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...

Have you ever been in a predicament in which you can not find a place to put your weed? Roor has thought of this for you and gone and made a number of stash jars that hold your weed, but look great while doing it too. Typically, these stash jars are anything one can find around the house that will fit the stuff, but Roor’s stash jars are made just for carrying marijuana. Now you can go out in confidence knowing that your weed is safely tucked in your pocket rather than loose and lying around everywhere. It might seem like an inconvenience to you, but the sales tell the tale of how well these stash jars sell. The fact that they are made by the great glass company of Roor is just another reason to buy this product. Roor Custom XL Crown Stash Jar – with Corked Lid (Green) This jar from Roor is one of the best selling for many reasons. The first of which is its stunning design, this jar is made from the same glass that the well known Roor bongs are made out of so there is no chance that they will break easily. The custom crown design on the top is the real eye catch showing many different colors while also protruding somewhat to give your jar a cool feel. The lid for this jar...

Roor has now branched out in many different directions to bring the smoking to all stoners out there. The most recent addition to the Roor line up is the group of super performing Roor vaporizers. When you have been around for as long as this company has, it is hard not to get in to different products and ideas. These glass vaporizers are a great one of those ideas and it shows with its great performance. As anyone who has ever used a vaporizer knows, these things hit hard and get you high. The glass vaporizer only takes this a step further as it is much cleaner than its predecessor while still giving that classic vaporizer feeling. A purchase of one of these Roor vaporizers will have your stoner friends talking about you for a long time to come! RooR Vapor Vaporizer – ‘Vapor’ XL Roor has achieved perfection with this new Vapor XL model that performs much better than standard vaporizers do. Being mouth blown and fashioned from some of the best glass makers in the world, the Roor vaporizer simply has no competition when it comes to others like it. Heating from 195 degrees fahrenheit to 445 degrees fahrenheit, this machine has a lot of versatility in how hot you want your weed to get. That’s ninety degrees celsius to 230 degrees celsius for those non Americans reading this....

When you have something as expensive as a Roor bong, you are definitely going to need a padded bag to increase its durability. As they are made of glass, bongs really don’t last that long and can be a great disappointment depending on how early they break. Help your bong live a little longer with one of these great Roor bags. At first, you might think that you don’t need this bag, but a couple of breaks will help you see how fragile the glass that makes up bongs really is. You can do yourself and all of your smoking friends a favor if you put it in to its bag and leave it there until it needs to be called on again. A bong that is not broken is functional so always take the utmost care of your smoking devices. Click here to browse ALL BONG BAGS Roor Bong Bag – Hemp If you are looking to preserve the life of your glass bong, then look no further my friends. This bag by Roor is easily the best padded bag made for bongs on the market today. It is fully padded ensuring that the bong will not be broken from a small drop or anything else of that nature. This is the first bag that Roor has made to be fully padded, and the sales speak for themselves....

When it comes to smoking, it is sometimes nice to have another bowl or an option bowl. This is why the size of bong down pieces and bowls is more or less kept to two standard sizes. This ensures that even if your bowl breaks, you will not have to break a sweat as you have one right there waiting. Roor bong bowls are incredibly sturdy and well thought out. With a name like Roor, it would be easy to overlook any imperfections, but these bowls are as nice as they come and are in pretty colors too. If you are looking in to an option bowl for one of your bongs, it would definitely be a good buy if bought from the company of Roor. Browse All Roor Bowls Roor Rasta Poseidon Bowl – 18.8 This is definitely the best bowl to start off with. The rasta poseidon bowl from Roor is back and better looking than ever, it is ready to fit in to any Roor bong you have. The idea behind this bowl is perfect design and no lack of visual flare either. This bowl will not suck your weed through like too many bong bowls do these days. It is also very sturdy and a short fall will probably leave not even a scratch on it. The rasta coloring is an easy one to make...