Sebsi
A sebsi or sibsi is a traditional Moroccan pipe used to smoke Kief (Keef, Kif), a type of prepared cannabis.
The sebsi is normally made from a hard wood, such as almond or walnut, with the main body being about 18 inches (45 cm) long. A clay pipe head, called a skuff (or shkaff), is used to smoke the kif.
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Chalice
The Chalice, also known as a Wisdom Chalice or Chillum Chalice, is a type of smoking pipe used most often by members of the Rastafari movement. It is a sort of water pipe with a hose for inhaling. The water cools and filters the smoke and the hose provides additional cooling.
Bowl
A Bowl, when referred to in drug culture, can mean three things that differ according to region and personal taste. Many exclusively refer to “bowl” as meaning the indented or ‘bowl-shaped’ part of a smoking instrument. It is also used to signify a pipe used for smoking cannabis or other non-tobacco products. More informally, it is used to refer to the quantity of material required to fill a smoking device.
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Hookah
A hookah or shisha, is a single or multi-stemmed (often glass-based) water pipe device for smoking; originating in India, it has gained popularity, especially in the Arab World. A hookah operates by water filtration and indirect heat. It can be used for smoking many substances, such as herbal fruits and tobacco.
Depending on locality, hookahs may be referred to by many other names (often of Arab, Indian, Turkish, Uzbek, or Persian origin). Arghile or Narghile is the name most commonly used in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey, Albania, Kosova, Greece, Palestine, Bulgaria and Romania, though the initial “n” is often dropped in Arabic. “Narghile” is from the Persian word “n?rgil” or “coconut”, from Sanskrit n?rikela–as the original hookahs were made out of coconut shells. Shisha is from the Persian word shishe, literally translated as glass and not bottle), and is primarily used for water pipes in Egypt and the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf (such as Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia) as well as Morocco, Tunisia, Somalia and Yemen. In Iran it is called ghalyun, gh?lyun, or ghaly?n and in India and Pakistan it is referred to as huqqa. The more colloquial terms “hubble-bubble” and “hubbly-bubbly” may be used in the region surrounding the red sea. However, among the younger generations of Jordan and Egypt these terms are also slang for adding marijuana to the tobacco.
The archaic form of this latter Indian name hookah is most commonly used in English for historical reasons, as it was in India that large numbers of English-speakers first sampled the effects of the water pipe. William Hickey wrote in his Memoirs that shortly after his arrival in Kolkata, India in 1775:
| “ | The most highly-dressed and splendid hookah was prepared for me. I tried it, but did not like it. As after several trials I still found it disagreeable, I with much gravity requested to know whether it was indispensably necessary that I should become a smoker, which was answered with equal gravity, ‘Undoubtedly it is, for you might as well be out of the world as out of the fashion. Here everybody uses a hookah, and it is impossible to get on without’…..[I] have frequently heard men declare they would much rather be deprived of their dinner than their hookah. |
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Herb Grinders
An “herb grinder” also called a bud-buster, or just buster is a cylindrical metal contraption with two halves (top and bottom) that separate and have sharp teeth, or pegs aligned in such a way that you can turn both halves different directions and the action of the teeth inside effectively shreds any material placed inside.
Some grinders also have two or three compartments instead of just one, with a fine screen separating the bottom compartment. This allows fine particles such as pollen to pass through but blocks the larger plant material.
Bong
A bong, also commonly known as a water pipe, is a smoking device, generally used to smoke cannabis or tobacco, but also other substances. The construction of a bong and its principle of action is similar to that of the hookah, which is also called “water pipe”. Smoking a bong contrasts with smoking a pipe or cigarette in two major ways: bongs cool the smoke before it enters the user’s lungs (making it easier to smoke), and a large amount of smoke is inhaled quickly as opposed to the smaller, more frequent, inhalations of pipe and cigarette smoking.
Etymology
The word bong is an adaptation of Thai baung (Thai: ????), a cylindrical wooden tube, pipe, or container cut from bamboo. The Thai word passed into the English language during the Vietnam War when five American military bases were located in Thailand. One of the earliest recorded uses of the word dates to a piece in the January 1971 issue of the Marijuana Review.
How a bong works
The user holds a flame over the substance to be smoked. As the user inhales, the flame is drawn towards the substance and the smoke travels through a hollow pipe that is attached to the bottom of the bowl containing the smokable material. The pipe enters into a vessel containing water. The hole through which this stem passes is airtight, and the bottom of the pipe is submerged in the water.
Smoking pipe
Although metal pipes are generally more associated with cannabis rather than tobacco, this affiliation may be a function of their ability to be easily stowed rather than their suitability for marijuana over tobacco.
Metal smoker’s pipes are typically made from lamp parts. Since copper parts from the plumbing industry release toxic, if not horrific tasting fumes, the suitability of brass and thermally inert nickel has made them a favorite for smokers since their inception.
Vaporizer
A vaporizer (or vapouriser) is a device used to release the active ingredients of plant material, commonly cannabis, or tobacco, or to release therapeutic compounds from herbs (phyto-inhalation; see also: aromatherapy). Vaporizing is an alternative to smoking. Rather than burning the herb, which produces numerous harmful by-products, a vaporizer heats the material, ideally to 180°C (356°F), so that the active compounds contained in the plant melt and phase into an aromatic vapor, not smoke. This vapor ideally contains virtually zero particulate matter (tar) and reduced noxious gases such as carbon monoxide. Vapors may be filtered and cooled further using a water pipe or an inline water/ice attachment. Then the vapors are inhaled or stored for subsequent inhalations in a “dome” or “balloon”. With little to no smoke produced, cooler temperatures, and less material required to achieve the same effect, the irritating/harmful effects of smoking are greatly reduced or eliminated along with second hand smoke by using a vaporizer. This makes vaporizers useful in places where there are public bans on smoking.
