June 29th, 2009 I know your not the biggest fan of resin, but what is the best way to clean weed resin from your hands? It becomes a big mess and I would like to know an easier way to remove it from my skin rather than scrubbing my hands forever. Thanks.
Well you're right that I'm not a fan of resin, and one of the reasons is that it tends to be... well... messy.
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April 30th, 2009 I've heard of this mythical strand of trees called G13. It's supposed to be the strongest bud you can get, but does it even exist???
thanks for any help you can give!
No.
Oh, I'm sure somebody out there is selling something that they're calling G13 -- but if the mythical strain that you're referring to is anything like the strain I've heard about then the answer is no. Every couple of years this comes up, and it's always interesting to hear the various permutations of this urban legend.
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February 7th, 2009 I've heard alot about this, and apprently ice cold bong water, with added ice/snow makes the smoke smoother, which it does, but what about warm/hot water?
I've never tried it personally but was just wondering what it's like?
Is hot water smoother than cold water?
To be honest, I've never tried using hot water. I have used warm water (not intentionally -- it was all that was available) and I didn't notice a difference between the resulting smoke and the smoke produced when using room-temperature water.
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February 5th, 2009 Dear julius,
Can you help me pick a vaporizer?...I been enjoying herbs for 14 years... I'm 37 now and I gotta preserve my lungs...everytime I read a review it's from a company pretending to be a unbias opinion... I'd like a portable or a small home unit... Whip style I guess?....please help if you can.... Great site by the way....
As much as I'd like to help, I don't think I'll be able to provide an answer. While I certainly have used a number of vaporizers for a number of different herbs in the past, one of the policies of The Straight Toke is as follows:
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February 5th, 2009 hello, i was wondering how to figure out a good way to clean out my pipe, i'm a bit new to smoking
There are several ways to clean a pipe. Which one you use is up to you, and you may find that your piece is shaped such that some methods work better than others. As with may weed-related things: experimentation will help you determine the best method.
- Use a pipe cleaner. Typically only useful for small, thin stems, a pipe cleaner may help clean out some of the more particulate matter. It probably won't do so well at getting rid of resin though (at least not without first boiling or otherwise loosening it.)
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February 5th, 2009 I don't usually post in response to comments left on articles, but one particular comment drew my attention:
The whole "how to smoke weed" topic in this thread just doesn't sit well with me. There's no type of age verification on this site which tells me there's a ton of kids "learning" how to smoke weed on this site.
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December 23rd, 2008 DO you get better HIGH from Pipes or Joint?
As far as I know there are no authoritative studies on this, but conventional wisdom points towards the bowl as the more efficient way to smoke pot.
I don't have any scientific evidence to back this up, but it is my experience that a given measure of marijuana will be more effective when smoked using a pipe than when smoked in a joint.
Keep in mind though, joints and pipes are both relatively inefficient ways of using your weed. You might want to take a look at some of the other ways to use marijuana that I've covered.
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December 22nd, 2008 I just came from your website, reading about pot and joints and stuff and there's that photo of that joint, right? And a friend of mine just gave me my first joint as a birthday present, lol that I'm about to smoke this weekend and I know you say there that "you light the end, put it to your lips, and breathe in, just as though you were smoking a cigarette."
My very embarrassing question now is this: which end do I light? which is the end that I smoke? I have the 'normal' end and the rolled up end. And right after lighting it, do I have to do or to remove something from the joint?
Please send me an answer as soon as you finish ROFL.
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November 2nd, 2008 Oh boy. This is a big one. I've gotten a ton of questions about this, such as this one in today's inbox:
how about an article explaining ways to detox for a drug test. if there is. i know i sure would like to know. iv failed one before and its embarassing not to mention damaging to your career.. is there stuff you can get at the grocery store that will speed up the detox time?
Unfortunately, I've got a rather brief answer:
No. There is not.
I should clarify that: There is no reliable store-bought method for passing a urine test.
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November 2nd, 2008 My friends just started smoking pot recently and they want me to smoke as well. I told them that I was up for trying it but I had a few questions first.
- When I do get high how long will it last? When I do this I do not want my parents to find out, and I wanted to know how long it will take to get back to my normal self. I just don't want to act different around them.
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