were vaping weed.

There is an oil that’s used on the vaping solutions for liquid vaping. That oil is causing respiratory problems. This was according to an article on last Sunday’s NYT. While that oil might or might not be an ingredient in THC vaping solutions, there is no such oil when vaping cannabis flowers.

Not saying it should be there, just that it was in some of the solutions that caused illness.

but they say smoking changes it. I wanted to know if this applied to weed/THC as well as cigs.

Last I heard, it’s an adulterant being added to stretch the amount of fluid. But not in e-cig fluid.

agent used by shady manufacturers. That they started using it very recently makes sense. Vitamin E acetate.
I'm hoping they determine it has only been that causing the problem. Then I'd know my Willies Reserve is still safe to use.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/thc-carts-vitamin-e-oil-880917/

While it is the wild wild west in terms of regulation of concentration in any of these products, at least one can take steps to avoid contaminants in edibles and pretty much self-calibrate your "dose."

Why smoke/vape if you don't "have" to, given the uncertainties?

These unregulated operators use illegal and dangerous chemicals...

If you are buying from a legal dispensary, you are ok...

But if you are buying on the street...throw it away.

and pay a lot in taxes from the city and state (31% total). It's good to know that these products are OK to use...I need it for medical reasons. Wouldn't it be nice if my health insur paid for it?

Thanks for the info!!!

I want more answers before I touch my (legal) oil-based vape pen again.

Sad...I really enjoy the simple, discreet delivery method. Edibles are great, but they take two hours! No perfect world I suppose.

If it is a legal dispensary in Illinois that is law, you have to disclose all ingredients...

You can then determine if there are any harmful ingredients.

It is a stick on label which I remove and place on my vape pen...so that I know which product I am consuming, sativa or whatever...

The guy in Oregon could have altered his cartridge and added ingredients...

Many users are adding different oils and even nicotine...

I have a battery operated “pipe” with a thermostat- controlled mechanism that vapes the herb. Works great. Portable, odorless, and discreet. But you can detect the terpine fragrance on the first few draws.

I hope not!

I only buy PAX products for vaping. You can turn the temp way down on the Era, and they have really great service.

I would be cautious and not stray from the brand name products that at least have a track record.

With monthly visits and testing...including all ingredients and levels of thc, cbd, etc.

By the way, that Disinformation of not regulated is exactly what Prohibitionists want to proliferate....weed madness

Right now we have a shortage of flower in the state. So i've been leaning on the PAX Brownie Scout Pods lately.

Not legalized marijuana

so much confusion out there. none of the articles mention that you can safely vape the dry herb. people are getting really confused.

i agree the concentrates are bad news

but vaping dry herb is the way to go!

I still remember the paraquat era. Do I still not trust the government. Yup. Now it may be paranoia, but I wouldn't put anything past the people currently in power. If you missed the '70's here is an article which speaks to what went on back then.

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/19/archives/poisonous-fallout-from-the-war-on-marijuana-paraquat.html

I know, paranoia strikes deep, but I literally quit back then and never looked back.

That’s why I grew my own or bought from someone who did...never bought paraquat pot, but knew of some that did...nasty shit

of damage do edibles instead or even smoke it in a bong or paper like we did in college.

What is so great about vaping anyway??

I vape almost everywhere you can imagine....cannot just carry my bong to the movies...

you still get no combustion but you don't have to inhale the binder

Little difficult to carry my volcano into the theatre...hard enough getting my water bottle in...

i love my Airizer Air

https://arizer.com/air/

might just get an occasional edible.

there are different kinds of vaping.

1) if you are vaping the concentrates, oils, cartridges, .... that product is produced by mixing in other substances to bind with the THC or CBD. this can be vitamin E or a petroleum product like butane, or other unknown STUFF that isn't good for you. this applies to tobacco products too. so avoid the concentrates and the cartridges.

2) you can vape (vaporize) dry herb/flowers. this is totally different and actually WAY better for you than smoking. the material is the same stuff you've been putting in your pipe. you just put it in a "dry-herb vaporizer" and instead of lighting it on fire (and inhaling the fumes from your lighter) it just passes warm air over the material, which is good enough to capture the THC or CBD that you are after. there is no combustion and you avoid inhaling carcinogens that are produced when there is actual burning/combustion.

so my advice is to NOT VAPE CONCENTRATES that come in a cartridge. BAD SHIT!

but absolutely VAPE THE DRY HERB.

you need the proper tool for that. google "dry herb vaporizer" and you'll find lots of products and reviews and comparisons.

hope that helps

I guess I will have to watch a video to learn how to do it and how much the new products to vape flowers will cost me.

$60, $70, $250, $320, etc.

Is this one of those things where you DO get what you pay for? The star rating reviews gave the cheapest one a 1/2 star less rating than the expensive one so they were both excellent. Why such a difference in prices? Any ideas?

they are not all the same. some differences include:

convection heating vs conduction heating
how long the battery lasts
portable vs desktop

i spent $109 and i'm very happy with it. i got this one:

https://arizer.com/air/

there is a really good "buying guide" on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/vaporents/wiki/new-vapers-guide

Now I have to do my homework. I don't even know how you get the weed in that thing.

is my dubious advice on the internet

Now and for the past five years this 73 year old has been daily vaping about one gram from morning to night, Mon-Sun.
I am in excellent health and walk everywhere.
The five years mentioned were preceded by four plus decades of use.
Don't smoke

...why this cluster of illness now? whats changed?

at least that is what the fucking moron said. He referred to his own kid as "Melania's son". What an ass. Since she "Really does care" (remember her jacket?) she is sincerely concerned about vaping all of a sudden. Basically she is looking for any irrelevant issue to put her name as a "concerned first lady" after she dug up Michelle Obama's healthy W House garden. What total BS!