AfricanGrower
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Hello folks, it's AG here 
Welcome to another addition to my "SIMPLE DIY's", the Canna Cigar. Yes you heard right, imagine a cigar made with cured and compacted weed, all rolled together in your very own cannabis leaves...maybe even from the very same plant your chosen buds came from
The point is, you will definitely enjoy yourself throughout this process, anticipating the end result: a 'higher experience' 
Here is what your final product could potentially look like.
But the beauty of hand rolling your own Canna Cigars is that each person's is unique to it's roller. It all comes down to the type of bud used, the amount, cure time, dry time, but MOST of all, patients.
To further point out, I am not the creator of this technique. Actually, this goes back into the '60s in South East Asia:
Now fast forward to present day, we take it a step further and create a cigar from this. I followed a well known Canna Cigar maker's technique which I will be implementing into this tutorial.
Let the fun begin
PART 1: Creation of the Thai Stick
Materials Needed
-Hemp Rope
-Wood/Bamboo Skewers
-Fluffy Nugs (Be prepared to use between a 1/4-1/2 ounce of prime bud for this project, but trust me it is well worth it)
1. Start off by taking 1 or 2 nugs and pressing them around a skewer. Try to get the first couple of nugs to press together and form an even shape all around.
2. Now take your hemp rope and start tying around the bud, just above where the skewer starts. I find that making a small knot in the rope prior helps with the initial tie.
3. Now that you have it going, a rhythm should develop: adding 2-3 nugs at a time while securing them with the hemp rope. It is important to remember to choose nugs that are similar in size and density in order to keep everything even. If you find that one side has more bud than the other, unravel the rope a bit, go back and put some more nugs until that evenness is achieved. REMEMBER, consistency is key to achieving a smooth and even pulling Cigar.
4. Once you have wrapped it to a desired length you can put a loop knot at the end of the hemp rope to secure the tie in place. Again, if any parts of the Thai Stick thin out or are uneven, take the time to go back and fill it in!
5.These Thai Sticks are ready to be put in VacSeals for a week of curing. Remember to keep them in a cool, dark space. In this time the nugs will cure and solidify to form one solid skewer of buds.
PART 2: PREP FOR CANNABIS LEAVES
Materials Needed
-Fresh Cannabis leaves
-Distilled Water
-Baking Soda
-Lemon Juice
-Newspaper
Now I am using the leaves from my Bubblelicious plant, that I have been cutting throughout the grow season. Typically when I see a nice fat leaf with no blemishes, I tend to pick off to add to the curing collection of leaves I have.
1. Depending on if you are a heavy foliar feeder or not, you may not need to completely follow this first step. I mix 5ml/Gal of Lemon Juice and 1ml/Gal of Baking Soda to create a disinfection rinse for the leaves.
2. I rinse them for a minute or two, then rinse them in plain distilled water to remove any residue.
3. Now lay these leaves between layers of newspaper. This prevents the moisture from escaping to quickly, creating a brittle leaf. In about 2-4 hours they should be dry enough not to be wet, but still able to maintain its structure as a leaf.
4. Now put these leaves in between pages in a large dictionary or encyclopedia. Anything that can provide equal pressure to all parts of the leaf will work fine.
While your Thai Sticks are curing for a week, this should give you time to dry out those flattened leaves and get them ready for cure.
5. After about 3-4 days, your leaves should be dry and brittle, but most importnatly they should have a 'paper thin' structure.
6. The tricky part here is cutting each 'finger' off the the fan leaf without damaging anytthing. Be patient for this one guys, I crumbled a few leaves.
7. Once they are cut down to size, carefully place them into an airtight jar. At the top of the lid place a piece of fresh lettuce attached to the inner lid. Burp the jar daily, and after about 2-3 days, the lettuce should have raised the RH, making the leaves more malleable when handling. They should be able to fully bend on itself without breaking or cracking. IF they are still brittle, repeat the process, but be careful not to get the leaves too moist as you will get a harsh burn when finally lighting the Cigar.
By the time you've got your Cannabis leaves prepped and cured for application, your Thai Sticks should be just about ready to take apart.
