber that are covered during the hit and towards the end opened to allow all the smoke to escape the chamber.
    Occasionally one finds a bong designed so that carboration is accomplished by lifting the bowl slightly and allowing the air to enter the bowl tube.

    Pipes

    [​IMG] ------- Pipes, are the simplest devices used to smoke marijuana. For the most part they are similar to pipes used to smoke tobacco but marijuana pipes should be made of heat resistant materials such as stone, ivory, metal, glass, and occasionally harder woods.
    [​IMG] Grass does not tend to stay lit in pipe so flame constantly has to be applied to bowl which heats it up more than pipes with tobacco in them typically are heated.
    A common variant of pipe is the stash pipe, a pipe where one may store a small amount of grass. Some stash pipes are constructed in such a manner that the smoke passes through the stash area so that the grass inside is bathed in the smoke and acquires a coating of resin which contains THC thus making it more potent when it is turn is smoked.
    There are glass hash pipes which are used to smoke hashish and hashish oil, the materiel is placed in the bowl as with other pipes but instead of heat being applied to the top of the substance it is applied to the bottom of the pipe.
    Smoking from a pipe can be very hard on the lungs. If you use a pipe and have a persistent cough, try smoking marijuana in a joint, water pipe, or with a vaporizer.

    One-Hits

    ------- One-hits, or dugouts as they are sometimes called, are a highly portable method of smoking grass for someone who does not want to smoke an entire joint at one time. A one-hit is a small metal tube that has a small cavity at one end and a mouthpiece at the other.
    One presses the cavity into a small container of cleaned marijuana to fill it. Then it is lit somewhat like a cigarette and inhaled steadily until the grass is gone. One only gets one inhalation or "hit" per filling thus it is called a one hit. A dugout is small wooden container which has a space for the cleaned grass and another space for the one-hit itself.

    Gas Pipes(Steam Rollers)


    ------- Gas Pipes are open ended tubes with a small bowl mounted near one end perpendicular to the main axis of the tube. The end near the bowl is covered with your hand and the smoke is drawn into the tube until the bowl is burned out then the hand is removed and all the smoke in the tube rushes into your lungs. These are usually made from glass, though occasionally one will find plastic pipes.

    Gravity Bongs

    ------- Gravity bongs are more a style of smoking than a particular apparatus for the consumption of marijuana. With a gravity bong one uses water pressure to create the vacuum in a chamber rather then one's lungs as with water pipes and gas pipes.
    A gravity bong is made by placing a cylinder that is open at one end and closed (except for a place for a bowl) at the other. The open end is placed in a large container of water until the chamber of the cylinder is filled with water.
    The filled bowl is then attached and a flame is applied to the marijuana in it. The cylinder is lifted slowly up. As the cylinder is lifted up the water trapped inside will seek to escape out the open end into the container due to the force of gravity.
    This creates a vacuum at the top of the chamber near the bowl, this vacuum sucks the smoke from the burning marijuana into the chamber (replacing the water). A tube may reach from the bowl to near the base of the cylinder making it a true bong or the end may not actually enter the water so that is similar to a gas pipe.
    After the material in the bowl has been burned and the smoke has filled the chamber the bowl is removed and the cylinder is pushed back down into the container. As the water re-enter the chamber it forces the smoke out where and hopefully into an expectant individual.
    This is the most common form of a water bong but any number of similar schemes exist which can use the vacuum created by the exiting water to draw the smoke, and then use that water again to force it out of the chamber.

