what is the best way to smoke? (the 420 code)

“what is the best way to smoke?” asked a friend of the stoner.

the stoner replied, “let me tell you a story: a man was walking down the street and smoking a blunt. he passed a man who was smoking a joint, and the joint smoker thought, ‘blunts ruin the taste of trees. that’s why you should smoke a joint.’

“a woman saw the joint smoker pass by her window and remarked to her friends, ‘you never get high when you smoke a joint. that’s why you should smoke from a bong.’ she took a deep rip from her bong and passed it to a friend.

“the friend took the bong and a rip while he thought, ‘smoking from a bong is such a waste. we should be smoking from a pipe.’ that night, he told his roommate about his preference, and the roommate said, ‘smoking from a pipe is unhealthy. you should smoke out of a vaporizer.’

“and while the roommate was taking a hit from his vaporizer, the man with the blunt passed by outside and thought, ‘smoking with a vaporizer misses the whole point of trees.’

while the stoner told this story, he was grinding up trees to make butter to bake brownies. he said, “what is the meaning of this story? do not judge a person for how they smoke, nor restrict yourself to one method of consumption. this is the eighth rule of thumb: there is no best way to smoke. for each method has its own ups and downs, and attachment to one obscures this.”

if you would like to read the rest of the 420 code, start with the 4 virtues and then read the 20 rules of thumb:

1. leave a little green on top
2. it could have happened to anyone
3. watch your smoke
4. observe 420
5. give the gift of green
6. discern between indica and sativa
7. offer, but do not insist
8. there is no best way to smoke
9. to get the highest, take a break
10. it is not against the code to disagree with it
11. share your trees
12. know what to say
13. the seat to the right is the most honored
14. be a good dealer; be a good client
15. let trees have leaves
16. to make friends, make munchies
17. if a friend flies too high, help them safely land
18. know when not to fly, but do not wish to fall
19. never leave trees behind
20. coming tomorrow...

If you want a physical copy of the 420 code, check out the website or visit r/420Code.