Welcome to the boards SuberbanLifeMom! Here's a few pointers, hope they come in handy.

- I'd suggest storing your weed in a glass jar, as it keeps it fresh and keeps the smell in. Even in a plastic bag, some stinky weed can really smell up your house.

- Since you're not used to smoking, I'd actually suggest you get a water bong. It'll cool the smoke a good deal and remove some of the carcinogens created in the smoke.

But even better would be to buy a vaporizer. A vaporizer is a device that heats the weed enough that the chemicals therein go into the air in the form of a vapor for you to inhale, but it heats it below the point of combusion so no carcinogens or tar is created. Not to mention it's much easier to inhale. Keep in mind that not all vaporizers are created equal, you'll probably want to get a high-priced on if you can afford it. A "Volcano" is probably the best one on the market. And stay away from home-made "lightbulb vaporizers", they are horrible tasting and horrible on your lungs, not 1/10 as healthy as a genuine vap.


- Joint rolling can be difficult at first, but it just takes some practice. Get a friend, or maybe one of your kids, who knows what they're doing to teach you, though keep in mind everybody has their own method with little variations.

My suggestion: put the weed in the middle of your rolling paper, pinch the tops of the paper, and roll it back and forth till it starts to become a tube-like shape. Then get something narrow like an incense stick and push in one end and tie that end shut; that'll be the end you light. Your joints will look better with practice.
btw, you can also go to headshops and buy joint-rollers for about $10, so maybe go ask them about that.

- Since you're not used to it, pack your pipe and just take it one toke at a time. Let each one set in for about 20 seconds between hoots so you can get a feel for how much you need. Smoking too much when you have no tolerance can be very unpleasant, but the effects are pretty much immediate so you can titrate your dose one hoot at a time.

Also, I'm guessing they gave you a crappy metal pipe. Those things are harsh to smoke out of. If you do have a metal pipe, head over to a headshop (cannabis-shop) and buy yourself a nice glass pipe. They are SO much nicer!

As for how much, just toke as needed, whatever keeps your pain down and whatever dose you're comfortable with. Don't worry about overdosing from using it too often, nobody in the history of human-kind has overdosed from marijuana. It's toxicity is so low you'd literally have to smoke about 24 joints of potent bud all in one hoot (which is impossible of course). If you smoked joint after joint in sucession, it would take pounds upon pounds of weed to overdose. As far as drugs and overdose goes, it's one of the safest substances on Earth.

Good luck!
Gandalf_The_Grey Reviewed by Gandalf_The_Grey on . New User and WAY outta the loop Hi, just got my medical card for Marijuana use, BUT...I have smoked maybe 3 joints in my life and that was like 30 years ago! Ok, I know nothing, and that is WITH teenagers at home. For those of you who would be willing to offer up a bit of advise, I would appreciate it! I have been given a pipe, some pot, now what? I tell you, I have no clue, this stuff is expensive and I don't want to make mistakes. For instance, how do you roll a joint? What is the best way to use a pipe? How do you treat Rating: 5