Coughing also isn't so bad... it actually makes you have a better high. When you cough you rip open a little tissue in your throat... when you take a hit right after coughing, the THC hits the area in the throat and is absorbed by the open tissue, usually giving you a somewhat better high than if you had not coughed... that's what i've heard about it anyway... and when i cough when i smoke... means i'm getting pretty high... and that's always a good thing