Orange & Blue Magazine // Fall 2003 // Smoking Etiquette
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25 simple "rules" to follow when getting stoned:

1) The person who rolls the joint (no matter whose weed it is) gets to spark up the joint and get first hits.
2) If someone rolls a nice joint, its good to give the person a complement on his rolling skills.
3) If someone starts bogarting the bowl and starts using the excuse that its okay for him to bogart it since it's his weed, this is definitely not cool. The punishment depends on the quality of the weed and how much he put in. (If it was really crappy and he was really cheap with it, then you bug on the person and rag on him.)
4) If someone is too palsy to light the bowl (due to being too stoned or the person is just a retard) then they must relinquish control of the lighter to someone more able to get it lit. -->this does NOT mean the person who lights gets free hits... this privilege tends to get abused ("hey lemme light it for you...")
5) If someone is so much of a palsy that they blow into the bowl and blow all the shit on the floor, this person must be ragged on and the person can’t smoke on the next round (unless it was his stuff).
6) If you smoke with someone in your house, you should let them eat some munchy food you may have lying around.. .don't be cheap with you food if you have food.
7) If someone who’s smoked asks for a sip of your soda, you must give him some.. (cotton-mouth is not fun).
8) Converse of (7): if you ask for a sip, don't take a large gulp.
9) If smoking from a bong or a joint, never put the whole thing in your mouth and get it all sopping wet: It's disgusting and it messes up the joint.
10) If you're smoking from a bong and there's not enough in the bowl for a whole other hit, you should save the smoke in the chamber for the next person...(don’t let go of the rush-hold or 'carb' and take it all yourself).
11) Never bogart!
12) Never bitch about someone else's weed being no good! If you don't like it, don't smoke it!
13) If a friend gets you high sometime in the future you need to get that friend high.
14) Thou shalt not turn down a smoke. Never!

15) Phrased in the form of a narrative:

OK. My buddy and I are sitting around smoking the weed that I just scored. After sparking a Jay and taking a few moderate puffs, I pass it on. The sounds that follow can only be described as vacuum-like. After an a couple of huge, lung-busting tokes, the guy passes back the remnants of something that could have, at some point, been a joint. If it's not completely "canoed", then it's absolutely soaked. I not-so-subtly drop that old Cheech & Chong line "Hey man, can I wring it out for you?" He just looks at me.

16) I have noticed the following: After smoking-up, the "weird one" will actually eat the stained, disgusting roach. This must be because they want that "extra bit" of oil, resin, or whatever's left on the paper. This situation can be compared to the patron of a good restaurant picking up his "as good as empty" plate and licking off the remaining morsels of food. Sure he got that little pool of gravy, but was it really worth it?
17) Only buy weed from a friend or someone who knows someone. Never ask anyone for Bud.
18) It is very impolite to hand someone an empty bowl, without notifying that person of it's possible cashed-ness. A proper warning would be "Here ya go...I think it might be cashed."
19) The person who fills the bowl is given the opportunity to take the first hit. It doesn't matter who's bowl it is.
20) Always remember to thank a person who has gotten you high.
21) The person who brought the bud picks the music.
22) When using a bong, don't slobber all over it.
23) Again, when using a bong, don’t blow out the ashes, unless that's what the "homeowner" does.
24) Never go to someone's house expecting them to catch you a buzz. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule...
25) If you spill the bong, clean it up! (And don't forget to put water back in it!).

Other important information we thought you should know:

Time it takes the body to cleanse itself from detectable urine traces, according to a national report titled, "Drugs, Crime, and the Justice System" (published from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice):

Single Use : 3 Days

Moderate Use (4 times a week): 5 Days

Heavy Use (Daily smoking): 10 Days

Chronic Heavy Use: 21-30 Days

Although do keep in mind that there are many factors that effect the outcome of the tests (potency of drug taken, testing methods,metabolism, etc.) so this is just a estimate figure-so be careful out there.

Trip Tips.....

1) Cars can hurt you.

2) You cannot fly.

3) Its never a good time to die.

4) taking you clothes off will draw attention.

5) Keep mouth shut at all times in public.

6) Although you may see things that are not there, you won't NOT see things that aren't there

7) don't forget how to burp

8) only carry a house-key, some loose change, and your address in your shoe

9) nobody can tell you are tripping till you tell them "I'm tripping."

10) no matter how fucked you think you are, you'll eventually come down.