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Any advice for making herbal cigarettes that burn like normal cigarettes? Also general thoughts on non-tobacco smokes. (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want to make a "pack" of herbal cigarettes for my boyfriend for christmas because he quit and wants something to replace the tick/something to do when we go dancing. Does anyone have advice for home rolling machines? It don't need to be perfect, but so many of the herbal joints I've rolled have just smoked like ass. Also advice on my blend? I been using mainly rose petal and mullen with a bit of yarrow and mugwort. I grind it up real fine and bake the non-powder herbs under low heat for a while to make sure its real dry.

My budget is probably about $50 for equipment. Maybe maybe more if there is a really good and compact solution.

Really really love this man and we love smoking together but its just time to get off tobacco. Not sure if this is bad because it perpetuates the 'script' of having a little smoke, or good because it allows us to indulge in a way that don't keep us on the addictive part which really underlies the pattern.

Also doing this for me if it didn't come across in the writing lol.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Smoked plant matter (tobacco and weed) are usually kept at a relatively higher humidity to avoid excess drying. Tobacco is cut into a string like consistency (shag) when rolled into cigarettes. You don't want to dry and powder your mix. If it's too fine no air will flow thru and it won't burn. And if it's too dry, it will burn too hot and be harsh on the throat and lungs. Skullcap and Damania are kind of nice.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Damiana makes for a great herbal smoke. There was a point in my life where I regularly smoked damiana because it's really nice.