How To Roll A Joint

One of the biggest problems of a beginning pot smoker is how to roll a joint. I have tried to make a guideon how to roll a joint. I hope this helps, just keep practising!

• big sized rolling paper (about 5cm by 11cm). I usually use "King Size Smoking" manufactured by Miquely Costas & Miquel S.A., Spain. For small one person joints you can also use regular size rolling paper (Rizla, Mascotte, Drum). You can find rolling papers in a good tobacco store.
• a piece of thick (writing) paper or thin cardboard, size about 2cm by 6cm (here in Holland we call it a "tip"). This is used as a mouthpiece. It gives you something to hold on. No more burned fingers or lips while trying to inhale the last of the joint! Note: don't use the filter of a normal cigarette, as they tend to filter out too much THC.
• tobacco (handrolling tobacco works best, tobacco from a normal cigarette usually is too dry and is in general very bad tasting imho)
• weed/hash, as much as you like; one gram will be more than enough for about 2 people, but is depends on the quality of the stuff. Experiment to find the right amount.

You need the small piece of paper to use as a mouthpiece. (see picture number 1). Roll it up tight into theform of a cylinder. You should be able to inhale through it, as it will be a mouthpiece, so don't roll it TOO tight.

Take the rolling paper with the "glue" side on top, away from you. Put the tobacco on the rollingpaper. I use tobacco because the superb dutch weed is simply too strong to be smoked pure. And I like the tastemore. I know this is considered a big sin in America, but here in the Netherlands, almost everyone smokes withtobacco. If you don't like the tobacco, just leave it away and use more weed instead. This won't make the rollingpart easier however. Also, joints with tobacco burn better.

Spread the weed over the tobacco, and mix it. The mix is perhaps the most important part of the joint. Makesure the consistency is even and break-up or remove any lumps or 'woody' bits. Then put in the "tip"or roach. If you put in the raoch before rolling, the rolling will be easier.

Then the trickiest part: pick everything up and start in the middle, rolling outwards. Let your thumbs do mostof the work and give support and pressure with your forefingers. You should start to feel the mix firming insidethe paper. Don't worry if some stuff falls out; you can put it back in later.

When you have an even consistency, tuck down the facing paper edge with the tips of your thumbs, wrap the excesspaper around the joint, wet the glue and seal that baby!

Picture 3 shows the joint as it should be: slightly cone shaped with the tip rolled tightly in the rolling paper.The best joints are firm but not so tight you have to burst a lung drawing smoke. Loose joints taste rough, burntoo fast and have a nasty habit of setting light to clothing and furniture.

The other end of the rolling paper (with no tobacco/weed in it) can be twisted so that the tobacco won't fallout. Now light it up, smoke and have fun!

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