PART 3: Creating the Canna Cigar
Don't worry friends, if have manged to get to this point, you are halfway through the entire process. For the next step, you will need a pre-cured Thai Stick. After at least a week after its creation, the Thai Stick should be cured enough to remain whole during the hemp line removal.
Materials Needed
-1 Cured Thai Stick
-5-6 Cured Cannabis Leaves
With the next three ingredients, you can substitute, each with varying difficulty of application as well as varying effects.
-Tobacco Flavoring Concentrate
or
-Sugar and water
or
-At least 2 grams of Purged THC (ie. BHO, oil, wax)
1. To remove the hemp line , very carefully undo any knot you may have fastened the stick with. Gently unwind the line as you try to avoid breaking or crumbling the dried nugs off of the skewer. If the nugs begin to fall apart, you will need to re-wrap the stick and wait longer. Curing time will vary. The stickier the nugs are, the easier it will be for them to bond to each other, making your job less frustrating.
2.To seal the leaf onto the stick, you will need one of the three ingredients I listed above. As I know concentrates are usually harder to get your hands on, I have experimented with these other two methods.
Concentrates:Take a dabber or wax carving utensil and add a line of oil to the back of the leaf. You can warm the oil briefly by flaming it carefully with a lighter, making it easier to thin the oil and spread it across the leaf for better coverage. The leaves should be added several layers at a time.
Tobbacco/Sugar:Both of these substitutes are applied the same way with similar results. Mix a small amount of warm water with flavoring/sugar. Dip the whole leaf into the solution and start wrapping the the leaf in a spiral upwards. The leaves should be added in layers, continuing the the seam.
3. Now after the first layers are added, you can begin fashioning the hemp rope around the leaf and the Thai Stick. When the skewer is eventually pulled out, the Thai stick's wrapping should create a sturdy shell to keep the cannabis cigar sturdy and whole.
4. Now into curing it goes for another 1-2 weeks. This is the last wait you will have to endure for your final product, and the longer you wait, the smoother the smoke from the Cigar will be!
Conclusion
So there you have it, as simple as it gets! I will leave the thread open for questions and support. I will also be posting a FAQ on what I had trouble with, and specific pointers and tips to help you become successful in your own attempt!
Welcome to another addition to my "SIMPLE DIY's", the Canna Cigar. Yes you heard right, imagine a cigar made with cured and compacted weed, all rolled together in your very own cannabis leaves...maybe even from the very same plant your chosen buds came from
The point is, you will definitely enjoy yourself throughout this process, anticipating the end result: a 'higher experience' Here is what your final product could potentially look like.
But the beauty of hand rolling your own Canna Cigars is that each person's is unique to it's roller. It all comes down to the type of bud used, the amount, cure time, dry time, but MOST of all, patients.
To further point out, I am not the creator of this technique. Actually, this goes back into the '60s in South East Asia:
Now fast forward to present day, we take it a step further and create a cigar from this. I followed a well known Canna Cigar maker's technique which I will be implementing into this tutorial.
Let the fun begin
PART 1: Creation of the Thai Stick
Materials Needed
-Hemp Rope
-Wood/Bamboo Skewers
-Fluffy Nugs (Be prepared to use between a 1/4-1/2 ounce of prime bud for this project, but trust me it is well worth it
)
1. Start off by taking 1 or 2 nugs and pressing them around a skewer. Try to get the first couple of nugs to press together and form an even shape all around.
2. Now take your hemp rope and start tying around the bud, just above where the skewer starts. I find that making a small knot in the rope prior helps with the initial tie.
3. Now that you have it going, a rhythm should develop: adding 2-3 nugs at a time while securing them with the hemp rope. It is important to remember to choose nugs that are similar in size and density in order to keep everything even. If you find that one side has more bud than the other, unravel the rope a bit, go back and put some more nugs until that evenness is achieved. REMEMBER, consistency is key to achieving a smooth and even pulling Cigar.
4. Once you have wrapped it to a desired length you can put a loop knot at the end of the hemp rope to secure the tie in place. Again, if any parts of the Thai Stick thin out or are uneven, take the time to go back and fill it in!
5.These Thai Sticks are ready to be put in VacSeals for a week of curing. Remember to keep them in a cool, dark space. In this time the nugs will cure and solidify to form one solid skewer of buds.
