The Straight Toke - THE Marijuana Blog

1)Can you really just sprinkle any ol' weed on top of food and eat it? I know that eating it keeps the effects longer, but I don't want to waste any.
2)Also, am I getting ripped off for paying 70$ a quarter for various types of cannibus [sic] that are basically average?

Hey there,

Frequent reader of the blog. I just had a quick question for you, as
I'm having a hard time finding a straight answer on this. Is smoking
the resin (scraped from your pipe or bong) extremely unhealthy? Is it
worse for your health than smoking buds?

I'm 25 and I used to smoke when I was younger (16-18) but I developed anxiety/panic disorder and had to stop. Not sure if this was induced by my drinking/drugging or genetics or a little of both but I had to stop smoking because it makes me have panic attacks. Now that's I'm a successful adult I don't want to go back to being a pothead or anything but it would be cool to toke ever now and then without thinking I'm going to have a heart attack. Any suggestions? Or am I doomed to continue leading a substance-free life (8 years strong)?

When I wrote my primer on how to smoke weed for first time smokers, I got an e-mail from a fellow webmaster (he runs the Amsterdam Logue, a comprehensive Amsterdam travel guide) with the suggestion that I cover the common belief that "you don't get high the first time you smoke." So I shall.

Simply put: it's a myth. There is no reason that one's brain will not react to the cannabinoids present in marijuana the first time one smokes. Unlike some other substances (Kanna comes to mind), there is no 'sensitization' period necessary to 'prime' the appropriate receptors. Your brain will have more or less the same response to THC whether you're a lifelong pothead or a first time smoker.

Recently, I've noticed that a lot of visitors come to this blog from Google with search terms like "how to smoke pot" or "learn to smoke weed" -- so I figured that I'd write a quick primer on the subject.

First, know that you don't have to smoke cannabis in order for it to be effective. There are a number of alternate ingestion methods that do not require the inhalation of smoke. I've gone over these alternative ways to use pot in another post, but if you're short on time, here's a quick recap:

• Use a vaporizer

so i scraped a bowl pretty clean yesterday but i'm still out of stuff so i was taking really long hits today to try and burn something. But the lighter (a bic) left this really fine resedue in the sides of my clean bowl; normally I wouldn't have noticed it. Is it unsafe to take really long and hot hits with normal lighters?

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This is a question really want answered because I don't feel like butane is all that healthy and i really don't want those particles in my lungs.

Dear julius:

What should I mix my weed with?

Personally, I'd recommend using more weed. You won't even notice the taste! ;-)

Right. Bad jokes aside, there are a number of things that people choose to mix with their Cannabis. Here are a few of the better ones:

• Tobacco - one of the most popular herbs to smoke, tobacco's a common choice for a mixer. Rolling tobacco provides a smooth, consistent burn, and many people enjoy the resulting smoke. Personally, I'm not a fan of tobacco, but that's out of health concerns (slash paranoia). Adding rolling tobacco to a spliff can make it much easier to roll, especially when rolling with sticky or solid buds.

hey julius does marijuana smoke smell on your breath?

No. I always brush my teeth ;-)

More seriously, yes. After you smoke marijuana, it is usually pretty easy to smell it on your breath. Burnt cannabis has a very strong, very distinct odor, and is probably pretty obvious to anyone who smells your breath after you smoke. Even if the person in question can't pick up the odor of marijuana itself, it is likely that they'll notice a smokey smell on your breath after you've smoked.

Hey Julius: Sometimes I read about someone being "treated for marijuana ingestion" or "treated for marijuana intoxication". What does that mean?

I've read this before, often in news articles discussing someone who's... well... smoked a lot of pot. I tried to find references in various medical textbooks as to the recommended treatment for "marijuana intoxication". Unfortunately, my search came up with very little. As it turns out, there's not really much "treatment" per se -- the usual course of action is something like this:

1. Calm the patient down if they are anxious/panicking.

Do you have a favourite strain?

Yes, I do. My all time favorite smoke is Lemon Stinky by Crazy X Seeds. It's a mostly-Indica blend with a gorgeous citrus smoke and a clean finish. It's got a pretty strong head high though, so if I'm gonna smoke some I'll blend my smoke with an softer strain to add a stronger body stone and cool the high some. It's a nice compact bud-laden plant too -- so it's a great choice for a small indoor grow.