A few years ago, my friend Sara gave me this big Ziploc that was full to the brim with lighters, which a pothead like me can never have enough of. There was also a ceramic cigarette snuffer in the bag. In case you’re not familiar, you place these tchotchkes in the middle of your ashtray. They’re made of porcelain, ceramic, or resin, and have a hole in the center that you put your cigarette or joint inside of when you want to extinguish it without snubbing it out for good.I chainsmoke. Marlboro 27s or Amsterdam Shag during the day, non-stop spliffs after sundown (I’m a vampire stoner). It’s a nasty habit, but smoking alleviates my OCD symptoms and prevents me from, like, counting in my head or doing other magical thinking rigmaroles. Before my cigarette snuffers, I would rip through smokes and waste a good 50% of each. Now, I can take a couple drags or have a lil cheeky toke and then put the bastard out. This has probably saved me ounces and ounces of weed over the years. A couple times a year, I’ll buy a new pack of snuffers on eBay — like this clown one, or these translucent skull guys. They make smoking a more efficient and less ashy process. Plus, I use these Santa Fe incense (the Hickory-scented ones) which fit neatly on the snuffers, and help cover the smell of smoke.
