I keep reading about vaporisers. How, when and why are they used?
Vaporizers are used because they are the healthiest way to ingest herbal medicine. In fact, a study done by M.A.P.S. (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) and NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) a few years ago found that after vaporizers, rolled “joints” are the second healthiest method (presumably due to the self-filtering), followed by waterpipes and pipes (and that waterpipes don’t offer much of a health benefit over pipes, if any). From what we know, due to the lack of vigorous burning a properly-used vaporizer will deliver much more of the desired active chemicals without the tar and other undesirable by-products of combustion. The difference in effect and efficiency are unmistakable. There are two methods of vaporization today; the hot-plate (conduction) method and the hot-air (convection) method. The first is ‘old technology,’ and generally involves a heating element obtained from a soldering iron which is attached to some kind of a
