So I need some realtalk by Lemmie’s resident stoners and possibly medical professionals on the benefits and risks/harms of vaping cannabis refill things on the respiratory system (using a rechargeable vape pen/battery thingy at the lowest heat setting).
Give it to me straight docs, whats up and how long do I have to live if I use it infrequently but potentially daily in small amounts?
I would recommend strongly against inhaling any oil containing product. Your lungs do not have much surfactant and they cannot deal with it.
Doesn’t uhh weed contain oil?
Yeah, I was making a general statement. The big problem is THC is only oil/alcohol soluble, so if you’re using a vape product you’re not only inhaling the natural oil in the plant, you’re inhaling what they used to dissolve that oil out of the plant. Compare that to nicotine, which in its freebase form dissolves in water. There’s a significant difference between the dangers in weed vapes and nicotine vapes due to that reason, they’re essentially different products with different risks. All of that said, you could reduce the amount of oil by putting a surfactant and creating an emulsion for your vape, but I don’t really know what manufacturers are doing, because I don’t smoke weed.
edit: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Cannabis-Oil-for-Vape-Pens
This is an example of what I’m talking about. They’re recommending using terpes(an alcohol that is insoluble with water) instead of glycerol(an alcohol that acts as a surfactant). They’re also giving a guide on how you extract ALL the oils in the plant. If you’re not careful, you’re going to end up with more oil than you want and they’ll form big globs in your lungs and not make it to your blood stream. This leads to inflammation and lipoid pneumonia. The fix for that is a very unpleasant lavage, or washing, of your lungs.