If there’s one thing that keeps the joy alive in using cannabis, it’s the dizzying number of options you have in choosing just how you want to consume everyone’s favorite herb.
Smoking tops the list for most people – but there are so many choices within that, too, from pipes and bongs to one-hitters, joints, and self-rolled as well as pre-rolled joints. One daring method that is still catching up in terms of popularity is the cannagar.
Fans of the concept promote it as the end-all, be-all DIY solution that is going to revolutionize weed for everyone. But what exactly is a cannagar, anyway? Let’s take a closer look.
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What is a Cannagar?
In simple terms, a cannagar is a 100% cannabis-based cigar. Imagine your average blunt. Now take away the wrapping paper and replace it with a self-made design consisting entirely of cannabis leaves. There you have your cannagar – more or less at least. The idea is that the leaves used to make the outer shell of the cannagar are specially treated with kief and potent hash oil before wrapping. That way, the “paper” of your cannagar actually contributes to the intensity of your hit. Wrapping the contents of the cannagar tightly with actual hemp leaves also has a secondary benefit. Compared to a traditional blunt, which is almost always only rolled or loosely wrapped due to the fragility of traditional cigar paper, cannabis leaves offer a lot more flexibility. This way, a cannagar can be constructed with a very tight fit to secure high-potency concentrates and prevent spilling. This is really great for smoking moon rocks, charas, or other highly-concentrated and purified forms of weed. However, being one of the most potent cannabis products around, you can expect cannagars to be both rare and extremely expensive should you find one pre-rolled at your local dispensary. Fortunately, making one yourself isn’t all that hard, and we will go over how to do so further down below in this guide.What is a Cannagar Used for?
A cannagar is used in exactly the same way as a traditional blunt or joint. You light it up, take a hit, exhale, rinse, and repeat. Okay, maybe you could do without rinsing, but you get the idea. The reason to choose a cannagar over something simpler and more convenient like a pre-roll joint is the ability to jam-pack it with much more highly concentrated cannabis. Not only do the leaves wrapped around the outside of the cannagar contribute to the potency of the mix (especially when properly coated in some kief and/or oil extract), but the tight and secure form of the cannagar also allows you to fill it with much more potent forms of weed than hand-ground nugs. Another key benefit is that cannagars can burn for a long time. This is already true of most blunts, but cannagars take it up a notch by burning more smoothly and thus lasting even longer on average. You can expect a cannagar to still be going well past an hour after you first lit it up. So, in other words: a cannagar will burn harder, longer, and sweep you off your feet way faster than any kind of joint or blunt you could ever come up with. That is what all the hype is about.How to Make a Cannagar
So how do you make a cannagar by yourself? It might be a bit more involved than what you’re used to, but don’t worry: the process isn’t that hard to learn! Basically, what you need to do is gather some small, fresh nugs and poke them with something thin and reasonably pointy, like a pair of toothpicks. Using the toothpicks, skewer the cannabis and group it together until it forms clumps. Now here’s the hard part: you need to do this while also making sure that the toothpicks leave behind open holes for airflow. Without these, the cannagar won’t be able to burn. Simple? Yes. Easy to master in one try? Definitely not. This is why there exists a second method for making a cannagar that depends on something called a cannagar mold. Using a mold simplifies the process a lot, and pre-made molds are much more affordable than a pre-rolled cannagar – but there’s still a way to go DIY and create everything you need yourself. Let’s see how! https://www.youtube.com/embed/xbsxTMBfYewMaterials Needed for a Cannagar
The following covers everything you need in order to make a good first cannagar all by yourself without relying on any pre-made or pre-rolled ingredients:- Some fresh nugs from your choice of cannabis flower – about 10 to 12 grams should be enough
- Some concentrate to spice things up! This can be pure hash oil or something like small clumps of charas or shatter
- A relatively sharp, long stick, such as a large toothpick
- A roll of hemp rope
- Fresh cannabis leaves or hemp paper
