Tea 4:20 Edition: Smoking Tea
There is a bit of information online about the healthful effects of smoking tea leaves. I do not condone this, I would not try this, I’m not telling you to try this — I believe that smoking anything is harmful to your health, but I wanted to see if I could dig up any information on people that have been smoking tea.
After a bunch of searching, I found many forums with people asking if it is safe to smoke tea leaves. Some people have tried this and have claimed to feel relaxed after doing so. I even found an article from my friends at TChing: http://www.tching.com/2009/01/smoking-green-tea-is-it-safe-to-light-up/
I have read several accounts of Chinese families smoking tea from a hookah, but I can not find any evidence whatsoever as to the historical significance behind this. It seems to be something people try when they are short of cash and are willing to smoke anything to get some sort of a high.
If you have any scientific information behind this topic, feel free to leave a comment or get a hold of me on twitter: @WorldofTea.
See Dr. Oolong take a hit from a tea joint in this video:
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Tony Gebely
Tony is co-owner of Chicago Tea Garden and tweets as @WorldofTea. He has been a tea drinker for nearly ten years and has traveled to tea producing regions throughout Asia.
Tea really does get you high as gas, you just have to smoke alot. im high as balls right now from tea, it feels alot better than smoking nutmeg, might i even say weed. with weed you feel out of normal but with tea you feel, just, amazing
dont smoke flavored tea :p shit made my friend puke! And it never made us feel anything at all so ig it depends on the person. Get a job and buy some real weed.
the get a job thing doesnt really make sense with somke weed but yes moke weed over tea
Is It normal that when smoked it smells like “POT”
lol what?????? smoking tea??? you freaky ass junkies why not smoke a banana peel or potatoe skin, go get a script for zanax before you O.D. on lipton lol
It has been scientifically proven to in fact create a marijuana like buzz, however this is not due to CO2 in the bloodstream, or anything to do with the smoke at all for that matter. The state of mind created by not just green tea, but any herbal tea, is due to a certain chemical in the smoke that is chemically related to the same chemical that is found in salvia but in much smaller amounts.
I like tea. When i Drink a cup, i sometimes smoke a pinch afterwards to get more relaxing affects from it.
I too like to smoke a pinch when I have tea. Actually, it usually the other way around, I find the tea soothes the throat after “smoking a pinch”
What kind of tea was it that you smoked?
Seems to me that the smoke itself is what is the relaxing factor – increased CO2 in the bloodstream always makes you feel more relaxed then more energized when oxygen returns to normal levels afterwards. Just inhaling smoke, wether it be from burning tea or anything really, is not healthy.
I would hope that people find other ways – healthier ways- to relax because even though this is less dangerous than cigarettes, it’s still harmful.
Hey there, guy.
First off, not a fan of watching some guy bumble around for the first time rolling anything. Watching an amateur do things wrong? Interesting. But to get into the meat of the matter, I have recently begun smoking tea (Tetley) with a few whole cloves mixed in and found it to be a nice, relaxing smoke that /must/ be doing something. I do feel relaxed and somewhat energized afterward. I must say that I am completely surprised by all this but I do suppose that it makes some sense. I think I’ll try out some of the better teas I normally procure to see where this leads. I enjoy the combustion of my goods but hate tobacco. Your fear to this end is understandable but please do not hold the dangerous bog of Big Tobacco cancer sticks with all things smoked, which is the easily made association.