In the 21st-century people have gotten pretty creative when it comes to ingesting marijuana. From dabs to bongs to joints the weed business has grown a lot in the past couple of decades. New technology had made easier than ever to ingest cannabis into your system. How many of those options are accessible to you depends on if you live in a state that has legalized marijuana. In states where the drug is legal things like CBD oil and other forms of weed are easier to get because it is legal to make and produce them.
Blunts and Joints
Blunts and joints are very similar to each other. The only difference is blunts are wrapped in the shells of hollowed-out cigars, and joints are made from rolling paper. These two are arguably the most common ways people use marijuana. Blunts are pretty much cigars that had the tobacco removed and filled with cannabis. Smoking out of cigar shells gives a little buzz to the high and the different flavored packs are what makes this method so popular. Same thing with the wrapping paper used for joints. There are a lot of different sizes, hemp, wood pulp, rice, even flavors, which can help to kind of control the smoking experience.
Bongs, Bowls, and bubblers
Bongs are a kind of water pipe used to smoke cannabis. They vary in size, shape, design, and color. The use of water in the bong cools down the smoke before it is inhaled which makes it a smoother hit, which is why it is one of the more popular methods. Bowls are small hand pipes. They are one of the most convenient ways to smoke marijuana. It provides a clean hit which means the pot would taste better than smoking a joint or a blunt. Bowls make it easier to consume smaller doses without the extra smoking paper like with a joint. They are traditionally made with glass but have also been made with metal, ceramic, wood, and many others. Some have gotten creative and make homemade bowls like with fruit, such as apples. Bubblers are kind of a mix of both a bowl and a bong. It is essentially and a miniature bong. It uses the same method of being filled with water to provide a smooth and clean hit. Bubblers, much like bongs and bowls. Comes in various colors, shapes, and sizes.
Edibles and drinks
Edibles are food that is prepared with marijuana in them. There are many methods of making edibles like baking or infusing them into pretty much anything. This method of consuming cannabis has been popular since the 1960s and the most know edible is pot brownies. Drinks infused with cannabis are not the most common way to ingest cannabis but it has been around for a while. Cannabis infused drinks are gaining popularity mainly because of its variety. In states where it legal cannabis teas and coffees can be made right at home. They can also be found as canned sodas, lemonade, or even a powder that can be mixed with any drink of choice.
Pills and capsules
Cannabis pills also known as canna caps, are one of the easiest ways to get high. THC pills contain marijuana usually in oil form. It is the safest way to consume marijuana especially for people with respiratory issues. Much like edibles, they deliver a steady high and it also lets you predict the amount of THC going into your system. At times the THC in the capsules can be combined with other medication like melatonin for sleep.
Dabbing
Dabs are a concentrated form of cannabis made by THC that is extracted from the plant. It is usually in the form of a sticky oily substance that is sometimes called wax. It is usually more expensive because it is a concentrated for but it delivers a clean, high dose of pure THC. It has been said that it is much easier on the lungs than other forms of smoking cannabis.
Oils
Cannabis oil has high amounts of CBD but low amounts of THC. Which means it most likely won’t have any psychoactive effects. It is usually used for medical purposes like pain relief, sleep problems, nausea, and is used on cancer patients often. It can be consumed in its oil form but sometimes it can be in the form of a capsule.
Pens
Pens are one of the more discrete ways of consuming cannabis and have been favored previous by casual smokers. Vape pens use a variety of marijuana concentrates, like BHO. They come with preloaded cartilages that are with concentrate and they often add other things to give the customers a variety of flavors and smells. They are about the size of a ballpoint, they give off no bad odor, and they come in a wide range.
Citations
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