Can i use tobaco pipe to smoke changa? Glass pipes are illegal in my country

[Mobaby1997]

Hello, I am new to this community. I have travelled to Mexico from other side of the world and had all plant medicines experiences there, would love to share that in a different post, very unique unheard story. Anyways I'm a professional athlete representing my country and also college in usa. I bought some changa with me home. Thing is first glass tubes are illegal in my country...so only thing I found was tobaco wooden pipe, would that work? Also, I have never smoked anything in my life being an athlete on a contract, in Mexico shamans and friends administered it. Any explanation in detail on how to smoke it, as if explaining to a baby, would be great. Do I need mullein or filter or anything else, or could I just put changa in tobaco pipe and smoke it? Only reason is glass pipes are completely illegal here. I have had some bad ptsd, from sport injury and surgeries, ocd, and ptsd including trip to Mexico itself....and found plant medicine in responsible setting, intention and integration with my therapist more powerful than 20 years of talk therapy. Would be very grateful if you could guide me on how to smoke changa with tobavo pipe, how much dose? Do I need mullein, filter...etc? P.s I smoked changa before but never alone.
Thank you!

 

[Nydex]

I personally don't see a reason why you wouldn't be able to smoke changa in a regular wooden pipe. Just for reference, I'm sharing Void's wonderful Changa post - All Things CHANGA: An Essential Guide

Read through that, as well as the other pinned posts in the Changa subforum, and in case you find yourself having any more questions, feel free to ask them in the respective thread on the topic that interests you.

Good luck!

 

[EmeraldAtomiser]

You can smoke changa through anything, just like any herb. Even a pipe made out of fruit, although that's not ideal!
A screen is also not necessary, but without one you just need to be careful of sucking ash or an ember into your mouth, as this would not be good when blasting off.
You also don't need to put any other herb in the pipe, although a nice little bed of a herb you like, mullein, peppermint, whatever, might be a good addition for your first try solo. Do you know how strong the changa is? Is it the same as the stuff you smoked in Mexico?
My advice would be to use a screen to avoid any chance of sucking crap into your mouth, just hold it in a flame for a few seconds and allow to cool before inserting it, so any residue is burned off before you go inhaling through it.
Pop some herb onto it and then put a pinch of the changa on top and away you go.
You want to apply as little direct heat as you can, so hold the lighter a reasonable distance, and inhale slow and steady, watching for the herb to catch, then moving the lighter away. Bring it back closer if needed.
Don't go trying to take a massive hit straight off. Go slow and start low. Get a feel for how a little hit is affecting you, and then take it from there, increasing your lungfulls as you like.
Enjoy and make sure to report back!