Vapes

Vaporizers heat cannabis oil (or in some cases dried flower) just hot enough to release its cannabinoids and terpenes as an inhalable aerosol, without combusting plant material. The result is faster onset than edibles and a cleaner draw than smoked flower, though the chemistry of what's inside the cartridge matters more than the device.

Most adult-use vape products are oil-based cartridges screwed onto a 510-thread battery, all-in-one disposables, or pod-based systems. A growing subset use "live" inputs — live resin and live rosin — which preserve more of the original terpene profile and tend to read closer to the source flower. Distillate-only carts are cheaper but flatter on the nose.

What to look for: a recent COA (Certificate of Analysis) covering pesticides and residual solvents, ingredient transparency (the cart should be cannabis-derived terpenes only, ideally), and hardware that matches your draw. Hardware quality is uneven; cheaper carts clog and leak.