Cannabis smoking etiquette (sometimes called marijuana etiquette or spliff politics), as practiced within groups of cannabis smokers

Cannabis smoking

Cannabis smoking involves inhaling vapors released by heating the flowers and subtending leaves of the Cannabis plants, known as marijuana. Alternatively, the cannabis plant flowers may be finely sifted producing kief, a powder especially rich in the oil-glands or trichomes which contain the...

, solves such issues as:

• assuring that the responsibility of preparing the herb is spread around all participants of the session
• making sure each user gets an equal share.
• keeping the marijuana cigarette lit at all times until completely used.
• Who rolls a joint must light it up.

Joints

In some cultures, each person is expected to share the joint by passing it to the person next to them after making use of it for a short time. In some circles taking two "puffs" and then passing it on is the accepted etiqutte - lending a name to Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

's tour "Puff, Puff, Pass 2001" and a 2006 feature film, Puff, Puff, Pass

Puff, Puff, Pass

Puff, Puff, Pass is a 2006 comedic stoner crime film, also known as Living High, directed by Mekhi Phifer. The name derives from a smoking custom in cannabis culture wherein a group of cannabis smokers will commonly each take two "puffs" from whatever smoking device is being used and then pass it...

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The slang term "bogarting", named after actor Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....

, refers to taking an unduly long time with a cigarette, drink, etc., that is supposed to be shared (e.g., "Don't bogart that joint!"). It derives from Bogart's signature style of cigarette smoking, with which he left his cigarette dangling from his mouth rather than withdrawing it between puffs. Other terms to describe someone taking too long on a joint/blunt is called "chiefing", "nursing", "surfing", "sleeping", or "camping".

See also

• 420 (cannabis culture)
  420 (cannabis culture)
  420, 4:20 or 4/20 refers to consumption of cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture. The notable day for these is April 20.- Origins of terms :...
  
  
• Smoking culture
• Joint
  Joint (cannabis)
  Joint is a slang term for a cigarette rolled using cannabis. Rolling papers are the most common rolling medium among industrialized countries, however brown paper, cigarettes with the tobacco removed, and newspaper are commonly used in developing countries. Modern papers are now made from a wide...
  
  
• High Times Magazine
• Cannabis Culture Magazine
  Cannabis Culture Magazine
  Cannabis Culture is a Canadian magazine and online magazine devoted to cannabis and the worldwide cannabis culture. Cannabis Culture publishes stories about the struggle to legalize marijuana, profiles of marijuana paraphernalia, articles on how to grow marijuana, interviews with prominent...
  
  

External links

• About Marijuana Etiquette: Weed Rules and Regulations, SmokingWithStyle.com
• Pot Etiquette? (How to Smoke Pot), SmokingWithStyle.com
• The 22 Rules of Pot Etiquette, Superseventies.com
• Medical Marijuana Dispensary Etiquette 101, East Bay Express
• Marijuana Smoking Etiquette, BudFacts.com