Joints are a waste of weed, unless you plan on doing generations and grandparent joints. The best high is a waterfall. One bowl can get upward of 10 or more people high!
I don't let any weed go to waste. I'll smoke the black ash in the ash tray.
As far as clear cellophine papers go, I have smoked a few before, It's cool to see and watch the weed burn, but otherwise, it burns like plastic, it's fun the first two times, but that's it.
Also, you can put a cigerette filter on a joint if you have a roller, it really slows the weeds burning down. But you have to tear it open if you want to conserve the weed.