If you’re new to weed or a weed connoisseur and are looking for the best way to enjoy it, you’ll immediately notice that you have tons of options. You can make a pipe out of an apple or a bong out of a tall can if you feel so inclined. Stoners are some of the most brilliant and innovative people when it comes to making something out of nothing when they need it.
Even completely handcrafted, one-of-a-kind tools are designed to function similarly to a device that already exists. There are subtypes of every smoking vessel, and the one you choose should suit your tastes.
1. A joint
Joints are portable, versatile, and simple. You can roll a tiny jay as a midday pick me up, or a large one to share with your significant other after a long day of work. Joints seem straightforward and perhaps a little boring. If you’re bored with joints, you’re not considering your options.
You can get flavored rolling papers to complement your weed. Why not use blueberry-flavored rolling papers to roll a joint of Blueberry indica, Grape Ape in grape papers, Chocolate Chip in chocolate papers, or Girl Scout Cookies in vanilla papers? Coordinating flavors is a lot more fun than dropping your weed into a plain white rolling paper and calling it a day.
If you have an aversion to joints because they’re tricky to roll, you’re right to feel that way. You’re going to need to practice rolling for a little while before you’re able to get a perfect joint every time. Until you get it just right, there are always cones. Cones are pre-formed and easy to pack. Since most of the work has already been done for you, it’s hard to mess up.
Then there are the dozens of shapes you can roll a joint into. There are crosses, airplanes, and windmills. There’s built-in ventilation and improvised filters. Joints can get really complex in their artistry. Different shapes don’t necessarily change the smoking experience — they’re more for the cloud. If you bust out a Dutch tulip, you’re going to turn some heads. They’re a great way to flex your joint clout.
2. A blunt
Blunts are perfectly shareable and wonderfully informal. If you’re smoking with a group of friends, a blunt keeps things easy and casual. Blunts are a great option if you or someone you know (and everybody knows this guy) is liable to drop a pipe or knock a bong over. They’re easy for clumsy people and stoned people to navigate.
Blunts offer a lot of the same flexibility that joints offer. Blunt wraps have always been easy to find in flavored varieties, albeit in a limited selection. Remember when the only options were plain, sweet, grape, and white grape? Cannabis culture has grown. You can find blunt wraps in tropical flavors and berry flavors right at the gas station.
You can find even better flavors from cannabis retailers. Most retailers stock blunt wraps in every flavor you can imagine. Terpene infused blunt wraps are a game-changer. You can pick up a wrap that’s specifically designed to enhance the flavor and aroma of the weed you’re smoking. If you’re the type that matches your shoes to your belt, match your weed to your blunt wrap.
3. Vaping
Vaping weed can be seen as a slippery slope. It’s convenient, portable, and electronic. There’s no smoke, making it easier to vape inside without stinking up the place. Vaping is, in some way, the future of weed. It also changes the experience dramatically.
Most vape products are highly concentrated distillates. A bag of Birthday Cake flower is less than 30% THC. A Birthday Cake vape cartridge can get close to 90% THC. That’s a very big difference. If you try to smoke what feels like your normal amount of Birthday Cake weed in vape form, you’re not getting off the couch for a really long time.
Vaping is a great option for people who would rather take an efficient approach to weed, rather than a leisurely approach. If you don’t want to hang out and smoke for a while, vaping allows you to bypass the entire ritual. Pick up the pen and hit it once. You’re done. It’s over.
Vape products are great for people who use medicinal cannabis because they aren’t necessarily stoners at heart. They want to skip the grinding and rolling and lighting. They don’t want to hang out and listen to a playlist for a while. They want to use it like they’d use a medicine, quickly and efficiently.
4. A hand pipe
A hand pipe is the same thing as a bowl. It’s just the fancy proper term for a glass smoking piece. It’s the simplest way to smoke weed without rolling anything. All you need to do is grind your bud and pack it up. You’re probably not a stranger to the idea of a bowl, even if you’re been a joint enthusiast for the entirety of your weed-smoking career.
Bowls are fun to collect. Hand-blown glass bowls are often unique pieces of art that are gorgeous to look at. They’re often so beautiful that you’ll want to leave them out on a coffee table like a vase or a sculpture. Hand-carved wooden pipes have the same aesthetic appeal but are generally a little more rustic in their vibes.
If you like to sit your bowl on your lap, forget about it, and stand up, you’re probably hesitant to use a bowl. The last thing you want to do when you’re high is try to clean up pieces of resin-covered glass that made their way to the other side of the room. That’s where silicone pipes come in handy.
Silicone pipes are designed to be shatterproof. They’re flexible, they’re easy to clean, and even the clumsiest or more absent-minded of people can’t break them. Worst case scenario, you spill the bowl on the floor. That’s a lot easier to live with than sharp pieces of a wrecked hand-blown glass pipe.
5. A bong
In modern times, “bong” is almost a vague term. Most people envision tube bongs or beaker bongs when they think of bongs, but the term has come to encompass so much more. Percolator bongs and multi-chambered bongs have dramatically changed the smoking experience.
If you’ve never smoked from a bong, you need to try it first hand to fully realize how different the experience is. Bongs can be a little unwieldy. They require a lot of maintenance, and using them is a lot more complicated than just rolling up a joint. For many people, it’s absolutely worth the extra effort.
Bongs use water or a combination of water and ice to cool down each hit and filter the smoke. The end result is an inhale that’s almost creamy. It feels a little more like water vapor due to its temperature and increased humidity. It’s a beautiful thing.
What’s the best way to smoke weed?
The best way to smoke weed is whatever you want it to be. You’re trying to chill out. You’re hanging out with your friends or spending a quiet evening at home. You’re looking to boost your creativity or help your body relax.
It’s a completely personal experience. Smoke the way that makes you feel happy or comfortable. If nothing tops a joint for you, don’t buy a glass piece. If you love the ritual of caring for a bong, there’s no reason to pick up blunt wraps.
What about beginners?
If you’re new to weed or if you’ve only ever used it socially, you have to decide which approach is going to work best for you. If you’re not sure how committed you want to get, pick up some prerolls. All you need to make them work is a lighter.
The takeaway
There are technically countless ways to smoke weed when you consider every variation of a joint, blunt, vape, pipe, or bong. If you have a favorite method, you can stick with it. Just keep in mind that it never hurts to try something new once in a while. You might find something you like more than your current setup.
Emjay has all the accessories you need if you’re looking to try something new. We also have the weed to use with them. But wait, it gets better. We’ll deliver it to you. Not in a few days, but in about half an hour. If you know what you want to try, you can order it right now. It will be at your doorstep before you know it.
