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If you know anything about extracts, then you’ll know that they can be very strong and potent. Think about coffee or vanilla extract – super strong stuff, right? It’s the same way with any sort of cannabis extract. That’s why it is super important to be careful in how you consume these extracts, as it can be pretty easy to accidentally consume too much at one time. When it comes to consuming marijuana extracts, the two main methods are vaping and dabbing. How does one pick between the two? Well, I am writing this article to describe the differences between these two and hopefully help you come to a better understanding of how they work.

Vaping is probably the most common method that people use to enjoy marijuana concentrates. Vaping has been around for a long time in the form of nicotine vaporizers and other types of oils. This means that vaping marijuana extracts is not too much of a change from regular vaping if that is what you are used to. This would explain why most people would rather vape their extract than take dabs. Plus, it’s way easier to carry around a small vape pen than it is to carry a glass rig for dabbing. You can see people walking around the beach or the city hitting their vape pen and never know that it has cannabis. Vaping mainly involves placing the extract inside of the vape’s heating chamber, where the vape provides an even heat distribution to the wax for a very smooth and strong pull. People love vapes because they are super easy to use for an effective method for consuming cannabis. Vapes are also great for vaping cannabis in a medical or recreational sense. The problem with vapes is that they are not all made equally. While some vape pens made by quality, reputable brands will work very well, others can be poor choices for consuming cannabis. Also, smaller vape pens may hold less wax and can have airflow problems if too much wax is used. 

Dabbing, on the other hand, is more comparable to a pipe or bong rather than a vape. This means that it is much less portable than most conventional vape pens. Dabbing involves heating the area where the extract is placed before you actually place it. Most people who are into dabbing will use a blowtorch or some sort of electric lighter to heat the area. Dabbing is a bit harder to get the hang compared to vaping and requires a bit of practice to actually get it right. On the other hand, vapes are easier to use and less hazardous than dab rigs (although, they can be more expensive).

There is a huge variety out there when it comes to finding the right dab or vape pen for you, especially now that marijuana is becoming more legalized in the United States. I hope that this article helps you the next time you are trying to get your cannabis fix!