Is it safe to vape cannabis?

Wow, we had surprise rain today! I had an early tee time when the weather hit, and I got soaked to the bone. I quit at the 8th and made a beeline for the car. Put on a fuzzy robe when I got home, made a cup of coffee and sat around waiting until lunch seemed like a reasonable option. Heated up some leftover risotto, and did that ever hit the spot.

Then I cleaned up the mess I made in the garage and put my clubs out on a beach towel to dry. I finally got dressed and am headed to the gym to do my new strength training exercises. I’m hopeful I can keep up with the training without hurting my wrist, which is weak from when I broke it several years ago. I talked to the trainer about it, and we took out curls and anything else that might aggravate it.

A quick note about cannabis vaping. I’m pretty sure most of my readers are not cannabis users, but my blog stats show plenty of clicks on cannabis posts, so I continue to share what I’ve learned for those who may be lurking.

First, it’s not up to me to say what is safe and what isn’t. I guess the jury is still out on what has caused the recent lung issues, but from what I’ve read, it’s mostly flavored vape juice and black market cartridges that have been tinkered with.

I occasionally vape. Here’s the deal: I live in California, where cannabis is legal and tightly controlled. You can see the packaging above for a liquid cannabis concentrate you screw onto the end of a vape pen. This is a legal product purchased from a licensed cannabis dispensary. I have nothing to do with black market weed.

If you are in doubt about vaping concentrate but still want to vape rather than smoke, there are other devices and other options. I have the PAX 2 vaporizer, which can only be used to vape flower. It’s a cool little machine that makes it easy to microdose. And you don’t ever have to worry about tainted juice.

I mostly used the cartridges for sleep, and now I prefer the Kiva blueberries anyway, so I’m probably going to pass on vaping concentrates until all this is sorted out. I personally believe the legal cartridges are safe, but I tend to be risk-averse. No harm in laying low for awhile.

If you live in a place where cannabis is not legal but you are somehow getting buds, my advice is to vape the buds instead of juice. You can buy a PAX or a similar device online.

5 thoughts on “Is it safe to vape cannabis?”

  1. While I don’t vape or smoke cannabis, I do worry a bit about the purity of the ointment that I sometimes use. Since it’s not legal in my state, I have to get it when I visit other states, and I don’t think the industry is particularly regulated there. I’ve started using a compounded magnesium cream instead, which is prescribed by a doctor and cheaper than the CBD/THC cream I was using. And legal, which isn’t that big of a consideration. All the cars in the pot shop parking lot are from my state so nobody else cares either.

    1. Yes, I agree that some products are not properly controlled. I know people gripe about California, but I like that you know what you’re getting. I also use Penetrex with Arnica sometimes, and I think it’s a good, legal product.

  2. I don’t like smoking weed because I cough so terribly while doing it – which is not particuarly badass, if you know what I mean? 😉 Picture me hacking up a lung with tears streaming from my eyes…yeah, so classy and picturesque…
    People have suggested I try vaping instead, but now I hear more and more about how unsafe vaping can be.
    I’m gonna stick with edibles, for now at least.

    Deb

    1. I like vaping flowers in the PAX because it’s safe, easy and I don’t cough, however, edibles are a great choice as long as you are careful not to eat them like candy. Not that I’ve done that …

      By the way, you win for best blog name ever.

      1. Thanks Donna! It’s who I turned into after my husband died – my alter ego, if you will.
        Not a real big candy lover so no fear of eating too many gummies. Besides, they usually have this “eau de bong water” aftertaste to them that – funnily enough – I don’t particularly enjoy. 🙂

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