Gardaa
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Gardaa is a type of Charas made in Pakistan using dried cannabis of high potency. It is a very pure form of Charas; free from any additive chemicals. It is a very pliable substance which can take any shape. Usually sold in the shape of balls, Gardaa starts dissolving into smaller particles even with the heat of the palm. The fresher the Gardaa the more quickly it will dissolve. Pure Gardaa does not stick to the hand or metal objects. Its very difficult to keep the substance stable while heating as it quickly dissolves into smaller particles.
Gardaa is a word of Urdu Language (official language of Pakistan) which means "Dust". It is named Gardaa due to its similarity in colour to mud or brown thick dust. Gardaa of high quality is available in tribal areas of Pakistan.
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[edit] Production Process
Gardaa is made by sifting dried marijuana buds over a fine silk screen. The resin (kief) is then collected, and pressed. Gardaa has a very narcotic high due to the pure Cannabis Indica plants used in the process. Most of the gardaa in Pakistan is smuggled from Afghanistan, although, some local prodcution does exist.
[edit] Preparation
[edit] Cigarette-Joint
Gardaa is smoked, usually mixed with cigarette tobacco and rolled back into the cigarette blank. Cigarettes that burn longer due to cigarette paper/tobacco qualities are preferred for mixing and smoking Gardaa. To smoke Gardaa in a Cigarette, Cigarette tobacco is taken out and refined using hands to make it into smaller particles. Tobacco leaves with less moisture are easier to crush. Gardaa is than heated to make it soft; this is often referred to as 'cooking'. The objective is to dissolve the Gardaa in the tobacco to make a mix while wasting minimum smoke value (meaning heated only enough to make it soft without burning it into smoke). Once mixed with the tobacco using hands it is filled back into the cigarette blank. The cigarette is tightly filled back to ensure maximum smoke in each puff.
Rolling paper is also used to smoke Gardaa. Gardaa with tobacco mixture is filled into the rolling paper to make a cigarette.
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