How to Consume Marijuana Concentrates and Extracts?
2025-01-21
Cannabis flower has THC levels between 10 and 25%, while concentrate levels can be between 50 to nearly 100%.
Dabbing is the most popular consumption method, but concentrates can also be found in vape carts, tinctures, edibles, and topicals.Common extract containers: Plastic Pipes Platic Joints Tube, Plastic Jar, Glass Jar, Silicone Wax Jar, Electronic Atomizer.
1. Pipes and Joints
Cannabis concentrates can be easily added on top of packed bowls of cannabis or inside/outside of joints and blunts to give you an extra dose of potency.
Add kief on top of bowls or gently heat cannabis wax to make it easier to add inside or outside of a joint.
2. Dabbing
One of the best ways to enjoy cannabis concentrates is with a traditional dab rig or an e-nail. Dab rigs are usually made of borosilicate glass and look like a bong.
However, instead of a bowl piece, it has a nail that you heat up with a blowtorch. Then you apply the dab to the nail surface for vaporization. Water can go inside the rig to filter the vapor.
E-nails are more convenient and efficient ways to dab cannabis concentrates. They have a temperature control box and coil that keeps the nail at a specific temperature without having to use a blowtorch.
An oil or dab rig allows you to smoke the wax dabs you’ve either extracted yourself or purchased.
Using a dab rig may seem daunting at first glance, especially the torching part, but it is super easy and safe. If you don't want to deal with torching your nail, you can invest in an electronic nail for easier dabbing.
3. Vaporizers
Cannabis vaporizers allow you to add a dab of concentrate to the heating chamber, which turns it into a vapor. Then, you just inhale and enjoy. Some vaporizers can work with both dry herb and extracts.
Pre-filled vape cartridges contain cannabis oil and can screw into a 510-threaded battery or you can buy disposable vape pens that already come with a battery.
Disposable vapes usually have one temperature setting.
Vaporizers can have a range of pre-set temperatures or the ability to zero in on a specific temperature degree to get the maximum level of terpenes and cannabinoids.
4. Edibles
All the edible products on dispensary shelves are made with cannabis concentrate. Enjoy the benefits of a concentrate with non of the smoke.
Edibles have a longer onset time (1 to 2 hours) and duration time of effects (6 to 8 hours). The experience will depend on your tolerance, amount consumed, metabolism, and potency of the product.
5. Topicals
Cannabis concentrates can also be made as topicals such as salves, creams, and lotions. A topical infusion can be applied directly to the affected area for relief.
Topicals do not absorb into the bloodstream or cause intoxication.