First, I am baked. I have been hitting my vape for a few hours now. It is the weekend.
A lot of times I will smoke a joint on the weekend. This weekend I chose to hit on my pen vape with e-cannabis oil.
There have been a lot of good points brought up on this thread and good information too.
I surely do not have all of the answers.
There are a lot I would like to quote, but just too many.
I will however, put in my two cents.
Let's start with vaping buds. I have tried it and am not really a fan of it. Just did not like it. I don't hate it, just not satisfying for me. One of the issues was the taste. Most of my buds gave a funny popcorn taste. Querkle is the only strain I have that was exotic in the vaporizer. More like a sour, oily popcorn. Anyway, the buzz was good and all, but it seemed like something was missing. I ended my bud vaping experience soon after trying it back in 2010, maybe 09.
Now I don't look at it the same. I don't have much more experience with vaping bud, but I do have more experience and knowledge. Vaping bud is medicinal. It is an extremely different effect compared to smoking buds, and possibly oils. I have learned with straight up experience the product being untainted with heat, and consumed, you are surely consuming many more medicinal qualities of the plant. Maybe you are not getting all of it with the vape, but with the leftovers you can consume it in other manners so you get all of the medicinal properties of the plant.
In my experience with oils, I have truly learned that any tampering with heat, you start seriously losing medicinal qualities. I notice it in the buzz alone. I could tell if I ate a dose of naturally decarbed oil (no heat in the process) or RSO. Taste alone I can tell the difference, let alone the buzz. There is something different about it if it has not been heated. It strongly effects the buzz effects. Oils that contain all of the medicinal properties, like terpenes, monoterpenes, etc., there is something in there that for the first 12 hours of the buzz after ingesting the oil, it makes it more comfortable compared to a heat produced concentrate. Comfortable is an understatement. It does not seem that there is something missing, it seems more like there is something overlapping the THC buzz. I can't really explain it except for that it is different. With naturally decarbed oil, the buzz lasts twice as long. Half the buzz is altered by the additional medicinal properties, which I believe to be terpenes or the fact that there was no heat used in producing the oil that effected something else in the medicine. The second 12 hours from the same dose, which I would not have received from a heat produced concentrate, it feels more like an intense heat produced concentrate buzz. I am more stoned feeling. I would not have had this extra 12 hour buzz from a heat produced concentrate. All I would have received is an intense 12 hour buzz.
My point of bringing up the oil is there is something in the bud that when consumed undamaged, has a drastic effect on the buzz. It also carries more medicinal properties, like terpenes. So I guess what I am trying to say is over the years I have learned of the true medicinal value of marijuana, which is very important. Being able to control the temperatures and consume the desired medicinal properties, or all of the products from the bud without combustion is a big improvement to the medicinal properties and values. We are kind of comparing medicine to recreational. I love smoking a hooter here and there. Nothing really makes up for smoking that premium joint here and there. I really don't need it. Vaping and eating the oil, or even eating naturally decarbed buds, medicinally it is the only way to go.
Some people ask me why I would use a premium ganja oil and add chemicals to it. They don't understand. This chemical can make all the difference in regards to e-cannabis oil vaping for many different reasons. It is the only true way to vaporize oils at a steady consistent temperature and you can rely on the medicinal effects. You can reasonably, accurately consume it. These certain chemicals that are used in e-cigarettes can offer many benefits. Vaporize at a lower temperature and achieve a higher quality medicinal effect. Help absorb into the body easier. You can more easily regulate your consumption for long term use. Not to mention the stealth benefits.
Eating the buds can maybe offer the most benefits. Whether they are naturally decarbed or fresh. Probably a mix of both would be best.
I had to vote "Vaporizing Rocks". If I did not have any oil to vape, I would chose to go back to vaping buds because it is healthier than combustion. I have learned to appreciate the additional undamaged terpenes you can get from quality fresh buds.I think that is a big reason why people notice a big difference in the buzz when it comes to vaping buds vs. smoking. If they are high quality buds that were stored properly where they still contain the terpenes, I believe it adds to the buzz. At first it seems to me like something is missing, but after considering it, I believe that there is something extra.
Whether it is oil, buds, or e-cannabis, I am all for vaping. I like it all.
Okay, time to take another hit from my oil vape!!
Peace
