Enjoying Pre-Rolls: It's All in the Filter

When it comes to enjoying a pre-roll, whether it be a Weedsy Infused mini pre-roll or even a standard sized one you'd pick up from your local dispensary, the entire experience is dictated by how well that pre-roll burns.  How tight is the bud packed into the pre-roll?  How much airflow do you experience when taking a hit of it?  Most importantly, how is that crutch made?

A crutch, or filter, is added to most pre-rolls to give it its shape and to ensure an even amount of smoke each time you take a puff.  How this crutch is made can make or break the entire experience, regardless of how loud that gas might be.

Coming from a team of seasoned, high-functioning stoners, having a crutch or filter, or better yet, knowing how to make one yourself is required skill of being a stoner of any degree!  And sure, you can always opt for those particular cannabis products that go above and beyond with their filters, such as RooR's glass tips or even terpene-infused ones and such; simplicity and functionality go a long way in this industry.

For the sake of this simplicity, there are four major ways to go about making a crutch yourself; and all you'd need is either a pre-cut crutch paper, a business card (without ink on it), or really, any thicker type of paper with a nice balance between foldability and durability.

As for which of the four is better than the other, we'll set three points to cover: 1) ease of making, 2) aesthetics, and 3) functionality.  At the end of the day, you'd want a nice balance of a pretty-looking filter while still maintaining the functionality of being able to inhale the smoke out of the pre-roll right?

As pretty as the weed leaf filter is, that's all there really is that's going for it.  Due to the incredible amount of detail going into folding a tiny piece of paper into a coherent and symmetrical-looking folds is already a whole-thing that might otherwise be met with impatience as you'd just want to get on with, you know, toking up!  Despite all that, the weed leaf filter is still one of the most beautiful filter you can have on your pre-roll.  If you're daring enough to take it on, here's how to do it:

Ease of Making: Maybe we're just not as good as we used to be with joint art, but this took a while to get down.  And by a little while, we took a good four tries and approximately two hours incessantly looking up youtube instructional videos on it.  In terms of ease of making, this rounds out at the bottom.

Aesthetics: We're not going to lie, this is by far the prettiest crutch we've seen.  I know there are quite a few pre-roll companies out there that mass-produce these crutches for their products and it gives off that subtle addition of excellence towards the overall look-and-feel of the brand.  Kudos to all those dedicated pre-roll "rollers" out there that are just naturally-gifted with the skills to do this every single day.  Aesthetics for the weed leaf filter is a solid 9/10.

Functionality: Okay, so here's where it gets more critical.  Since the weed leaf has large spaces cut out throughout the diameter of the joint, you can expect bits of bud to get through.  These are called 'Scooby Snacks' and while they're not inherently bad, it's a little annoying to get flying particles of your bud into your throat each time you toke up.  For this reason, and the difficulty of making a crutch like this, the weed leaf filter takes the last spot on the list.

Okay, now this might seem a little farfetched, but mind you, we've been in some hairy situations before.  There was this one time where we checked into an airbnb and wanted to toke up as a celebration for having arrived and we didn't have a filter for our J!  We also didn't want to NOT roll something without a filter, so we resorted to whatever we could find.  One thing we found was that FUSILI PASTA works incredibly well.  Seriously...uncooked, raw fusili pasta, as a crutch for our bud.

While it's not as pretty as the weed leaf filter, opting for a heart-shaped one still pulls on those heart strings we wish we still had.  On top of that, the heart-shaped filter is still miles more functional than the weed leaf filter so honestly, we ain't complaining.

Ease of Making: Similar to the weed leaf filter, the heart filter is no-easy feat.  It does require slightly more paper and a steady hand to keep your heart looking healthy.  On top of that, the tiny little folds do prove to be annoying especially if you're in a pinch.

Aesthetics: I mean...come on it's a heart!  Give your J to your crush and you'd immediately score yourself a 420 and chill sesh!

Functionality: Unlike the weed leaf filter that leaves large gaping holes for you to enjoy the unwanted Scooby Snacks, the functionality is actually pretty good!  The holes are just small enough to minimize the snacks while still providing decent airflow.  If you have the time to make this beautiful filter, do it!  It's a seriously great time.

There's just something about the basic filter that just checks all the boxes.  It's the tried-and-true method.  There aren't too many frills, or even makes it as the prettiest one.  But in terms of functionality and simply getting the job done consistently, this one takes the cake.

If you are not the type to spend the time rolling your own joints, you don't have to go out and learn all this.  You can easily pop your head into your local dispensary and ask the budtenders for a Weedsy Infused mini pre-roll.  All of our pre-rolls use the basic filter method.  The ample airflow allows for the mini pre-roll to burn slowly, thus getting you sufficiently baked.  Click the button below to find a dispensary carrying a Weedsy near you!