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Welcome! Meet the Professor! |
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That's quite right of you to assume. I am going to teach you boys and girls how to roll a marijuana cigarette (also known as a "joint") and also how to smoke it with ease. Here are the needed materials. |
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As you can see, there are a few simple items needed to roll a joint. They are: broken up marijuana buds, a rolling paper, a flat area to roll on, and a packing utensil. I like to use the inside of a pen for the latter. |
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Okay, now a comfortable seated position should be found. I like sitting in chairs at tables or at a desk. Using a flat surface on your lap will work too, but there is an increased chance that you will spill. And any weed smoker knows there's nothing more annoying then losing weed in the rolling process. |
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Before you can roll your marijuana, you must break it up into small bits so that it will form easily in the paper. There are different ways to do this, like using a coffee grinder. There are also tools made to do this specific task, sold at local shops. I prefer to just use my fingers. When done, a quick lick will remove any THC from the digits. |
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Now take your rolling paper and open it up over the rolling area. I use a pad of paper so I can just toss the top sheet with the microscopic bits of marijuana on it. Give the paper a quick few dry rolls so that it will be easier to roll once the marijuana is placed inside. Sprinkle the marijuana into the paper until it has a nice thick even line going down the paper. You can roll thinner or thicker joints; experiment to find your preference. |
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Now here comes the hard part. You must fold the side of the paper that isn't adhesive (you will be able to tell the difference) over and under the line of marijuana. Try to scoop down under it and then roll it until somewhat tight and fold the adhesive part back over it. |
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See! It's not that hard, but practice makes perfect. I once bought a bag of tobacco and practiced rolling with that until I got good enough at it to be confident rolling marijuana. Even this badly rolled joint I hold here in my hand will roll well enough to be smoked and enjoyed. |
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Now this is where science really pushed forward the movement. That adhesive part on the paper, when licked, holds together the cigarette! Just a tongue swipe (a semi-moist one, but not too much) down the adhesive line and a few finger swipes to help it dry closed. |
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To allow yourself a closed end so you can pack the joint from the other end, you must use your finger and thumb to twist one end of the cigarette closed. This may be hard, but after practice it can be mastered easily. Sometimes an extra moistening of the fingers to allow the paper to dry together is needed. |
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Using your packing utensil, pack the joint from the open end. I usually end up with a joint that's about 2/3 full when packed down well. |
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That empty space should be filled up with more marijuana. Just keep on packing marijuana into the end |
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Whenever I'm rolling a joint, I know that I will be smoking it soon. I start to remember past times when I've gotten stoned and I start to feel it before I even smoke it. A sort of psychoactive thing. But anyway, I think that's why I fucked up this picture so much. I didn't realize the tupperware would reflect so much light until it was just too late. That's why I retook this picture with a different background. |
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You have to keep on filling that joint with marijuana. Once it gets to be around this full, with it bulging out, then you can stop filling it. |
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Take the packing utensil and pack that mother fucker until it's nice and hard. Any soft air pockets and it will run. Running is bad. That is when the joint is burning only on one side and the other end usually falls off with the ash but has not been smoked yet. It's yet another way weed is sadly wasted. I would have included a section on how to fix a running joint or blunt, but my joint did not run so I could not produce any pictures of me fixing one. I'll just say that it involves licking the tip of your finger and slightly wetting the side that is running. |
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Success! You have rolled a yummy joint by my directions. Most people don't roll this way because they have learned how to do it right. This is my way of rolling joints, which I have nicknamed torpedoes because they look much like the same thing. I create an empty flat end on the inhaling side so that little to no roach is produced and the mouth doesn't get burned. |
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Now what? |
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Back to Jeremy |
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