By my experience, it is not so bad... I started smoking a few years ago and I was not used to rolling and I always got some cigs. on me, so I've decided to empty some out and to load them with the green stuff. Work great for a new smoker but with time I've learn to roll and stop doing that. For sure you loose some THC in the filter, good tip; take a needle and stab it, make 7 to 15 holes, it will help the smoke to pass trought without too much filtering. Or you can just buy a bong or a pipe !