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Daily marijuana use linked to high risk of certain cancers, study finds (abc7ny.com)

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[–] SynonymousStoat 39 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I really hope we can eventually get to doing studies in the differences between consumption methods. I would really like to know how much removing combustion from the equation changes things and if there is much of a difference in vaping (dry herb or concentrates) vs edibles has on the body.

edit: fixed a typo.

[–] AstridWipenaugh 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My understanding is that vaping dry herb under 200°C (392°F) is much safer, containing only 5% smoke. As opposed to actually smoking, which is 88% smoke. Personally, I max out at 195°C and the vapor still tastes clean. If I go to 200+, it starts to taste burnt.

Something of a maybe credible source: https://thehigherpath.com/blog/smoking-vs-vaping/

[–] SynonymousStoat 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks for pointing this out, I've come across similar information myself, but what I'm saying is I want to see more studies that distinguish between vaping and smoking at the very least. The op article at least acknowledged that they assume most people in the study smoked, but a lot of studies I've read in the past don't even point out that the consumption method could have an impact on the data.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yea, I can't imagine there would be much risk from edibles. But I could be wrong and it would be good to get data on that.

Also it would be good to get an idea of what methods of vaping are harmful or not and if there's any difference between the models of dry herb vapes.

[–] SynonymousStoat 2 points 3 months ago

I think we need a bit more attention on the different heating coils in disposable vapes as well. I do my best to get cartridges with ceramic heating coils (so I'm not potentially inhaling burnt metals), but it's not exactly easy to figure out which cartridges have them and which ones don't.