    Vaporizers

    ------- The first vaporizers (also called tilt pipes) were introduced in the 1970's. Vaporizers have a heating element built into them, the element heats the marijuana to a lower temperature than a flame would.
    At these lower temperatures, the psychoactive ingredients (cannabinoids) are release from the plant material but some of the other harmful chemicals are not. Because of the lower (sub-flammable) temperature, a vapor is released, rather than smoke. See this for more info.
    Most smoking methods use a flame to heat the marijuana. This high temperature breaks down many cannabinoids before they can be consumed, wasting some of the active ingredients in the marijuana.
    Medical marijuana users who find marijuana smoked through a joint or pipe hard on their throat, lungs, and respiratory system should use a vaporizer.
    Using a vaporizer will not irritate the respiratory system anywhere near as much because of the lower temperature and the fact that you are inhaling vapor, rather than smoke.
    Anyone concerned about respiratory hazards when smoking marijuana, hashish, or other materials should think about using a vaporizer.
    Heating the marijuana (or other material) in a vaporizer is done in one of two ways, conduction and convection. Of these methods, convection is the preferred method. Always buy and use a convection type of vaporizer, if you have the opportunity.
    Conduction is when heat is transmitted to the smoking material through direct contact with heat.
    Convection is when heat is transmitted to the smoking material by heated air.
    Fixed And Variable Temperature: There are fixed temperature and variable temperature vaporizers. Fixed temperature vaporizers usually have a heating element with a fixed temperature somewhere between 320-400 F.
    Variable temperature vaporizers usually allow you to adjust the temperature up to about 400 F. Fixed temperature models will do a good job with marijuana and other substances that have similar vaporization temperatures.
    But a variable temperature will allow you to optimize the temperature for marijuana, hashish, hash oil, opium, as well as other substances. Many herbs are psychoactive when smoked, most of these can also be consumed with a vaporizer.
    Vaporizers range in price from about $50 to $600 US. A good convection unit will cost $150 or more. Any vaporizer that sells for under $100 is probably a conduction type of vaporizer with a fixed temperature heating element (not recommended). You can save money by making a conduction vaporizer yourself with instructions that can be found here.
    If you can afford $150 or more, consider buying a convection type of vaporizer. Some of the better convection vaporizers available in the $150-$200 price rage include:
    --- 1) Vaporwarez VaporCannon 3G is a convection type vaporizer with a variable temperature heat source. Made out of wood with a 5 year warranty. Cost is about $160-$185. Recommended over other vaporizers in this price range because it has a variable temperature heat source.
    --- 2) Pure Vaporizer is a convection type vaporizer with a fixed temperature heat source. Made out of wood with a 5 year warranty. Cost is about $150-$175.
    --- 3) iVape Vaporizer is a convection type vaporizer with a fixed temperature heat source. Made out of wood with a 3 year warranty. Cost is about $150-$175.
    If you can afford $300 to $400, the VaporMatic Deluxe is recommended. It is a convection type vaporizer with a variable temperature heat source. Made out of solid stainless steel with a lifetime warranty, this is a very good vaporizer that will last a long time. This is the model I chose for my personal use.
    If you can afford $500 to $600, a volcano vaporizer is probably the best model on the market. It is a convection type vaporizer with a variable temperature heat source. Made out of solid stainless steel with a 3 year warranty.
    If you want to convert a water pipe into a vaporizer, there are heatgun kits that will allow you to do so. If you own a heatgun and a waterpipe, a bowl made for vaporizing will allow you to make a vaporizer for much less money.
    For proper vaporization always break up marijuana into small particles prior to using it. An herb grinder is the recommended tool but you can break it into particles with scissors. If the particles are small enough to roll a joint with, they should work in a vaporizer.
    You can smoke marijuana, hashish, opium, or other types of natural medicine with a vaporizer. However, different material must be broken down to different size particles to be vaporized properly. Dense material has to be a smaller size than less dense material.
    The optimal temperature for vaporizing marijuana is somewhere between 340 F to 375 F. For materials other than marijuana you can experiment to see what works best.
    Because different materials will have different optimal vaporizing temperatures, many of the better quality vaporizers being sold have a way to adjust the temperature. If there is no way to adjust the temperature, materials other than marijuana may not vaporize properly.
    The taste of marijuana vapor is different than the taste of marijuana smoke. This can take some getting used to for someone used to any other method of smoking marijuana.

    Eating And Drinking Marijuana

    ------- The active ingredients in cannabis are fat and alcohol soluble so they can be extracted and added to foodstuff entering the system through the digestive tract rather than through the lungs.
    This type of consumption of marijuana tend to be both slower and more efficient than smoking it. Further the noxious effects of consuming heated smoke are completely eliminated. For these reasons this is the favored method of marijuana consumption by some people.

