# Your Preferred Method For Getting High On THC **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 17, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583 "2019-11-17T18:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/41 "2019-11-19T00:46:52Z")
Hot-knifing Afghani hash. Ask your dad. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/42 "2019-11-19T11:59:51Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Flowers, glass pipe. I like to keep it simple. Anyone here tried a silicone pipe with a glass bowl insert? Clean smoking like glass with improved mouthfeel. Plus, you can drop it! > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Hot-knifing Afghani hash. Ask your dad. You can modernize the concept with an e-rig. Ask your kids.šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/43 "2019-11-19T19:52:43Z")
Itā€™s been thirty-five years or so, but back in the day it was either just a regular hand rolled, or an air pipe. Do they still have those? It was a regular pipe, but the stem extended thru the bowl and was open at the other end. I would light the thing, put my finger on the other end, and then inhale as normal until the stem filled up. Cooled the smoke. Edibles were the traditional brownies. I found the high fiber content to be an occasional issue, but easier on the lungs. Plus the delay in the effect made it harder to titrate the dose, especially with a new batch. A friend of mine had a whole elaborate set up, because he was concerned about wasting any of the smoke, and also he was paranoid about people smelling the smoke. He made it out of labware. One end was a glass bowl with a cover. There was one pipe into the bowl with an air pump to push air in, and another pipe leading into a regular bong. You would put the boo into the bowl, light it, cover it, and then pump air in, which was forced out and into the bong, which you smoked as normal. Hardly any smoke escaped. I tried it once, and it was fine, but a pretty elaborate process when you just wanted to get toasted. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![pabstist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e99b99/32.png) [@pabstist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pabstist)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/44 "2019-11-20T04:58:41Z")
I use tinctures with medical marijuana, just a few drops under the tongue. I breath through a hole in my neck, so I canā€™t exactly smoke/inhale any method. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/45 "2019-11-20T16:54:08Z")
> [@pabstist](#): > > I use tinctures with medical marijuana, just a few drops under the tongue. How long does it take to get high like this? A couple of hours, like with edibles? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/46 "2019-11-20T17:05:08Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > How long does it take to get high like this? A couple of hours, like with edibles? IME, (green dragon) it hits hard and fast due to absorption through mucous membranes. I once made green dragon and offered it to friends who were visiting. I poured a shot and took a sip (I shoulda started with a drop), then passed it around. By the time I had the shot glass back, I was too high to figure out what to do with the 1/4 full glass in my hand. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/47 "2019-11-20T19:05:55Z")
I LOVE edibles. Itā€™s the ultimate for my bunion pain relief at work and to have a solid, grinning under-buzz happening all the live long day. Got a friend that makes them, I eat about 70 a week. And theyā€™re _strong._ Topping off with a pen or bud after hours and then off to bed. I think that whatā€™s happening, at least to me, is that my tolerance has become sky-high (natch) due to so much constant exposure to high-levels of THC that whatā€™s high for me is absolutely destroyed to someone else. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/48 "2019-11-20T19:17:38Z")
Not a fan of edibles here. They give me a headache, and the high feels more like I have flu symptoms. Faulty body chemistry I guess. Iā€™ve never gotten the hang of rolling joints. They always come out lumpy and tend to split open. Water bongs are OK, but usually require care in handling, so I prefer not to tempt fate. I was into vaping for a while, but tore up my equipment through lack of caution (see water bongs above). So, I stick with regular pipes. My favorite is one I bought from a festival that was fashioned from a copper pipe and decorated with ceramics to look like a whale with a big toothy smile. I call it ā€œStonah.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/49 "2019-11-20T19:32:28Z")
I do a two week tolerance break once a year, in January, and Iā€™m really looking forward to it! I have amazing, interesting, vivid dreams that make me eager to go to sleep each night. Then, when I break my fast, every puff is glorious. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/50 "2019-11-20T19:42:42Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > How long does it take to get high like this? A couple of hours, like with edibles? Edibles are much faster these days. I had some 350mg brownies which hit hard and fast. 1/4 will get you comfortably high for hours. Perfect for a movie. 1/2 will obliterate you, perfect for Sunday NFL. DISCLOSURE: I had a knee injury and they were very effective dealing with the pain and allowing me to sleep. I rarely used weed before so Iā€™m sure my tolerance was low. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/51 "2019-11-20T23:24:41Z")
I havenā€™t seen one mention of a beer can perforated with a needle/nail/sharp thing. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/52 "2019-11-21T01:50:09Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > You would put the boo into the bowl Boo? You are as old as me! > [@dougrb](#): > > I havenā€™t seen one mention of a beer can perforated with a needle/nail/sharp thing. They are children, bro. I even think they never smoke the leaves, just the flowertops, and wouldnā€™t know what to do with the seeds and stems. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGsq1K7f_yc) ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/53 "2019-11-21T04:23:10Z")
Yeah! In my day, we smoked the whole damn plant. In a makeshift joint made from a hollowed out cigarette. And none of those new-fangled lighters - we used matches **AND WE LIKED IT !** ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/54 "2019-11-21T15:10:52Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > I havenā€™t seen one mention of a beer can perforated with a needle/nail/sharp thing. Hollowed out apple works if you donā€™t have any cans around. šŸ˜ƒ Havenā€™t seen any mention of gravity bong hits either. Guess people arenā€™t fans of getting light headed and passing out. ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/55 "2019-11-21T17:11:31Z")
I donā€™t know where the gravity bong is, nor the hooter and knives. Someone packed them before I got new flooring two years ago, and I still havenā€™t found them. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/56 "2019-11-21T17:21:24Z")
Vape pen all the way-you just canā€™t beat the convenience. Iā€™ve never been a fan of edibles as they just make me tired. Way too much of a body high. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/57 "2019-11-22T02:27:25Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > My favorite is one I bought from a festival that was fashioned from a copper pipe and decorated with ceramics to look like a whale with a big toothy smile. I call it ā€œStonah.ā€ If there was some way I could like or +1 the name of your pipe, I most certainly would. Very funny! > [@madsircool](#): > > Edibles are much faster these days. I had some 350mg brownies which hit hard and fast. 1/4 will get you comfortably high for hours. Perfect for a movie. 1/2 will obliterate you, perfect for Sunday NFL. > > DISCLOSURE: I had a knee injury and they were very effective dealing with the pain and allowing me to sleep. I rarely used weed before so Iā€™m sure my tolerance was low. Like, dudeā€¦manā€¦we donā€™t need no stinkinā€™ disclosures any more! > [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > Vape pen all the way-you just canā€™t beat the convenience. Iā€™ve never been a fan of edibles as they just make me tired. **Way too much of a body high**. I find a 16oz can of Sugar Free Red Bull offsets this nicely. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/58 "2019-11-22T03:55:39Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I find a 16oz can of Sugar Free Red Bull offsets this nicely. Thatā€™s a great tip, Iā€™ll try it out. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583/59 "2019-11-22T07:02:25Z")
Just a joint or a one-ie. It does not take much to get me stoned, and the weed nowadays is SO strong to begin with. Multiple rips off of a bowl or bong will just get me too high to actually enjoy the high - disoriented and tense - and give me excessive cottonmouth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preferred-method-for-getting-high-on-thc/843583.md?page=2)