Safe Vaping
the best vetted vaporizers that uplift
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Vaping has gotten a very scary reputation as of late, but not all vaporizers work with the same materials. This holiday season symptomologie has rounded up some of the most beautiful and sophisticated vaporizers specific to flower. When we refer to ‘flower’ we are not speaking of the leaves or stems, but of the part of the cannabis sativa plant that are bestowed a high concentration of medicinal constituents.
While male flowers offer up no medicine, the female plant flowers are full of trichomes, which are the resin glands of the plant that contain THC, CBD, and other active medicinal cannabinoids. The trichomes are where we find the plant’s terpenes, which are the pungent oils that have distinct smells and effects. As cannabis science advances we are learning that these essential oils hold magical properties that work in concert with each plant’s cannabinoid profile to contribute to its distinct effects, what we call the entourage effect.
The world of flower vaporizers has come a long way to afford us the ability to breathe in these powerful plant constituents without the harsh combustion of smoking. Instead, the medicinal properties are carried into the lungs on water molecules, much like how steam rolls off a cup of hot herbal tea. Just as you can smell and breathe in medicinal plants through that steam, taking a pull from a flower vaporizer delivers the cannabinoids to your bloodstream through your lungs without the harshness or destructive combustion of lighting the plant on fire to breathe in its smoke.
TASTE THE TERPENES
PAX III
If you aren’t familiar with the Pax Vaporizer, we are pleased to introduce you. Now on its 3rd iteration PAX III, this widely distributed brand is known for it’s generations of small handheld vaporizers which rapidly heat dry herb, concentrates or wax.
Strain names like cheese or blueberry conjure up very distinct terpene profiles, which can hard to detect when smoked. By vaporizing dry flower, more terpenes can be smelled and tasted, and the air you breathe out is translucent and subtly scented, unlike the white ash clouds breathed out when smoking. Some find vaporizrs much softer on the lungs, delivering a gentler high from THC strains.
EVERYTHING IN MODERATION
FEZ Dry Leaf Vaporizer
Stylishly named after the city in Morocco, California-based Fez has designed a sleek vaporizer that can be be found in retail stores across Canada and the US.
Designed for dry herb, Fez is a micro usb charged vaporizer is said to give you 2,000 puffs per charge. With a simple body and tasteful design, Fez is one of the nicest low-budget vapes on the market today.
Common aromatic herbs such as lavender, sage, rose petals and mint are some of the herbs you may choose to add in with (or without) cannabis in the small chamber where you place dry herb. Fez vaporizers are available in red, white, black and gold.
KNOW YOUR DOSING
VAPIUM SUMMIT VAPORIZER
Based in Toronto, Vapium is a canna-tech company passionate about designing award-winning vaporizers that allow for the discreet, safe and responsible use by medical cannabis patients. Their vision was to create delivery systems that consider the conditions that qualify patients to vape, and the obstacles they face when using said devices.
Created by a robotics engineer, the actual vape has 8 temperature adjustment settings and heats to reach the selected temperature in 45 seconds. This little technological gem acts like a buddy by your side with a vibrating pulse when the flower is ready to be inhaled. The phone app tracks the details of your vape sessions so you can know more about your consumptive patterns.
Shown here, Vapium Summit comes complete with a list of supporting elements, including a cleaning kit and dry bag. As one of the most well preforming, brilliantly designed dry flower vaporizers at a very affordable price point, we’re stumped to find any room for improvement.