Zeraph

If you don't know what I mean, here's an example:
"Chill" Herbal Smoking Blend

Non-tobacco, non-pot type variety. Anyone have any experiences with them? I've never tried them so I have no idea how they taste or what they might mean as far as effects go.

Basically I love fire and smoke. I think blowing smoke is just very beautiful in an artistic sense. But I dislike tobacco and the cancer risks associated with it. So I'm looking for an alternative. Something I can smoke openly and hopefully not smell bad afterward.

So anyone tried em?

Glory's Sun

the only thing I've smoked like this is Salvia Divinorum

didn't really do much for me.. but some people I know have had decent experiences from it.

Zeraph

Yeah, I've used that. But it is not for casual use. You must have gotten a weak batch, that stuff will make you go away for ~10 minutes. Very vivid hallucinations. First time I used it I was someone else, getting a drink of water in the middle of the desert. I gained some real epiphanies the first couple times.

PM if you want tips on how to get the best effect.

Baraka_Guru

FYI: most things related to fire and smoke contain carcinogens. This includes grilling food. I'm sure herbal smokes are no exception.

Even most candles have toxins.

Other than that, I agree with your aesthetics of smoke, but I have no desire to smoke myself, other than the rare occasion of a cigar (if it's a good one).

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n0nsensical

As far as cancer risks from smoking anything go, marijuana is about the best you're going to get as THC is a potent anti-carcinogen. As far as herbal blends go, I don't have any experience with them but I'm not sure there's much difference from tobacco. Nicotine itself is not much of a carcinogen if I recall, it's really the tars and other combustion byproducts in smoke that cause the problem. (If you just want to get a buzz, use a vaporizer, but if you want to blow smoke that doesn't help you.)

Really though, I think the cancer risk from smoking anything is minimal from occasional use. It's more when you get to a pack a day that you need to worry.

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ngdawg

I smoked clove herbal cigarettes to curb quitting. Nasty shit, burned my throat and the smell was too strong. And it didn't curb quitting after all.

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