When it comes to toking up, you can never go wrong smoking out of a glass bowl. Sure, it doesn’t come with too many bells and whistles, but it’s basically the ol’ reliable of marijuana paraphernalia.

The Number Two Ticonderoga of cannabis consumption, if you will.

While smoking out of a bowl is quite commonplace, inexperienced smokers may still not know all the small nuances of using such a device. And that’s ok. Even Cheech and Chong had to learn somewhere.

Properly packing a bowl, while not necessarily a skill, is something that does require a little bit of practice. Sometimes, the bowl gets packed too tight, sometimes, too loose, and other times, just plain sloppily. We’re here to fix some of those small errors. Before you know it, you’ll be packing the perfect bowl like it’s your day job.

Let’s take a look at how to properly pack a bowl.

How To Pack A Bowl Of Weed

Again, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know how to properly pack a bowl of weed. Nonetheless, a perfect pack could be the difference-maker in a smoke sesh. Packing a bowl too tight could lead to some inevitable hitches, and packing the bowl too loose could make all your bud fly out—especially if you’re smoking outside and there’s a little bit of wind. Then, there’s always the smoothness factor, which directly correlates with how the bowl is packed.

But luckily, it only takes five easy steps to learn how to pack a bowl of weed.

Let’s start with step one.

Step One: Choose Your Strain

This first step, essentially, is just doing the necessary fieldwork: choosing the right strain. It’s all about the

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