More Healthy Alternative to Tobacco.

[Morphine7399]

As much as I have noticed smoking the alternative green herb out of a hookah is looked down upon by some of you on this forum.  After a resent study however... it has basically proven to be a more healthy alternative to tobacco.
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Personally, it's mix it with honey, packed with a screen and lemons are added to icey water for round one then switch over to tobacco of choice after cleaning for round 2. It truely is an amazing experience.

[yashman19]

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[NorthEastSmoker]

I would say that it is looked down upon by more than "some" of us.
It's also not what these hoookahs were designed to do, and also not what this board is here to discuss (read rule #1 of the 'READ THIS' sticky..)

[Morphine7399]

"No discussions of illegal drug activities"
If you actually read my post carefully.  I never mentioned actually using it in any activies.  I simple thought that it was interesting how it is now more healthy than tobacco due to this new light that has been shead upon it.  I am not reccomending it nor sharing any of my person drug experience stories.

[Glottis]

What is this, then?
[quote name='Morphine7399']Personally, it's mix it with honey, packed with a
screen and lemons are added to icey water for round one then switch
over to tobacco of choice after cleaning for round 2. It truely is an
amazing experience.[/quote]


I guess it just goes to show that there must be something else in
cigarettes that is contributing to cancer other than the tar / smoke
factor. Note: I won't smoke the stuff, I think it makes you lazy. Haha.

[Glottis]

Also, if you read the last line in the article, they theorize that THC basically euthanizes old cells before they can be sent into cancerous growth. Obviously, neither is a good option.

[Macho555]

It's not that I have moral qualms about it, I just agree thats its not
what I want in my hookah when there is so many delicious tobacco
options. Actually it seems almost barbaric XDD

[Morphine7399]

[quote name='Glottis']What is this, then?[quote name='Morphine7399']Personally, it's mix it with honey, packed with a screen and lemons are added to icy water for round one then switch over to tobacco of choice after cleaning for round 2. It truly is an amazing experience.[/quote]I guess it just goes to show that there must be something else in cigarettes that is contributing to cancer other than the tar / smoke factor. [/quote]

[Enima For Your Lungs]

It's an interesting article and probably some good points.

However, I too must look down upon any discussion of illicit drug use
in hookahs.  Half of my family is already convinced that I sell
bongs for a living.  It's hard enough to convince that I'm
actually selling traditional middle eastern water pipes that really are
for tobacco use.

[Macho555]

Mmm, I can imagine. The other day I mentioned that I was really looking
forward to doing nothing and smoking my hookah when I got off of work,
and I immediatly got 5 people asking if I was going to share my weed.
When I told them I would never use it for that, they all got pissed
like I was an idiot.

Besides that, when I first got the thing I had to fight off two friends who wanted to use it. Oy vey.

[Lord Dorian]

It's ironic that people who frequent a forum dedicated to devices that, in many cultures, were orginally created to smoke opium(much more dangerous than the "alternative green herb") and hashish(which is basically the same thing), todiscuss the various qualities and virtues of a drug that kills millions of people and cost various nations and thier citizens millions of dollars in health care costs can in any way look down on someone for referencing a drug which is comparatively much safer.Don't get me wrong, I enjoy hookah and ma'assel as much as the next guy or I would not participate in this forum. I also did not mean to offend anyone with this post. It is important to note that marijuana is not illegal in all (or even a majority) of countries, as well as some parts of the US. I do not personally advocate the use of drugs of any kind, and I am not saying we she all start discussing thev arious recreational ways to use marijuana. I feel like morphine's post was presented in a scientific manner and ment to show that there are other alternatives out there to what we conventionally put in our hookah heads. My point is that the true spirit and point of this forum is to foster discussion and disseminate knowledge about the hookah, which is what his post does.   

[Morphine7399]

[quote name='Lord Dorian']It's ironic that people who frequent a forum dedicated to devices that, in many cultures, were orginally created to smoke opium(much more dangerous than the "alternative green herb") and hashish(which is basically the same thing), todiscuss the various qualities and virtues of a drug that kills millions of people and cost various nations and thier citizens millions of dollars in health care costs can in any way look down on someone for referencing a drug which is comparatively much safer.[/quote]
Very interesting point and well said. Not to mention thanks, I was actually about to stop posting here completely until I saw that not everyone was alienating me.
Also I would highly recommend anyone, if so inclined, not to smoke opium out of a hookah that is used for tobacco.  The soapy taste it leaves behind would be nearly impossible to completely clean out and ruin the flavor of future tobacco.

[hookah_lvr]

I coulnd't agree more!! Well said![quote name='Lord Dorian']It's ironic that people who frequent a forum dedicated to devices that, in many cultures, were orginally created to smoke opium(much more dangerous than the "alternative green herb") and hashish(which is basically the same thing), todiscuss the various qualities and virtues of a drug that kills millions of people and cost various nations and thier citizens millions of dollars in health care costs can in any way look down on someone for referencing a drug which is comparatively much safer.Don't get me wrong, I enjoy hookah and ma'assel as much as the next guy or I would not participate in this forum. I also did not mean to offend anyone with this post. It is important to note that marijuana is not illegal in all (or even a majority) of countries, as well as some parts of the US. I do not personally advocate the use of drugs of any kind, and I am not saying we she all start discussing thev arious recreational ways to use marijuana. I feel like morphine's post was presented in a scientific manner and ment to show that there are other alternatives out there to what we conventionally put in our hookah heads. My point is that the true spirit and point of this forum is to foster discussion and disseminate knowledge about the hookah, which is what his post does.   [/quote]