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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1993 16:10:33 -0500 (EST)
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From: trent <TTSCHIRG@UMAB.BITNET>
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Subject: blunts, snorting heroin
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Sender: Drug Abuse Education Information and Research <DRUGABUS@UMAB.BITNET>
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Message-id: <01H55GVU9XYQ8WWEX0@YMIR.Claremont.Edu>
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Blunts
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What are "blunts?"
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The name, "Blunts," is a street name used to describe a
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marijuana and tobacco cigar. Other street names include "el-pees"
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(LP's), According to one source, blunts originated among Jamaicans
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in New York City in the early 1980's.(1) Blunts take their
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name from "Phillies Blunt=FC" brand cigars, although other brands of
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similar make (such as El Producto=FC, White Owl=FC, and Dutch Masters=
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=FC)
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are also used for this purpose.
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(1) Tobacco is removed from the inside of the cigar, and
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replaced with marijuana.
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Blunts vs. Joints
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Smoking marijuana inside the leaf or paper wrapper of a
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cigar offers several advantages to the user:
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-The tobacco wrapper slows down the burning rate of the
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joint. This allows a greater number of users to share the same
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joint.(1)
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-A blunt holds more marijuana than a joint, and is
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convenient to use and store. A single user can smoke it,
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extinguish it, and easily relight it. "That's what's so cool about
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a blunt. Just put it out. It fits nicely in the top pocket."(1)
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-It looks like a legal drug. Even though it is illegal for
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adolescents to use tobacco products, blunts appear to be commercial
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tobacco cigars. Policemen, teachers, and parents who ignore
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cigarette possession in minors are likely to ignore blunts as well.
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-Nicotine from the tobacco content may add to the effects of
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the marijuana in a blunt. Nicotine is a stimulant, and marijuana
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is a minor hallucinogen with some depressant properties. Other
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stimulant and depressant combinations include cocaine and heroin,
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cocaine and alcohol, amphetamines and alcohol. At this writing,
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there appears to be no medical literature evaluating the
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psychoactive effects of using marijuana and tobacco together vs.
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individually. However, some of the comments made in one magazine
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interview are intriguing and may indicate synergistic effects:
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"The blunt is more effective =FCthan smoking marijuana
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alone=FC..." "When you smoke a blunt, you get twice as high.
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=2E . ." "At first, I didn't like it, 'cause it made me dizzy. . .
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(1)
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Why are Phillies Blunt=FC cigars used?
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Many other cigar brands are still being used to make blunts.
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Users say that the Phillies Blunt=FC brand produces less harsh-
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tasting or sweeter smoke.(1) The leaf wrapper of a
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Phillies Blunt=FC is strong enough to hold together through the
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manipulations of making a blunt. Other brands fall apart.
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Washington DC Area Trends
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The emergence of blunts in the Washington D.C. area has been
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associated with an increase in marijuana abuse among both youth and
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adults.(2) The peaks and dips in positive test results for
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marijuana in juvenile arrestees closely resemble increased
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Washington DC area sales of the Havatampa Co.'s large cigars,
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including the Phillies Blunt=FC brand.(2)
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National Trends
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Articles in High Times, a magazine about substance use and
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marijuana farming, give methods for making blunts.
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(2,3) Rap music stars featured in the articles
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suggested a cultural link between blunts use and rap or hip-hop
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music.(2) The appearance of tee shirts and baseball caps
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promoting blunts use in New York, Washington DC, Baltimore, and
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California suggest that blunts use is becoming a national
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phenomenon.
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REFERENCES
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1. Nixon R. Story of the blunt. High Times 1993 Mar;:40-1.
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2. Mundell C. (1993) The emergence of blunts: A timeline of the
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emergence of marijuana and tobacco cigar use. (Presentation at the
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Center for Substance Abuse Research, College Park, MD, 11/8/93)
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3. Nixon R. Rolling with Redman. High Times 1993 Mar;:38-9.
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=FC
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[info on snorting heroin deleted -cak]
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From: JUSCOTT@delphi.com
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Newsgroups: alt.drugs
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Subject: Blunt Instructions!
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Date: Fri, 7 Jan 94 00:25:01 EST
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Message-ID: <940107.01501.JUSCOTT@delphi.com>
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How to Roll a Blunt!
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By: Social Distortion
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The first thing you have to know to roll a blunt, is Practice,
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Practice, and Practice. It takes several tries before you can get it right.
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Go to your corner store and buy a pack of Tampa Gold Gars. Take a razor
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blade, and cut it open like this.
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Cut here.
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Take all the tobacco out. Lick the back of the paper, that is, the
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outside of the gar, thoroughly. You really need to make love to these things
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with your tounge. Next, place a healthy portion of weed in the gar. Roll it
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up, and lick the edge thoroughly. It takes a lot of saliva to make these
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things stick. When you have it closed up, pop it in the microwave for about
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ten seconds, this makes it stick better. The light it up, and smoke it.
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The Ethics of Gars
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A lot of people think rolling in gars ruins the taste of marijuana. I
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personally think it enhances the taste. You can take mondo hits, and you'll
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definately choke the first time you smoke one. For the ultimate high, let
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someone give you shotgun. It'll knock you on your ass. All the people I
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know now don't even carry skins anymore, only a pack of gars in their pocket.
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It takes longer to roll than a joint, but it's worth the extra effort.
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