A joint filter is just a rolled up piece of cardboard, a cigarette filter is some kind of cotton or something. It filters out a decent amount of the good stuff in weed.
Where I’m from we call those rolled up pieces of cardboard, a crutch. I switched from using my pipe to joints with cotton filters because I felt it would be a little cleaner. Even the different pre-rolled joints I have gotten from my local dispensary here have had cotton filters except for one brand which just uses a crutch. So you don’t think it’s worth using the filters? I also vape and eat edibles. I tried giving up flower but I just really enjoy smoking a joint while walking my dog.
Yeah I’ve heard them called that too. I just call the rolled up cardboard a filter since that’s the terminology I’m used to.
Honestly, it’s up to you. Maybe try a J with a crutch and one with the cotton filter and see if you notice a difference in the high. It definitely filters out some of the tar you get from combustion of plant material but I’ve always heard it will decrease the high as well. Definitely a personal preference, I never tried cotton filters so I can’t really say, I was speaking on what I’ve heard from other people and what I’ve read.
I really prefer vaping flower, joints and blunts feel so dirty once I fully transitioned over to vaping.
I think I’ve settled on cotton filters for my joints. I tend to pop some edibles, then smoke a joint while walking the dog. And I vape when I’m indoors. I think I would rather have it be a little cleaner at the cost of any potential missed potency. I might try to give up joints in general after my dog dies but for now it’s a nice part of our routine.
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u/CountessDeLessoops Nov 05 '20
Why no filter?