Howdy Y'all,

I've been toking since '72, and I find that preparation counts alot. Ya gotta clean out the stems and seeds,ya gotta break down the bud into a combustable form,ie,no solid chunks and you can't have too fine a texture either..once ya do that,you have to balance out the size of the doobie,according to potency and number of folks present. You can't roll yer doobie too tight or too loose,once ya do all that,when ya toke,you breath in deep,and hold it in for at least 15 seconds-if not more..if ya feel like you're gonna cough..release the smoke slowly,like you would if you were underwater and rising to the surface. Be patient and don't hot-box the doobie..give marijuana,the respect that it deserves,as it is a blessing from God,clear your minds of negativity and be positive,take the time to light some incense. Don't breath shallowly,first inhale,from the abdomen,then finish fillin your lungs by expanding your chest..that way-the smoke will fill the deepest part of yer lungs..and maximise the absorption of thc.

My girlfriend and I,also have a hand-carved toker,made out of mesquite wood,that we use for almost every doobie,it makes it possible,for almost anyone,to give shotguns,because you don't git the doobie wet and it insulates you from the heat. Proper breathing technique,counts for alot,inhaling from the abdomen,then expanding the chest-kinda like yoga breathing. Inhaling through the nose when taking a shotgun,will further increase the absorption of thc,via the sinus's,where the mucus membranes are designed to absorb oxygen readily,instead,they will absorb the thc readily.

However,if ya mix tobacco into the weed,chances are,that you'll have to breath much more shallowly-I myself,don't like contaminating marijuana with tobacco..I don't want to git high on nicotine..I toke a doobie,to git high on thc.

Being a Texan,I tend to roll my doobies bigger than they should be-cuz everything's bigger in Texas !

Have a good one....Torog