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Does a filter actually remove THC from cannabis smoke?

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So this quite a commonly held belief amongst stoners, who say that the high is different when using a filter instead of a roach because the filter removes the THC from the smoke. I can't discern any difference myself and I'm naturally skeptical about claims like this.
What's BL's opinion? Would a filter remove a significant amount of actives from the smoke, and why does this not happen for nicotine?
 
I think it does remove nicotine, which might be why some people move from filtered to unfiltered cigarettes when filtered ones just aren't good enough. I think it'd probably filter the THC too.
 
Filtered cigarettes remove about 40% of the nicotine from the tobacco. As for cannabis it depends on the type of filter you use... I've used a rolled up piece of paper in the end of a blunt as a "filter" but mainly so I could smoke the whole thing comfortably i.e. without a roach clip ect., in those cases I doubt much thc is removed and I never noticed a difference. However I have also used empty filter cigarettes to make spliffs and compared to a rolled spliff with no filter I definitely noticed a lessened high and I would imagine a "proper" filter(as opposed to my McGivered one mentioned above) would remove a noticeable amount of the thc.
 
Cannabinoids and terpenes are notorious sticky substances. All you need to do is get a bit of BHO between your fingers or better yet, actually harvest some buds and check the state of your hands after a few minutes of handling the plants. Your hands will be sticky as fuck. By the same token, using a filter will trap a significant amount of cannabinoids - so much so that the amount lost relative to the amount of other junk filtered out will be so high it's just not worth using them in the first place compared to just a standard roach. If you're really worried about the health effects, don't bother with a filter. Simply get a vaporizer or stick to edibles.
 
Yeah like Artificial Emotion said don't bother with a filter. I've never really seen a point in adding one
 
try rolling roaches like |/\/\/\_____

then roll that into a circle makes a smooth draw.
vaporizers seem to have the best taste and smoothness though
 
What I do for filters these days is take one from any given cheapass cigarette, cut off about 7/8th of it, and poke a bunch of holes in that 1/8th of a filter and use that as a roach. Then again, that might be a lot more trouble than it's worth, which is why glass is always preferable.
 
I've never noticed ciggie filters making my weed that much less potent, then again Id cut the filters a bit on ciggies.
 
Roaches?

Prescription boxes.. some cereal boxes,
best card is either actual roach book or un printed card (no plastic)
 
Darksidesam said:
Roaches?

Prescription boxes.. some cereal boxes,
best card is either actual roach book or un printed card (no plastic)
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Business cards! The inward fold on the top of a hard pack/box of cigarettes! Index cards!

Granted, you've gotta shape them right with scissors but these 3 are my go-to guys when it comes to crutches.
 
Darksidesam said:
try rolling roaches like |/\/\/\_____

then roll that into a circle makes a smooth draw.
vaporizers seem to have the best taste and smoothness though
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This is the way to go for rolling joints and blunts. Cigarette filters trap too much of the sticky resin from weed to be useful. Particularly sticky weed can completely clog up a cig filter.
 
I do prefer to just buy some card or books or something that is good roach
Overall i think its worth rolling a better, less tacky joint for pleasure
 
Back to your original question, I don't think the "high" is changed - the high would be the same, just less potentcy. I guess it cant hurt to have a filter on, however I always just smoke it out of a pipe these days anyway.
 
casualuser said:
Filtered cigarettes remove about 40% of the nicotine from the tobacco. As for cannabis it depends on the type of filter you use... I've used a rolled up piece of paper in the end of a blunt as a "filter" but mainly so I could smoke the whole thing comfortably i.e. without a roach clip ect., in those cases I doubt much thc is removed and I never noticed a difference. However I have also used empty filter cigarettes to make spliffs and compared to a rolled spliff with no filter I definitely noticed a lessened high and I would imagine a "proper" filter(as opposed to my McGivered one mentioned above) would remove a noticeable amount of the thc.
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Here in the UK a roach is a rolled up piece of card in the end of the joint. No one really smokes without them because it just seems weird. A filter is what's used in cigarettes or rollies.

I think a filter would probably filter some of the good stuff out but a roach won't.
 
there is a reason most people wont smoke with a filter,

And i believe the best scientific explanation is that yes it filters out the tars and that somewhat, however it will also block some of the cannabis canibinioids which i believe has a positive effects on your lungs compared to just tars that the likes of tobacco only contain.
 
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The best sort of filtration is simply water filtration. A bong or vaporizer with an attachment that allows you to use water filtration is best. But then that defeats the point of the convenience of a joint. That said, I hate joints anyway so I'm biased.
 
Thanks everyone, I guess it probably does take out some of the good stuff.
To clarify I mean filters for rolling cigarettes with...
I don't know about cannabinoids having a positive effect on your lungs though dark, where's this coming from?
 
If you still get high than you are still absorbing THC. If a filter actually removed the THC then you would not get high.

I have never known any stoner to think a filter removes THC. get smarter friends.

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