At 8/20/10 12:08 PM, Russ3ll wrote:
Hey guys, I think I'm gonna start posting here. My first time smoking weed was 4 years ago, but I've been smoking regularly since the beginning of this school year. Kinda sucks though, because I don't know how to roll a blunt/joint, so unless I'm with one of my friends, I need to smoke out of a piece, or a ghetto rig. Anyone have any tips on rolling?
Get high when your learning how to roll. It made it easier for me. I'd focus on the joint, carefully packing the marijuana and rolling it up. One tip I have would be to practice with rolling tobacco so you don't waste weed. Tobacco rolls a little different, yes, but it still helps quite a bit.
When I'm rolling a joint, I usually "roll" the paper back and forth without the herb in it first to kinda prep it. Then, holding the paper in my left hand I place to pot in there and spread it out evenly with my right. I keep my left hand index finger behind the weed while tilting the paper up a bit to keep it from falling out. Then, when I decide that the spread is right, I place both hands one the paper, my index fingers behind the soon-to-be joint, and my thumbs in the front. Squeeze it a bit to "lock" the pot in there better, and just squeeze a bit, and push the bottom up just under the gummed side(sometimes the gum will stick prematurely, specially if you have sweaty hands) and back down in one relatively smooth motion. Get the bottom of the paper to "catch" on the weed, and then roll it up, lick it, and stick it.
It's okay if it's a little bit loose, just twist one end and pinch the other end and gently flip it back and forth to pack it a bit(not too gently or it wont pack, but not to hard or it might tear). If there's more room when your done packing it, sprinkle(or scoop) a little bit of finely ground pot in that end and keep packing it. Once the joint is "full", twist that end a bit. Boom. Decent joint. Then you just untwist the end you want to smoke from a bit, and light the other.