In today’s world, marijuana is so widely consumed that even famous people are getting in trouble for a little pot. To most of us, smoking weed is not a very big deal, but anything the media gets its hands on is gonna be chopped and twisted up to their liking. Some of the more recent headlines involving marijuana include the famous Michael Phelps story. This Olympic swimmer had nothing but good publicity before snapped a photo of him ripping a bong at a party. Now the whole world knows that this gold medalist is in fact a pot head. As I just said, this is not very big news to the rest of us. But Phelps will forever have to live in the public’s eye from now on just because of that one choice he made. Marijuana in Today’s Culture It is no secret that weed is used very often by many different people these days. The acceptance for this plant is only growing and many expect it to reach full legality some time soon. The problem with this is that some people simply do not understand the recreational use of marijuana that goes on under everyone’s nose. Because of claims made ages ago, people are still under the silly assumption that marijuana is more detrimental to one’s health than alcohol is. This is of course not the case at all. Alcohol has...

Smoking good weed is a privilege that not every one gets to have so you need to enjoy when you get the chance. A lot of people prefer quantity over quality when purchasing their bud, but a little expensive weed goes a long way. This is especially true if you have been smoking the worse weed to get more of it so why not try something else for a change? The taste is the first thing one notices when they exhale their hit, and it is incredibly different depending on the quality of weed you get. Bad weed will often leave you with a gross aftertaste long after you have finished smoking it. If you have had this problem, then maybe it’s time to start smoking something a little better. LA Confidential Strain Review Having just packed some of this LA Confidential in to a bowl and smoked it, I’m pretty confident in my abilities to assess. My first impression of the weed was great, it looks very green and crystally and is well groomed. The smell is just as good, very skunky and potent. But I have got to tell you, the best thing about this bud is the high! A friend and I smoked two bowls and I’m high off my ass right now as I type this! There are few times that I can remember being...

As the crowd grew outside of High Times’ Medical Cannabis Cup in Denver, Colorado, there was lots of speculation as to what the gathering would be like this year. The weather was no disappointment as the shone down on the cup for two straight days while the festivities were had. The event was held in the same place as it was the previous year; the EXDO Events Center. Many people were excited about the location of the Cannabis Cup and rightfully so. The recent cup held in Los Angeles as well as the recent passing of 4/20, the national stoner holiday were both contributing factors to the massive turn out of the event. Needless to say, this was one of the most successful Cannabis Cups in history and this only adds to the excitement for future events. Turn Out and Festivities As the Cannabis Cup is so widely known these days, the amount of people that showed up for the event was truly remarkable. The main room of the cup was separated from another in which patients were allowed to partake in the medical cannabis if a valid medical marijuana license was provided. This ensured that all of the stoners could have a good time while others could just stand back and watch if they so chose. The cup also featured many dabs which are high potency concentrates that...

There are all kinds of way to smoke when it comes down to it. Typically, glass is the most popular option but there are whole variety of other options that work just as well. The reason that glass is used so often over other materials is because glass will not melt over prolonged exposure to fire like many of the cheaper materials do. Acrylic is another interesting option that will not shatter from a fall as glass does. But glass is still a much more sturdy bong material in all other cases. One material that you will want to stay away from is plastic. Over time, small amounts of plastic will actually burn up with your weed. I’ve heard of things as strange as an apple, but never have I seen anything as creative as the earth bong. Constructing the Bong In order to make one of these earth bongs in honor of Earth Day, you will first need a small patch of exposed earth. Dig two separate holes in the ground about a foot apart. The larger the distance between the holes, the larger the chamber will be but a greater chance of the whole thing breaking will also be present. Connect the two holes using a stick or some other long, thin device and get ready for the hit of your life. Next, you will need a plastic water bottle to...

With the national weed holiday having come and gone, let’s take a little time to reflect on what it is we love so much about smoking it. If not for the 420 idea, stoners everywhere would never have an excuse to get up and light up his or her bong. But thankfully, this marijuana icon functioning as both a date and a time of day lets us all get stoned at a more reasonable time than we might otherwise. Around 4:20 PM, many people feel that the hour of smoking weed has begun as the day is drawing to a close but not yet done. The date is a nationally recognized holiday on which thousands of stoners from around the country unite and light up a blunt to their favorite music. More Than a Tradition Most people like to think of this holiday or time of day as just that and nothing more. But in fact, this could not be farther from the truth about 420 culture. Smoking is a great way to sit back and relax at the end of the day when there is nothing left to do. Until recently, marijuana was a much beloved drug by all until the plant started becoming labeled as a drug as early as the 1860’s. From then on, marijuana has slowly grown more and more unfavorable in the eye of the...

