Session rules

[Man Choch]

So everyone knows the basic rules when smoking in a session, like pass always in the same direction, the person who provides the weed takes greens, dont spill the bong. What are other rules you have found to be common or that you and your friends always follow no matter what?

And what happens if you break them?

Another me and my friends have is that you don't leave the session until it is over unless you are going to get more weed or load a new bowl.

[IHrtHalucingens]

we play the nose game. THe ladt person wioth theietr finger on his nose losioes ands has to do w/e needs to be done. If they do not obey the rulesd they will be schemed on and and practical joke will be played on him. But we rotate greens through, becuase we hae tight group of freiends thay blazes echother dwn hard. i like my setupe.

[Nature Boy]

I've been smoking way too much to keep rules anymore. Obviously the pass in the same direction rule stays, the builder sparks up the joint, the supplier gets second smoke, but other than that, there shouldn't be anymore rules.

[ramjet]

yeah I'm with Liam on that one. "Rollers' rights" (person who rolled the joint gets first smoke, followed by the provider of the weed, if different) is about the only one I follow. The rest is just common sense. If you're with a group of mates (not a huge group) you make sure everyone gets a toke, and a fair proportion (roller and weed provider usually get a little more). Occasionally, we play games to see you gets the next toke on the joint, but this usually pisses me off, because I'm usually too stoned to think straight and I just want to sit and chill.

Don't tend to have massive sessions nowadays though, just a few spliffs at the end of a heavy night on class A's or booze until I pass out, by which point it's invariably every man for himself. I sat on a coach on the way back from a quality pill fuelled party the other night. Loads of people in front of us were screaming for weed, but I skinned up on the sly and smoked it with four of my mates at the back, being the skank that I am ;-) I only had about 2/3rds of an eighth I had bought earlier though.

[Nature Boy]

Originally Posted by ramjet

Don't tend to have massive sessions nowadays though, just a few spliffs at the end of a heavy night on class A's or booze until I pass out, by which point it's invariably every man for himself. I sat on a coach on the way back from a quality pill fuelled party the other night. Loads of people in front of us were screaming for weed, but I skinned up on the sly and smoked it with four of my mates at the back, being the skank that I am ;-) I only had about 2/3rds of an eighth I had bought earlier though.

HAHA! Sneaky smokes. I always have a little tucked away from everyone as well. I don't think I appreciate weed on booze or other drugs as much though. I think being high on its own gets the most out of the weed even though I do crave joints if I'm drinking/tripping/rolling/etc.

[ramjet]

I'm not too sure about weed and booze actually. A little bit of booze and a little bit of weed can be nice, but generally I don't like the combination - just knocks me out and makes my head spin.

I used to absolutely love massive weed sessions. I would get really high, even get quite a nice, relaxed euphoria, making me appreciate the world around me in a completely new way, not quite like the intense happiness of MDMA, but sort of similar (a little more subtle and contemplative). I would sometimes get a nice zoned out, minor trippy effect from the weed, heightening my sense of colour and warping my sense of space in a delightfully entertaining way, occasionally hilarious way, and sometimes I would get a nice focused, sociable, happy, relaxed buzz. It made me think about everything differently, but in a good way.

I don't often get these effects any more. I've come to a point in my life where I really need to sort out my job position and my confidence/self-esteem comes in highs and lows (more lows than highs) and I've got more responsibility than when I was a student, and plenty of stuff to worry about. Now when I smoke weed, it often makes me think lots bad stuff about myself, get into really negative thought patterns and sometimes makes me on edge and a bit paranoid. This sucks. Doesn't happen all the time though. I've also smoked quite a lot of weed in my time, so I think it takes a lot more to get me "high" and the novelty factor's worn off. I also don't like the sedative effect nowadays. Often I can't really focus on anything or be bothered to do anything, which also sucks.

I find I have to be more careful about the setting. If I'm with a few good mates and we have plenty of great DVDs to watch (comedy's good), some good tunes, maybe a bit of poker too, then it's all good! Tends to be when I'm smoking by myself things go pear-shaped.

I also find both at the end of a night out pilling, just as the effects of the pills are beginning to die down AND the day after (where I will spend the whole day doing nothing, smoking weed with a mate and absolutley loving it!) the effects of the weed are much more euphoric. Also, at the end of a mushroom trip, the weed is somehow much more euphoric and a perfect end to the night. Maybe the prior stimulation of serotonin heightens the effect somehow.

[a-SalviaLover]

In Bulgaria there are several rules you should keep, otherwise you are a loser:

1) Never smoke alone.
2) When you form a circle you always pass the joint sounterclockwise.
3) Don't smoke with a person, who wouldn't bring something to share with you, too.
4) never leave the company you have smoked with.

[Nature Boy]

Originally Posted by a-SalviaLover

In Bulgaria there are several rules you should keep, otherwise you are a loser:

1) Never smoke alone.
2) When you form a circle you always pass the joint sounterclockwise.
3) Don't smoke with a person, who wouldn't bring something to share with you, too.
4) never leave the company you have smoked with.

Never smoke alone? If I was Bulgarian, I'd be a loser a million times over by that logic.