PART 2: PREP FOR CANNABIS LEAVES
Materials Needed
-Fresh Cannabis leaves
-Distilled Water
-Baking Soda
-Lemon Juice
-Newspaper
Now I am using the leaves from my Bubblelicious plant, that I have been cutting throughout the grow season. Typically when I see a nice fat leaf with no blemishes, I tend to pick off to add to the curing collection of leaves I have.
1. Depending on if you are a heavy foliar feeder or not, you may not need to completely follow this first step. I mix 5ml/Gal of Lemon Juice and 1ml/Gal of Baking Soda to create a disinfection rinse for the leaves.
2. I rinse them for a minute or two, then rinse them in plain distilled water to remove any residue.
3. Now lay these leaves between layers of newspaper. This prevents the moisture from escaping to quickly, creating a brittle leaf. In about 2-4 hours they should be dry enough not to be wet, but still able to maintain its structure as a leaf.
4. Now put these leaves in between pages in a large dictionary or encyclopedia. Anything that can provide equal pressure to all parts of the leaf will work fine.
While your Thai Sticks are curing for a week, this should give you time to dry out those flattened leaves and get them ready for cure.
5. After about 3-4 days, your leaves should be dry and brittle, but most importnatly they should have a 'paper thin' structure.
6. The tricky part here is cutting each 'finger' off the the fan leaf without damaging anytthing. Be patient for this one guys, I crumbled a few leaves.
7. Once they are cut down to size, carefully place them into an airtight jar. At the top of the lid place a piece of fresh lettuce attached to the inner lid. Burp the jar daily, and after about 2-3 days, the lettuce should have raised the RH, making the leaves more malleable when handling. They should be able to fully bend on itself without breaking or cracking. IF they are still brittle, repeat the process, but be careful not to get the leaves too moist as you will get a harsh burn when finally lighting the Cigar.
By the time you've got your Cannabis leaves prepped and cured for application, your Thai Sticks should be just about ready to take apart.
PART 3: Creating the Canna Cigar
Don't worry friends, if have manged to get to this point, you are halfway through the entire process. For the next step, you will need a pre-cured Thai Stick. After at least a week after its creation, the Thai Stick should be cured enough to remain whole during the hemp line removal.
Materials Needed
-1 Cured Thai Stick
-5-6 Cured Cannabis Leaves
With the next three ingredients, you can substitute, each with varying difficulty of application as well as varying effects.
-Tobacco Flavoring Concentrate
or
-Sugar and water
or
-At least 2 grams of Purged THC (ie. BHO, oil, wax)
1. To remove the hemp line , very carefully undo any knot you may have fastened the stick with. Gently unwind the line as you try to avoid breaking or crumbling the dried nugs off of the skewer. If the nugs begin to fall apart, you will need to re-wrap the stick and wait longer. Curing time will vary. The stickier the nugs are, the easier it will be for them to bond to each other, making your job less frustrating.
2.To seal the leaf onto the stick, you will need one of the three ingredients I listed above. As I know concentrates are usually harder to get your hands on, I have experimented with these other two methods.
Concentrates:Take a dabber or wax carving utensil and add a line of oil to the back of the leaf. You can warm the oil briefly by flaming it carefully with a lighter, making it easier to thin the oil and spread it across the leaf for better coverage. The leaves should be added several layers at a time.
Tobbacco/Sugar:Both of these substitutes are applied the same way with similar results. Mix a small amount of warm water with flavoring/sugar. Dip the whole leaf into the solution and start wrapping the the leaf in a spiral upwards. The leaves should be added in layers, continuing the the seam.
3. Now after the first layers are added, you can begin fashioning the hemp rope around the leaf and the Thai Stick. When the skewer is eventually pulled out, the Thai stick's wrapping should create a sturdy shell to keep the cannabis cigar sturdy and whole.
4. Now into curing it goes for another 1-2 weeks. This is the last wait you will have to endure for your final product, and the longer you wait, the smoother the smoke from the Cigar will be!
Conclusion
So there you have it, as simple as it gets! I will leave the thread open for questions and support. I will also be posting a FAQ on what I had trouble with, and specific pointers and tips to help you become successful in your own attempt!
dude that looks amazing! I'm most defiantly gonna use your thread and try it one day maybe of my next harvest!