As any smoker knows, there are all different kinds of different strains of marijuana that can all seem a little different. Though one strain is rarely exactly the same as another that shares the different name but was in a different batch, many of the effects remain constant so it is useful to talk about the various effects of different strains. There are literally thousands of different strains out there each with their own unique benefits and differences from others. Though it may not seem like it to less experienced smokers, the way the weed hits your palette and how it makes you feel are both very important things about the experience. This is why it is useful to know some of the tendencies of common strains so you can make choices based on them. The Godfather Strain This is a strain that I recently sampled from the Hollistic Center in Fontana, California. The THC percent was said to be twenty six percent which is truly remarkable among strains these days. Needless, such a high THC put me on my ass before I even smoked the stuff. But it was when I packed it in to a bong and lit it up that I really noticed how great this weed was. Godfather has got to be one of my favorite strains of all time because of the pleasant high it gave me as well as...

The age old idea that marijuana kills your brain cells has finally been put to rest. This notion came from a test conducted many years ago by a man who was already not very fond of weed. In the test, two groups of monkeys were monitored with one receiving no marijuana and one receiving the equivalent of thirty joints a day. As one might expect, the monkeys exposed to marijuana slowly withered and died within ninety days which was looked at as proof of marijuana’s negative side effects on the body. The monkeys were dissected and found to have fewer brain cells than the control group. But what we weren’t told was that the other group of monkeys had the smoke forced on them by having their heads encased while smoke was pumped in to the containers. What Really Happened Once it was found out that these monkeys were not smoking but forced to take the smoke in to their lungs, the race was on to find some evidence for the positive effects of marijuana. What was really discovered would leave readers and reporters everywhere stunned. While the one group of monkeys was forced to smoke for five minutes a day, there was no ventilation in their head casings. This allowed for no escape of the carbon monoxide they breathed out which led to the decay of the brain cells in monkeys. So...

Tobacco has been legal in this country for a long time and it is no surprise that so many people use it. It is used as a way to wind down after the day is done by a large group of the population. Marijuana and tobacco have always been compared because both are plants that effect the mind when lit on fire and smoked. Due largely to an anti weed campaign launched decades ago, the proven killer tobacco is smoked more often than marijuana which is generally regarded as harmless. But we are catching on slowly but surely as sixteen states out of the fifty and our country now have some form of medical marijuana instated. It appears that us marijuana smokers will just have to wait until our preferred plant is as legal as the proven killer. More Likely to Smoke Weed A recent study proves that smokers of tobacco or cigarettes are much more likely to smoke marijuana than non smokers. This study says that tobacco smokers are about four times more likely to smoke weed than others are. It was found that of the sixty eight percent of people who admitted to smoking daily, fifty three percent of them said they had smoked marijuana some time with in the last month. In addition to this, the study found that non students, people from rural areas, people from the...

We have all heard the stories, you are trying to smoke a bowl and the weed simply sucks right through before it was amply burnt because of a larger than necessary hole. This is unfortunate for most people, but did you know there is actually a way to get rid of this problem for good? Sure, mesh screens made out of metal work well in preventing your weed from pulling through, but there are many problems with them as well. For one, the metallic after taste is not a welcome one at the end of any hit and these screens also do not like to stay put in the bowl. The true answer to your problem is the glass screen or gauze which has all of the perks of a metal screen without any of the problems. Installing the Gauze If you want to have a smoking experience in which no weed is ever lost, then you should really try out one of these gauzes on your next trip to the smoke shop. The gauze is simple enough to understand, there are two different sized ends as well as three prongs that make use of the decreasing width of the bowl’s hole to fit snuggly in to place while still allowing plenty of air flow. Once the gauze is in, you can smoke to your heart’s content and never...

When smoking lots of bowls, an important accessory that many people forget about is the ashtray. Now that these tools are made by Roor, the glass makers of the world, there is no excuse for not having one. Because smoking does create a lot of waste in ash, it is useful to have a place to dispose of all of this waste. This is exactly what an ashtray does, it gives you somewhere to put the ash once enough of the paper has burned down or if you don’t care to finish a bowl of blackened weed. Whether you want something that will just get the job done or something a little more extravagant, Roor definitely has the ashtray for you if you just take the time to look for it. Roor Custom Crown Ashtray – Blue This custom Roor ashtray makes a great gift for any smoker that tends to just ash it on the floor. These ashtrays are hand blown and of the highest quality glass that goes in to making the Roor bongs that everyone knows and loves. It is for this reason that these ashtrays are so highly sought after, the glass used in Roor bongs is of the highest quality all over the world. The crown ashtray even has a special mold to give it that visual flare that smoking accessories do not have all...