[AceOvArts]

usually 3 good tokes then pass on in 1 direction. Of course, when there are more joints going around then it can get a bit crazy with joints going in random directions especially later in the evening. Roller passes to friend to spark up (this is an unwritten law between SWIMS closest toke buddies).
ALWAYS smoke with pals you know that dont have weed this time (who knows you may be short of weed one time yourself)

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props simply for using OV in your name :P

[Alicia]

a-SalviaLover it is ok to smoke by yourself I do when my friends aren't around sometimes thou I enjoy smoking by myself I get livid when that nice bit of peace gets interupted by someone not already there with me in that state. Also we hate people who Hogs Js when there ment to be going around.

[LD 50]

"1) Never smoke alone.
2) When you form a circle you always pass the joint sounterclockwise.
3) Don't smoke with a person, who wouldn't bring something to share with you, too.
4) never leave the company you have smoked with."

I totally agree with the above set of rules
Also
If someone in the circle refuses to puff, there is no point in forcing them as there is more green for the rest of the group and happy times for all.

[deji]

Yeah, too much alcohol and weed isnt good.

Swim doesnt mess with e much these days other than the occasional special occasion. So before club or party, make sure you dont smoke the whole day, smoke, then a couple beers and feeling very nice. Ready to dance for sure.

Only first high of the day really pulls swim into the music, so makes sure saves that high for the night if wants to party. Second and third highs pulls swim into the music, but nothing like the first high. Also if swim has been high all day, no urge to dance.

As for rules? Only smoke alone or with close friends, so no rules other than make sure you end up stoned.

Back in the day? Most rules here applied. "Messing up the rotation" seemed to be peoples biggest concern. Or hitting it too many times, as we would smoke blunts mostly and take 3-4 hits at a time. Well, some people would try to smoke the whole thing and make others angry.

[Urban]

rules... or rather ideas for a good smoke

smoke with close friends
smoke in private
smoke in a good enviroment
smoke quality products
share with friends.....

most of all... enjoy it and be relaxed



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[ramjet]

just smoke.

[AceOvArts]

"dont bogart that joint my friend"

[Metalhead]

One major rules with swim and any of his friends is that if you are going over to someones house to smoke and you are not providing smoke(dosent matter if you bring pizza or anything)You do not smoke and leave for any reason(besides major things). It is considered very rude and it will appear they only came over for the pot and not for the company they just smoked with.

[deji]

Swim knew many people that would come by, smoke, then make up an excuse to have to leave right away. Thats a quality of the scavenger smoker.

[Sitbcknchill]

Oh come on, rules for smoking weed? Yeah I admit back in the day (kid days) they always had these bullshit rules to go by but then you grow up and weed is not a big deal...just smoke the shit....who the fuck needs rules.....

Only 1 rule: Don't get greedy or get the fuck out....smoke what you want.....

[Metalhead]

Oh come now stbcknchll do you not agree with me? I mean i agree with you on the there is no rules after awhile thing but mine is kind of a common curtoisy thing that should be implemented on smokers, so technically kind of a rule dont you think?

[Dr.Ganesha]

These are the basic rules swim has always followed...

Packer/roller gets greens (number one)
Spark on the side of the bowl (leaves a green hit for others)
Pass to the left
No parking (going on rants or zoning out while holding the unfinished bowl/j/etc.)
Two hits for a blunt, one hit on anything else.
Never exclude anyone (even if they are a moucher, it's not good karma to turn down a fellow stoner)
DON'T BLOW IN THE BONG!!!

That's about it. These are more just understandings between swim and people he smokes with frequently. He's pretty lenient with people he doesn't regularly smoke with, everyone has their own rules.

[Sitbcknchill]

Well it's mostly like an unspoken code...most of the people that I'm around know what to do and how to act......but honestly I don't care either way as weed isn't that important to me to make a ritual out of it or a set of laws to abide by when your smoking...just smoke and have a good time....its not like your going to get killed (in my house) for fucking up the rotation, hitting it a few times or whatever...just smoke and have fun....

I do expect common curtisy (sp?) and respect thats all.....

[Metalhead]

Originally Posted by sitbcknchill

Well it's mostly like an unspoken code...most of the people that I'm around know what to do and how to act......but honestly I don't care either way as weed isn't that important to me to make a ritual out of it or a set of laws to abide by when your smoking...just smoke and have a good time....its not like your going to get killed (in my house) for fucking up the rotation, hitting it a few times or whatever...just smoke and have fun....

I do expect common curtisy (sp?) and respect thats all.....

Maybe im wrong but for those of you who say they do have rules how often do you guys smoke. Hourly,Daily,Weekly,Monthly? I am not trying to be mr bigshot here but i think once pot loses hmmm this is hard to explain. I mean i smoke to reach like a state of normality i guess and so do my friends. I mean we dont light candles and shit before we smoke. But yeh Courteosy should be a big part of it. I just want to know that if the people who speak of pot as sessions smoke heavily or lightly.

[Sitbcknchill]

^^^The image in my head of the session pot smokers are the freshman highschool kids that get ahold of a bag of pot and flip shit getting all of their buddies in a circle fighting about who gets to hit it first, which way to pass it, lighting the incense maybe a candle.....getting the toilet roll tube packed with dryer sheets ...etc...funny shit I must say


Just keep it real people....toke, smoke, choke and have a good time...fuck rules they do nothing but hold you down and create fights....

[catchingsignals]

The most basic of rules....you've all said them, but it is important.

1) He who packs it sparks it.
2) Don't take the biggest possible bong hit that you can....we all know that your lungs work, now lets make sure everyone gets a hit.

[Sitbcknchill]

Actually swim always packs his and lets his guest take the green hit.....