    Eating

    ------- Marijuana must be heated before being consumed, one can not simply eat raw marijuana. The traditional method of eating it is to cook it in a brownie, though it can be used in any number of recipes.
    The recommended method of preparation is to reduce marijuana to a powder and mixed it with butter. The mixture is placed in a double boiler over low heat for 24 hours (making sure it doesn't dry out or burn). You can find a double boiler[​IMG] in the housewares section of most department stores.
    The result is strained, to remove the remaining solids out, and the butter is used to cook with. One can use this marijuana butter to make brownies, cook vegetables, or by any method one might use butter to cook with.
    Many people will mix the residual solids in with whatever they are cooking in hopes of making use of whatever cannabinoids might still be in them. But if done properly this in not generally needed because all the valuable compounds have been extracted, and the plant material tastes bad.
    A typical ratio for making the marijuana butter is one pound of butter to one ounce of marijuana, heated for 24 hours. This works out to one stick of butter to one quarter of an ounce of marijuana. A stick of butter weighs 4 ounces (a quarter pound) or approximately 125 grams.
    More butter can be added if the marijuana seems to dry out. It is best to use 1 ounce (or more) of marijuana at a time. Stir the mixture at least once every 30 to 60 minutes (if you can).
    You can use waste weed like stems and leaves (no seeds) but good marijuana buds are much more potent. Dose size will vary depending on the potency of the original product and how well the active ingredients were extracted.
    If you don't want any remaining leaves in the butter, you can strain it through some muslin. A problem concerning this is that you will lose some butter in the muslin.
    A simpler and stronger version of cannabis butter (or ghee) is made by mixing melted butter with hashish or hashish oil instead of marijuana. It is not necessary to heat this as long as it is when using marijuana.
    Just warm it up on low heat and mix it until the hashish (2-3 grams per person) or hashish oil (1/4-1/2 gram per person) is dissolved in the butter for 5 minutes or more. You can put as much hashish (or hashish oil) into it as you want.
    A plus is that there are no remaining leaves mixed in with THC to worry about when using hashish or hash oil. No need to strain, just add directly to a recipe that requires butter.

    Drinking

    -------- One may extract the active ingredients from marijuana using alcohol and then use this tincture to make a potent drink. The highest proof alcohol available should be used, preferably 190 proof grain alcohol, since the water in the alcohol will dissolve other chemicals in the marijuana that one wishes to avoid.
    Some suggest soaking the grass in warm water for a period to remove those chemicals but that presents a whole host of other problems, and is not recommended.
    Simply grind marijuana to a powder and place it into an airtight container with some grain alcohol. You only have to use enough alcohol to keep the marijuana submerged but you can use larger amounts. A tall container works better than a wide one.
    Put the cap on the container you are using and place in a dark area with a temperature of 60-80 degrees F. The cannabinoids leach out in about 2-4 weeks of time. The container must be airtight or the alcohol will evaporate.
    Strain the liquid to remove any plant matter. Place the strained liquid in a clean container with an airtight top and store in a cool dark location until needed. A quarter ounce of good (or better) marijuana will produce enough liquid for 2-3 people to enjoy.
    The resulting tincture (often called green dragon) is a light to emerald green liquid. It can be consumed straight, but this is not recommended. Try 3 parts lemon-lime soda, 1 part green dragon, and a drop of honey served over ice.
    Hash and alcohol can be combined by crumpling up some hash (2-3 grams per person) so that it is reduced to sand grain size pieces. Add some vodka (1-4 ounces) to a pan and heat it on low (100 degrees F) for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    After the vodka has heated for 5 minutes, add the crumpled hashish and mix together by stirring. When the ingredients have blended together, pour into a glass and either drink straight or mix with a soft drink that contains sugar. If you drink it straight, have 1 or 2 cookies that contain sugar.
     
