Whenever I roll up a joint or blunt...

...I always mess it up. Sword-play, yes -- rolling marijuana, no . My entourage will roll up the herb and I want to learn, but I am not skilled at the craft yet. Me and the crazy 88's get medical marijuana so it is extra dense and sticky, so its even harder to enjoy joints and blunts rolled up. Fellow stoners -- any advice, tip-tricks on how to roll up good ol' Mary Jane? Please share to the fans...

With rolling joints I feel like it's just a matter of practice.

I have been practicing, practice makes perfect.

Do you guys use grinders or break the pot by hand?

I have a nice grinder I got for $20 from a friend who originally bought it at $50, it has a kief collector and it works really well. Nothing wrong with cutting weed up by hand though.

I used to use a grinder but I ended up selling it. So now I just break it up with my hands. I like it when I break it up with my hands more now. My joints always burn good if youre hitting it, but if you stop hitting it for a while it goes out. Just how I like it. When I used to use a grinder it would burn too fast.

Two things you need.
1. Shot glass
2. Scissors
Chop up your weed and roll it. Easier than breaking it up by hand and you can fit more than you could with a grinder. Only problem is taking the stuff on the go as the shot glass will obviously be made of glass but I'm sure you're smart enough to find something else that could work

This might help you, it helped me a bit when I had joint troubles. If worse comes to worse try buying a cigarette roller! My friend has one and it rolls perfect j's.

I agree too. One additional problem me and the crazy 88's have is running (when the joints start to run on 1 side). Any tips to stop runs on joints and blunts? Is the only way to stop it with your spit -- I hate that.

You need to make sure the weed is spread evenly and when you're rolling, start from the roach end and tuck the paper behind the crutch and roll upwards, dont worry if you lose weed though, it's ok. Once you've stuck the gum down, if there's a bit of empty space, just break up some more herb and pack it in there. Should burn evenly enough.

EDIT: With regard to breaking it up, it depends on the consistency of the weed. If the nugs are dense then i use a grinder, but the weed i have right now for instance is really light and fluffy, so it's easier to just break if off the stem by hand and pull it apart.

Roll some paper around something joint sized... Like a pencil... Or a sharpie... I can't roll for shit, so I just pack the herb into my pre-rolled papers. Don't pack too tightly, though!! Been there D=

To stop a run, I lick the tip of my finger and moisten the run in the burning joint. It allows the other parts of the joint to catch up.

To stop a run, I lick the tip of my finger and moisten the run in the burning joint. It allows the other parts of the joint to catch up.

http://www.marijuana.com/threads/rolling-problems.285428/

hope this helps

Nice find. It does help.

Tips are helping, last joint I rolled up - nice, even burn.

^ GOOD, GOOD!!! Keep practicing, and yes, practice may not 'make perfect', but it'll sure make you high.

Grinders most of the time. When its by hand ur absorbing THC with ur fingers.

True. But isn't THC lost when you tumble/grind the bud in a grinder -- remnants are stuck within the teeth of the grinder? Or is this a what came 1st debate...chicken or egg.