Why vaporize cannabis

Takes: oil, e-liquid. Pulsar's APX vape is suited for money-conscious users or newbies still on the fence.

It takes 30 seconds to heat up the bud in its convection-style chamber, its battery lasts for multiple sessions, and it has five intensity settings.

The vapor quality won't blow you away, but it'll more than get the job done. If concentrate is more your speed, the APX comes in a wax version , too. Takes: dry herb. It seems like Pax Labs took stock of the ever-growing confusion around vaping and did its best to address it with the Pax Era Pro.

This diminutive pen is all things Pax—streamlined designed backed by powerful technology—but now with a smart sensor that reads the proprietary oil pod you insert and gives you the rundown on it via a Pax Android app: who made it, what strain it is, and what safety tests have been done on it. Beyond that, it has multiple temperature settings and an immediate draw time. Big points awarded for form here. That thin barrel and metallic sheen lend Puffco's Plus the air of a 23rd century tool we'll one day use in spaceflight.

Back in the 21st century, it's built particularly for en route usage. It has three heat settings, a second draw mode, and a ceramic, conduction heating chamber without heating coils. Most intriguing is its mouthpiece, which doubles as a loading tool.

Further along on this list, you'll come across a DaVinci vaporizer that is a beast to behold—with features and craftsmanship to anchor it firmly in the "luxury" realm.

For a downgrade, it's still pretty upgraded itself, with a zirconium airflow system and ceramic pathway that preserve flavor, and controls that toggle between curated and manual pulls.

If shiny and metallic isn't your vibe, go for Magic Flight's handcrafted wooden vaporizer. It's straight-up old-school. And there's benefit to that: It heats up very quickly and quietly, it's dead simple to operate, and it won't require you to take out loans. But, like any creative pursuit, it does take some practice to get the right burn. The Arizer Solo II ditches the understated mouthpiece of most vapes and opts for a more distinctive look.

Where it excels is customization: It comes with two tube sizes for different vapor paths, and has impressive temperature range. It also heats quickly and evenly, thanks to a hybrid system. The researchers say that 25 milligrams of THC is a relatively low dose, and much less than is typically found in pre-rolled cannabis "joints" sold in dispensaries where cannabis is legal.

The participants either smoked preloaded pipes or inhaled vapor from a vaporizer. Neither the participants nor the researchers knew the doses of THC that were delivered in a given experimental test session.

During each of the six sessions, the research team observed and assessed drug effects in the test subjects, including for adverse reactions. They also measured vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure and collected blood samples just after smoking, every 30 minutes for two hours and then every hour for eight hours.

Each participant also completed the Drug Effect Questionnaire -- rating self-reported drug effects out of a score of -- shortly after smoking and each hour for up to eight hours later. The survey assessed overall drug effect; feeling sick, anxious, hungry, sleepy and restless; and experiencing heart racing, dry mouth, dry eyes, memory impairment and coughing. Results showed that a few minutes after smoking, those who vaped the milligram THC dosage reported an average of Participants who vaped 25 milligrams of THC reported about a 7 percent higher score on average for anxiety and paranoia, compared with people who smoked the same amount of the compound.

Those who vaped any dose of THC also reported higher levels of dry mouth and dry eyes than those who smoked it. For example, when vaping 25 milligrams of THC, the participants rated dry mouth at Researchers say the participants also completed three computerized tasks designed to measure attention span, memory, physical reaction time and motor movement. One task required the participant to replicate the shape of patterns, another required them to add up strings of single-digit numbers and the third required them to follow a dot across the screen with the cursor while also tracking a dot that pops up in the periphery.

The tests are meant to represent skills needed for proper workplace performance, operating a car or other daily activities. By heating marijuana at a lower temperature than combustion, the devices produce an inhalable vapor that still contains the active medical ingredients in marijuana cannabinoids , but without the harmful by-products.

Vaporizing cannabis is said to remove approximately 95 percent of the smoke that is inhaled. While some portable vapes do still emit a noticeable vapor and smell, in general, vape pens are much more discreet than smoking a joint or a one-hitter in public.

The smell of weed is still there, but it makes much less of a fuss or cloud, which I personally prefer. I've noticed that using a vape means I can really taste the "flavor notes" of marijuana more.

Likely because I'm not burning the weed to a crisp, it just tastes that much cleaner, clearer, and yummier. Can we have our cake and eat it too? Science says kinda yes, and the answer could literally be right under your nose. Unlike a joint or bong, vaporizers heat cannabis to temperatures that release cannabinoids — the good stuff secreted by cannabis flowers that get you high and provide relief to an array of symptoms including pain, nausea, anxiety, and inflammation—in a fine mist without creating the toxins associated with combustion.

The relative positive impact of using a vaporizer has also been shown to be larger as the amount of cannabis used increases. Burning cannabis is the thing that releases tar and cancer causing chemicals. Unlike a joint or bong, a vaporiser heats cannabis to below its combustion temperature to produce a vapour. This means that the THC is released but the smoke containing tar and toxins is significantly reduced.