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    How To Smoke Marijuana
    (taken from everything2)


    Step One: Preparation
    Unlike tobacco, marijuana can require a bit of simple pre-thought to truly enjoy. There's a few things that you should at least consider, before you begin your toke.
    Drinks - This is one of the few things I'd almost absolutely reccomend procuring before you start smoking. Very, very few people can use marijuana without experiencing the phenomenon known as drymouth, which pretty much explains itself. Always unpleasant, so have something around (preferably water in a squeeze bottle, as it's near-impossible to spill such a thing, and you want to keep this in mind due to a likely degradation of coordination while high).
    Food - Pairs nicely with the former, but isn't always required. A good portion of people get "the munchies" however, and you'll find that things do indeed taste quite nice when you're high.
    Music - Another non-essential, music can also enhance a good toking. Just about anything you enjoy will do, although many people swear by Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon (not reccomended for the nervous, as the album can be quite creepy to novice smokers while high).
    Friends - This is another factor that I'd highly reccomend. Toking up alone can often make one feel like a diseased druggie outcast, especially in the beginning. Besides that, marijuana lends itself extremely well as a social activity.
    A Smoking Area - While this may seem logically obvious, I feel the need to go into detail. A well-ventilated area (or being outside) is going to reduce the semi-unpleasant smell left after your toke is done. However, lack of ventilation and small quarters will allow the smoke to build and recirculate through your lungs as you breathe naturally, increasing your high to the point where you can use less weed. Also, a comfortable setting is key to enjoyment.
    A Smoking Implement - This will be covered below with methods. The important part is that you need something to effectively ingest the THC.
    A Lighting Implement - Usually matches or a lighter. A lighter's easier to use, even while stoned, but it usually involves tilting it at wierd angles to light a bowl, which can burn your fingers. I prefer matches, though those who don't trust their coordination while high may want to stick with the lighter.
    A Positive Attitude - Smoking up is not something you want to do when life's at it's low points. Escapism with drugs is bad, period, and it doesn't really work with Mary Jane. You smoke up while miserable, you're just going to end up high and miserable. Trust me on this one, I've seen it happen.
    Step Two: Choosing your Smoking Method
    This is probably going to be the biggest choice in your initial process of getting high. Marijuana can be used in a variety of ways...here's the more popular methods.
    Joints - For those not in the know, a joint is merely marijuana wrapped and rolled in cigarette papers. Suprisingly, this is one of the more popular methods of marijuana consumption by novices. Why suprising? First, it's difficult to roll a joint decently. Second, it's one of the most innefficient ways of smoking. I kid you not when I tell you you can usually use half the amount of weed you roll into a joint in a pipe or bong for getting one person high. Joints, however, are extremely portable, and a well-rolled one is easy to use and pass, making it popular for fairly large parties, chock full of novice users.
    Pipes - Pipes are simple devices by nature. Generally, they involve a tube-like shape that curves upwards at one end. Marijuana is placed into one end (called the bowl), lit, and then the smoke is sucked through a small hole in the bottom of the bowl, through the chamber and into your mouth at the other end. Pipes are sold in a variety of sizes, usually made of glass, and a crude one can be made in a pinch with nothing more than tinfoil, though this is a bad idea due to the threat of alzheimer's. Much easier to build, and usually less fragile than a bong, but lacks some of the nicer effects, such as cooling.
    Bongs - Also known as water pipes, the most basic of these contraptions are basically an advanced pipe. However, as the smoke is pulled through the bong, it goes through a sizeable amount of water. First off, as long as the water's cool, this has a nice effect on the tempature of the otherwise-hot smoke, making it very lung-friendly to novice smokers. Also, it takes out a portion of random icky things from the smoke, making the hit a tad bit cleaner and smoother. Once again, bongs can be bought or made, but either way they're usually fairly sizeable, and fragile.
    There's also other ways of ingesting THC from marijuana, like baking and eating (the THC can be heated and extracted into a butter, for example), but this requires a sizeable amount of decent weed for any noticeable effect. There are also vaporizers, but I haven't had the privledge of using one, so I can't comment. Finally, there are blunts, cigars that have been hollowed out and filled with marijuana, but I'm not going to discuss them here, and my semi-rant on why I don't smoke them and despise them is for another node.
    Step 3: Smoking
    Alright, first, ensure your marijuana is free of any major stems or seeds. You also want it broken up (either use scissors or just pry and break) into a decent consistency (this matters more with joints than pipes or bongs), not even close to powder but not huge chunks either. From here, it all depends on how you're smoking.
    Smoking A Joint - I'll be honest, I can't roll a good joint to save my life. I advise novices to go with a pipe or bong if they can, but if you absolutely must roll a J, ink-'s write-up on how to roll a joint will get you going. It's very much something you have to practice, though.
    Once you have your joint rolled and ready, there should be a semi-open end and a tapered or closed end. Light the tapered/closed end, suck through the semi-open end. Smoke should fill your mouth. Inhale slowly and carefully, wait at least 3 seconds, then exhale slowly. If smoking with friends, pass to the left and let the joint circle around. Don't be suprised when you don't immediately feel the effects, It usually takes 2 good hits and 10 minutes after that before the THC kicks in for new users.
    Smoking From A Pipe - First, if you have one available, put a pipe screen in the bottom of the bowl. This ensures that nothing but smoke manages to get sucked through the hole. A small hole in the bottom of your bowl, and being careful can usually keep ash out of your mouth, but this is the easier way, and you can buy a 5-pack of pipe screens at any smoking shop dirt cheap (under $1). You may have to trim one to fit your bowl, do so with a scissor. Next, pack the bowl. This is a short way of saying "put pinches of weed into the bowl, press down gently, repeat until bowl is near-full". Don't pack down too hard, as smoke needs gaps to reach the bottom of the bowl and go through the hole.
    Once packed, simultaneously light a flame at the top of the bowl (leave the flame there for a second or two, at least), and inhale through the mouthpiece. This will cause the flame to descend into the bowl and light the marijuana. Also, there may be a small hole near the bowl. This is called a carb, or carburateor. Cover it while lighting and inhaling. Remove the flame, then remove your finger from the hole and finish inhaling (this allows the remaining smoke out of the chamber while simultaneously letting the unused MJ in the bowl stop burning). Inhale, wait at least 3 seconds, exhale, pass to the left if in good company. Once again, it usually takes 2 hits, and 10 minutes after the second one before you start feeling the effects.
    Smoking From A Bong - First, ensure the bong water is cool and relatively clean, changing it if nessecary. Then, pack the bowl (as detailed in the pipe smoking section). Put your finger on the carb, light the flame at the top of the bowl, and inhale. Remove the flame, remove finger from hole, continue inhaling until the chamber is clear. Wait at least 3 seconds, exhale, pass to the left if need be. Once again, 2 good hits and 10 minutes before you'll start feeling effects.
    Really, that's all there is to it. Here's a few general tips from myself.

