how much in size is a gram???

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how much in size is a gram???

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hello all, i see all these menus with this per gram and that per gram... relate something to me please, in terms of the old "nickel bags" which was like the corner of a sandwich baggy and a "dime" which was like 2 fingers high across the bottom of a sandwich bag...how much will these be in grams?? thanks

btw, going to be there 10/25, staying at the rookies hotel...any advice or tips?


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3.5 grams = eighth, therefore 7 grams = quarter. That's how I remember it. I sometimes roll one very large joint with a gram-no tobacco. Or maybe about 3 small jibbers.
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Density varies too much to give any accurate idea IMO.

Three and a half grams is an eighth, 14g is a half ounce and 28g in an ounce.

Put another way, a gram will make a decent pure joint.

Hope that helps. have a great trip.
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a gram a nice jay?

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so 1 gram is like one nice joint?
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Yeah, I go with 1 gram per joint in Adam. Tall Guy is very correct; densisty is highly variable with all the types of weeds. I will assume this is your first time in the dam? It might be wise to roll your joint and smoke it slowly and see how you feel. This of course depends on what type of weed you are smoking. The first one of the trip is the one that gets it all rolling. On my last trip I smoked a joint of some indica (felt very relaxed), then smoked a joint of outdoor skunk mixed with Polm, that got me right where I needed to be 8)
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i rarely get high maybe once a year, however in my 20's (now in my 40's) I got high everyday. I've seen posts that sativa is this kinda high and indica is that kinda high... is this true? or is weed, weed. and you get stoned no matter what
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Hi,

indica punches you more down, that you want to stay on your couch. sativa gets you high and giggling...


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Yes, I agree with Pennah. In my reply above my first joint was a low strength indica, which was a very relaxing smoke, but I needed something else so I smoked an outdoor skunk-the best of both worlds, indica from the skunk + the long budding times of outdoor weed for a great high. Of course hybrids can give you a little bit of both. I like to check out the smokersguide.com for strain reviews (seems down at the moment). I like getting stoned at nite and high in the day. Of course this varies, if someone offers me a joint of indica for lunch, I ain't gonna turn it down :D
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niiicceee how about volcanos and whatnot

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they look cool...do you buy the bag for it? is there like a waiting list? does it take a gram at a time? wheres the best place for it??? I am SALIVATING thinking about October!!!!!
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You just walk up to the dealer counter, politely ask to see the menu, you might want to ask the budtender for any recommendations. Some come pre-weighed in gram baggies. Siberie (one of my faves) has a menu under dark glass that lights up with a button, I believe Stix does as well. Bluebird (another fave) has a book full of sample baggies to look through. Most have a laminated menu. Dampkring has a large menu with effects of the strains printed in English. See Fly By Nites excellent menu archive: http://192.148.252.25/~reatta/menus.html
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Re: niiicceee how about volcanos and whatnot

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pippin65 wrote:they look cool...do you buy the bag for it? is there like a waiting list? does it take a gram at a time? wheres the best place for it??? I am SALIVATING thinking about October!!!!!
All the bags are supplied and free, just ask the budtender, they are usually happy to help newcomers out - they're used to it.

Put as much as you want in...de Kuil is a good place to start.

Top tip: make a O with your thumb and forefinger to smoke thru, then you don't get everyone's germs (christ I sound like Dr Niles Crane :oops: )
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If you really want good recommendation go to the Mellow Yellow. The guy who was serving us told us everything about Sativa/Indica (even though we knew everything since we are growing it our own :D ) and he recommended some strains and so on. the weed there is great as well.
Since you seem to be very new to the "new wave" in weed, go to the Mellow Yellow, ask the guy to help you, he will do happily, I am sure he would even roll you a joint or show you how to do if you ask. never had a friendlier dealer than him.

Whereever you go, dont buy 5gr. straight, buy 1 gr., sit at a table, try it and then if you like it buy more.

Dont go to the tourist-shops like "The Bulldog"(there are more than one of them).
The Dampkring is a good shop as well, the dealers there are friendly as well, but since this shop is always crowded they dont have that much time to explain you things as they probably would like to do ;)
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niles crane... thats funny... will have some alcohol gel hand (and pipe) sanitizer with me! i have heard of little vaporizers...glass ones that utilize a cig lighter...are these available over ther cheaply???
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hey i might be way off the mark here, but some reports i read are sayin that there is a big difference in strength of weed now and 20 years ago!

so maybe start with some of the lighter weeds, then if your not gettin stoned enough try somethin stronger, better than startin on somethin too strong and feelin ill.
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pippin65 wrote:i have heard of little vaporizers...glass ones that utilize a cig lighter...are these available over ther cheaply???
I have built a vaporizer similar to this; using a car lighter, battery and alligator clips. However a "real" vapor is quite expensive, for me anyways. I've never used one in the Dam. From this forum I know Homegrown Fantasy (next on my list) and Grey Area (also on my wish list) have them for customers to use. If I'm not mistaken De Kuil (420) and Nes also have them.
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