Building the joint

Materials

• Rolling papers
• Filter tip: card, loosely rolled
• Grinder: for the weed only
• Weed: roughly 0.2 to 0.3 grams
• Hash: optional, roughly 0.1 to 0.15 grams
• Tobacco: optional, the classic Dutch style

Hash doesn't go in the grinder. It's resin, not flower, and clogs the screen. Warm a small piece briefly with a lighter (just enough to soften it, not burn it) and crumble it by hand, then mix it through the ground weed. Smoking pure, without tobacco, is becoming more common, especially among international visitors.

Step by step

1. 1.Grind the weed finely and evenly, clumps burn unevenly
2. 2.Crumble the hash separately by hand and mix it in
3. 3.Lay the paper with the gum strip facing away from you, filter closest to you
4. 4.Spread the mixture along the length, tapering slightly toward the tip
5. 5.Roll the near edge around the filling and work it tight up to the gum strip
6. 6.Lick the gum strip and roll it toward you to seal
7. 7.Twist the tip closed and light it evenly