The Ratios

Today I am going to talk about the Bodies-to-Blunt ratio. This is a subject that I am very passionate about as there have been many frustrating moments when there's too many people and not enough L's.  

If the Bodies-to-Blunt ratio were a glass, the necessary beverage to fill the glass would be common sense. However, regardless of your vice, common sense is not too common nowadays. So without any witty anecdotes, here it goes:

The Rule:

• 1-3 people : 1 blunt/1 joint
• 3-5 people : 2 blunts 
• 5-7 people : 3 blunts
• 7-10 people : 4 blunts or split into 2 cyphers
• These numbers are ideal for < 3 Puffs and a Pass.

The Manner:

• Bring enough food (fuckin weed!) for yourself and everybody else.

Once again I will compare a cypher (smoke session) to a potluck dinner. Aside from everybody bringing a dish, the idea of a potluck dinner is that everybody gets to eat as well! Duh! And in order for everyone to eat, all eaters must contribute or else there won't be enough food. Duh! So this is where personal accountability comes in.  This is where teamwork makes the dream work because without everybody's individual effort (and common sense), a successful cyph might as well be non-existent.  Plus - these are people that have most likely become handpicked family! Would you want to be left out of the next potluck e-vite because you slacked the last time? There's nothing worse than being left out of a smoke session you were just a member of.

Most cyphers have multiple blunts/joints involved. I am not implying that 1 blunt will satisfy 3 people for the entire evening. What I am implying is that each time an L is sparked, the number of participating heads should be between the numbers listed above. This is to ensure that everybody gets high and enjoys the effects of beautiful Mary Jane.  Just like a potluck, there are usually multiple courses throughout the night. With this being said, you don't necessarily have to roll the appetizer because there's still dinner and dessert. 

The Rule Exception:

• Stragglers that actually live in the house should be allowed to hit the blunt a couple times if they do not plan on actually joining the circle. An example would be a younger (but legal) brother that stopped in the room to borrow a hat and puffs on the L a couple of times before he leaves.
• Depending on the dynamic of the relationships with the participants (and circumstances), an extra head could be added to the cyph as long as everybody adheres to the Puff-Puff-Pass rule. However this is best in groups limited to 5/6 people. 
• 4 people : 1 blunt/1 joint
• 6 people : 2 blunts 

Honestly even looking at the numbers directly above this paragraph, I would be a bit apprehensive about jumping in this cypher.  The idea is for everyone to get high. Stretching the ratios will result in a short, half-assed, Why are there so many fuckin people? - type of high. Don't say I never warned you.

Real shit - just make sure you are not the reason everybody is still hungry (or broke down halfway to Stonersville).

Happy Tokin!

~Puff Puff Peace Out~

2 Bags - 1 Wrap: When You Have No Wrap

Today's post was inspired by recent events.

Last night I went to my boy Jake's* house to relax, watch some Monday Night Football, and have our usual "after work" smoke session. I was in the middle of rolling some Super Sour in my preferred method of THC transportation, an
Entourage, when one my best friends (let's call her Violet) arrived on the scene.

Violet had a predicament.

She had the goods but no supplies. The cookie mix but no baking sheet. The twerk...but no ass. Basically, she had the green but no wrap. Granted she could have walked down the one flight of stairs and half a block to the corner store to get one, but it wasn't that serious.  The severity of the situation did not warrant immediate action. I was in the middle of sprinkling my herb into the Entourage - everyone was out of work - we were just coolin - no reason to take that mini hike to the QuikEMart...at least not at that moment.

So Violet ended up whipping out her personal stash and handed me a nugget, roughly half the size of my contribution, to add to the blunt I was creating. I ground it down with my index and thumb, and scattered the additional bud into the wrap.

Personally, I love a  Mary Jane cocktail.  Maybe it's purely psychological, but I love the extra boost achieved from having two different strains in the same blunt.

I'm not going to finish the story because we all know how it ended:

WE GOT HIGH AS FUCK!

The Rule:

• The person that has bud, but does not have a wrap (or bong), and does not desire getting one, should contribute approximately half of what the roller is putting in their wrap.

The Manner:

• Never come with your arms swinging.
• Never arrive empty handed.

Smoke sessions can be compared to a potluck dinner. A potluck is a meal where all participants bring a dish. A potluck is not a dinner party where bringing something is optional.

Smoke sessions = potluck dinner = contributions are required

The Rule Exception:

• If the amount of bud is not enough to create its own blunt, feel free to contribute everything you have because half isn't worth shit.
• If half will leave you without something substantial to smoke later, you can go get your ass a wrap ASAP because I'm assuming the entire amount is enough to create something we can smoke together.

The ONLY way someone would be able to participate in a smoke session under these conditions is if the dynamic of their relationship with the other smokers allows it. Most likely if, like Violet, you regularly partake in smoke sessions with the same heads, you're good!

We're pretty understanding people. Just don't make it a habit as that can get annoying real quick.

Thanks for reading. Happy Tokin!


~Puff Puff Peace Out~



*I changed names to protect the jobs of those that I smoke with :)*

WHY?

Why did I choose to blog about the etiquette behind the use of marijuana? To be honest, it's something that fascinates me. It excites me! I love respectful people and I absolutely love marijuana. Imagine sharing a pipe, bong, blunt, joint, or vape with a pleasant participant.  Someone who shares with you in the same ways that Barney once taught us how to share.  Shit - imagine being that pleasant person! Invitations out the ass!

I'm relatively new to the blogging scene. What that means is, I will be concise, yet real. I will hit it and quit it, if you will. Future posts will cover EVERYTHING. I will leave no stone unturned; no manner unmanaged; no spliff unsparked.

This blog's purpose is to create dialogue between the masses concerning manners.

HA! You thought it was strictly about marijuana. Negative.

This blog is about treating others the way you want to be treated. It's about co-creating, co-experiencing, co-mingling with others in a delightful - "HEY I WANNA HANG OUT WITH THIS DUDE AGAIN!" - kind of way. It's about authenticity...and to be honest, in my 27 years of living, pot partakers are the most authentic mofos I've ever encountered.

It's about manners. Marijuana is just the vehicle I will be using to drive my points home. Even if you don't enjoy the sweet song of Mary Jane, the points executed in each post are easily applicable to any lifestyle. 


#imjustsaying


~Puff Puff Peace Out ~