How to Roll a Dutch/Blunt: Intermediate-Advanced Level

You've all probably seen my beginner's guide to rolling a joint so now it's time for me to show you how to roll what is commonly referred to as a blunt or a dutch. This is not for the dexterity challenged. This is a skill that comes with lots and lots of practice. People often buy cheap cigars like Dutch Masters and essentially gut out the tobacco and replace it with cannabis and re-roll it into a cigar. This can also be done with cured cannabis leaves (not the flower part you smoke) as a substitute for the tobacco leaves used in the cigar wraps. I feel the high from these is pretty intense usually and finishing one on your own may take several attempts.

Materials needed:

• Ground cannabis
• Cigar (Dutch Master)
• Scissors (optional)

First start out by thoroughly licking the cigar to loosen the outer leaf. Then find the edge of the tobacco leaf on the outer layer of the cigar. It's usually much easier to find on the round end of the cigar. Once leaf is removed, keep moist and to the side.

Now you remove the "cancer paper," as many refer to it, or in other words, remove the extra piece of paper around the rounded end as seen in the photo.

Now it's time to focus on the rest of the cigar. Locate the seam of the wrap as indicated here and split right down the center. Dispose of tobacco inside the cigar.

Then tear off the overlap of the old seam and tear (or cut with scissors) off that bottom bit that the "cancer paper" was on and you should be left with something similar to the picture to the left.

 Now it's finally time to add your ground cannabis and make sure you spread it evenly.

Grasp the paper in your fingers as pictured (use both hands) and roll the paper (in a motion similar to rubbing your fingers together) a couple times to form the cannabis into a neat cylinder that fits inside the paper. Once you've done that, roll it and tuck the one end of the paper under and continue to roll the paper to the last milimeters of paper. Lick the last bit of paper to help seal the blunt and roll it shut.

Once rolled and sealed in the first layer place it on an angle against the leaf (make sure it is still moist) and simply roll it up.

If the leaf is too moist you can run it under a flame quickly. You may also trim edges to cut excess paper. Most of all, enjoy and smoke responsibly!