- Rolling a joint is a convenient and simple way to enjoy your favourite cannabis strains.
- Even with the popularity of modern methods of ingesting THC, knowing how to roll a joint is an essential skill for any stoner.
- Ensure your THC toolbox has the essential supplies that make rolling a joint a breeze.
- We’ll outline our quick and easy process for rolling to ensure you spend less time fussing with papers and grinders and more time enjoying your buzz!
Learning how to roll a joint is a rite of passage for stoners and an essential skill for any member of the 420 community. Newcomers to the world of weed are bound to have questions about rolling joints, and the good news is that there’s no one “right” way to do it. If you can smoke it, you’ve pretty much done all you need to do!
With that said, some joints are better than others. We’ve spent years perfecting how to roll a joint, and through our buzzy research we’ve found our favourite formula, one that makes preparing puffs for a smoke session quick and easy.
However, let’s not get ahead of ourselves! Before you can get started rolling a joint, you’ll need to know what supplies you need from the dispensary. Then we’ll dive into our surefire joint rolling techniques so you can go from green to green thumb!
Learn How to Roll a Joint With These Supplies
The best THC toolbox will have plenty of accessories to make rolling a joint easy. The following are essential for a successful smoke session.
Papers
Maybe it goes without saying, but papers are just as critical to a joint as the weed itself. To ensure that you can roll any type of joint your heart desires, be sure that you have plenty of papers ready to go. Some joints even require multiple papers to build their complex shapes.
Grinders
Learning how to roll a joint is much easier with uniformly ground flower from a grinder. Sure, you can spend all your time manually ripping apart your buds, but that’s just cutting into your smoking time. Plus, grinders can help you collect all those precious trichomes that you can put to use later!
Filters
Filters prove that it’s the small things that add up to a great smoking experience. While not everyone who’s rolling a joint takes the care to use them, those who do will enjoy a smoother smoke with considerably less ash and debris. Keeping your throat and lungs free from coughing ensures that you’ll have more time to discuss everything from the meaning of life to the food you’re craving!
Rolling Tray
While not essential, you’ll be thankful if you splurge on a rolling tray. Keeping all your flower in one place as you roll makes for easy cleanup. You’ll also avoid wasting time trying to track down your tools in the middle of rolling a joint if you know everything is on the tray. This comes in handy when rolling a second joint and your buzz is making you feel forgetful.
Steps For Rolling a Joint
First and foremost, you want to make sure you have the correct amount of cannabis flower. For beginners, we recommend ½ gram. Any strain will do, it’s just a matter of whether you want the relaxation of an indica, the social buzz of sativa, or the blended buzz of a hybrid. This is where experimentation and practice make perfect. Try different strains while learning how to roll a joint and dial in your perfect puff!
Step 1: Grind the Dried Cannabis
After measuring out the correct weight of the flower, grind it well. You can try various types of grinders for rolling a joint, including 2-piece, 3-piece, and 4-piece grinders. Each has its own benefits, but we recommend a 4-piece grinder for maximum ease of use. These options have good teeth, a screen to catch trichomes (the crystals where all those potent cannabinoids live), and a storage cabinet.
Don’t forget: the finer you grind the flower, the more potential it has to stick to your papers, so be careful. If you don’t have a grinder, you can break up your buds by hand or by using scissors. However, learning how to roll a joint with a grinder will provide a uniform consistency to your weed that ensures it smokes smoothly and burns evenly.
Step 2: Filter
Many smokers prefer to use a filter when rolling a joint because it prevents debris from entering their mouths. It’s easy to make a DIY filter at home, you just need a thin piece of paper rolled into a small diameter of around 1 or 2 mm. Or, you can purchase a readymade filter from The Joint. Placing the filter at the end of the rolling paper not only protects you from unwanted particles, it also serves as a guide that illustrates how to roll a joint with the correct diameter.
Step 3: Fill the Paper and Roll
Once your filter is placed at the end of your paper, fill it with your finely ground weed. Make sure you set some of the cannabis aside to top off your joint later. After adding the flower, roll the paper between your fingers and thumb, applying light pressure so the weed gets pressed and makes the joint harder.
Next, tap the end of the joint with the filter on a hard surface. Using this technique when rolling a joint ensures it's well-packed and smokes evenly. After tapping, you should notice some empty space at the top of the joint, this is where you can sprinkle the cannabis you set aside earlier. Once done, gently pack in the weed with a pencil or pen from the top.
Pro tip: Pre-made cones or rolling machines are an incredibly simple way to make rolling a joint even easier and will help you roll a perfect joint every time.
Step 4: Final Step
Depending on the size of your papers and the amount of flower you use, your fully rolled joint might have excess paper at the top. Simply wrap this up by giving the paper a gentle twist. This is the end that you’ll spark up, now all that’s left is to light it and enjoy!
Now You Know How to Roll a Joint
Celebrate your newfound joint rolling skills with a visit to our one-stop cannabis store! We carry the best THC in the Great White North, all from local growers. We also carry your favourite brands of papers and lighters, so you never have to worry about the essentials.
Visit any of our convenient locations and talk with a friendly budtender. They’ll show you the hottest new strains and extracts, making sure you have everything you need to make your next smoke session legendary. Short on time? You can always skip the trip and order online from the comfort of your couch for same-day shipping. Shop now!
