Vape (Vaporizer)

A vape is what you get when cannabis meets a space heater and a science fair. It heats your weed just enough to turn cannabinoids and terpenes into breathable vapor—without actually setting anything on fire. Think of it as smoking’s nerdy yet sophisticated cousin—less fire, more steamy.There are two main types:

• Dry herb vaporizers for cannabis flower
• Concentrate vaporizers for pre-filled oil cartridges

A typical vape pen consists of a battery and a cartridge filled with cannabis oil. When activated, it uses a small heating element to vaporize the oil’s cannabinoids and terpenes. And, as the vapor is often less stinky than smoke, vaping can be more discreet.The effects of vaping cannabis also come on quickly—often within minutes, like smoking.

Vaping has become a popular form of cannabis consumption, because it’s:

• Convenient
• Efficient—vaporizers can extract a high percentage of active compounds from the product
• Targeted—some high-end vaporizers allow you to customize the temperature settings to suit specific terpenes or cannabinoids

Regardless of the type of vape, the principle is essentially the same: Heat the cannabis to around 315–440°F to evaporate the THC, CBD, and/or other compounds and inhale—but keep it below the combustion point (around >451°F for plant matter) to avoid producing smoke from burning plant fiber.

This approach produces notably fewer toxic byproducts than smoke, as it avoids many of the carcinogens and irritants that combustion creates. (In other words, you’re not turning your lungs into a barbecue pit.) That said, while using a vape pen or vaporizer can be gentler on the lungs, it’s not risk-free.

Remember the EVALI crisis when illicit vape cart additives caused acute lung damage?

Consumers who vape are urged to be cautious and choose cartridges that come from reputable sources, as cutting agents, like Vitamin E acetate in illicit vapes can be dangerous.

At the end of the day, while popular, vaping is still the new kid on the block. While it may skip the smoke, it doesn’t skip scrutiny—recent research, like a 2025 Johns Hopkins study on e-cigs, suggests potential health risks that we’re only beginning to understand. So while your lungs might thank you for dodging combustion, they’re still waiting on the long-term report card.

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