Cartridge with smoking article therein

A smoking cartridge for removably engaging with a bowl of a smoking apparatus, comprising:

• a receptacle containing a smoking material;
• a sealing member disposed along the periphery of the receptacle proximal to a lower portion of the receptacle, wherein the sealing member engages with the bowl of the smoking apparatus;
• a plurality of adjustable flaps pivoting about a circumference of a bottom of the receptacle, wherein the plurality of adjustable flaps bend (a) inwards towards an opening at a center of the bottom of the receptacle or (b) outwards from the opening at the center of the bottom of the receptacle, and wherein the bending of the plurality of adjustable flaps varies a size of the opening at the center of the bottom of the receptacle;
• and
• a stabilizer attached to the sealing member, wherein the stabilizer comprises one or more of an adhesive layer and a threaded extension, wherein the threaded extension comprises a threaded fitting for providing an air tight seal between the smoking cartridge and the bowl when the smoking cartridge is engaged with the bowl of the smoking apparatus, and wherein a threaded side of the threaded extension comprises an intertwining plurality of elongate elastic members to provide substantially elastic properties to the threaded extension to securely engage within the bowl of the smoking apparatus.