    - If you feel like you can't hold a hit any longer, you probably can't. Let it out, otherwise, you'll wind up coughing like heck. Same thing with taking a hit...if you feel like you can't or don't need another, 99 times out of 100 you don't.
    - On the topic of hits, realize that, especially if you're a novice, you're probably not going to need much to get blasted, and as long as your tolerance stays low, things will stay that way. Every person has a point during a session where they will not get any "higher" than they are at that moment. Learn to recognize that plateau, because stopping there not only ensures that you don't waste your precious stash, but also helps keep your tolerance low.

    - If you're not feeling the effects, make sure you're inhaling deeply enough. Remember, once the smoke's in your mouth, you need to breathe in further to allow it into your lungs. Also, ensure you hold your hit for at least a short period of time (the aforementioned 3 seconds has worked well for this author). And as always, it takes time. You're not going to be out in the cosmos the second the smoke from your first hit leaves your mouth. Time is needed.
    - Finally, smoke responsibly and in moderation. No, marijuana isn't physically addicting, but as with anything pleasurable, it's psychologically addicting for those who decide they need to do it at least 5 days a week. Besides that, keeping your smoking to a minimum will ensure your highs don't get stale, and your tolerance stays low. Remember this: Saying "Hey, let's go smoke some weed!" is fine. Saying, "Man, I really need some weed right now." is not. If you find yourself muttering the latter in desperate tones, or putting weed before important life situations (your job, schoolwork, etc.), reconsider your hobby.
    Happy Toking!
     
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    Quite a long read for making Hash Oil but really worth it. Nice to have this information here. I'm a newbie in trying to make hash :) and like a sponge I intend to remember the tips here. Many thanks Dude.
     

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