Hey all, I just got approved for medical cannabis and it is due to be delivered today or tomorrow. I have ordered flower, I am aware I have to use a vaporiser or the other options available. I have a vaporisor, dosing pods and a grinder.
What else if anything will I need? I have noticed there are scales in some kits, do I need a set of small scales?
Is there anything else you would suggest?
Do you have tips for a newbie to medical cannabis?
Thank you so much!
Scales can be useful to keep your doses consistent.
Maybe a small brush to just clean your vape chamber every use get rid of crumbs
A small scoop could be useful
A bottle of 99.9 iso always comes in handy I clean mine once a week with it and cotton buds
Other than that you should be golden
Edit - can't go wrong with a high quality storage box to keep everything tidy...
As someone else mentioned you do have everything to get going these are just little quality of life stuff
👆 quality advice here.
PS don’t be a silly twat like me and accidentally buy 5 litres of 70% iso
That is the sort of thing I would do. Though I didn't know you could get 70% or what difference it would actually make. I will get 99%, thank you!
I assume 70 would be watered down with something introducing minerals and stuff I wouldn't want to inhale... I don't know but that's my assumption
It’s just water but it doesn’t work - not strong enough to dissolve the residue
🤣 not just me then haha
Silly twat gang!
Cool, thank you so much!
99%, do you mean isopropyl?
I shall sort those bits, thank you. I appreciate your advice. 😊
Sorry yes 99% I always add a .9 no clue why sounds cleaner I guess 🤣
Great advice! Always do a burn off with the vape after cleaning it with fluid too!
Some general vaporizer usage tips!
You can get a good 10 to 15 minutes out of a single bowl. If you have a combo convection/conduction vape, you probably won't need to stir midway, but if solely conduction, then you may need to stir the bowl at some point. The flower becomes a very dark brown colour when it's completely spent.
To minimise irritation & maximise efficiency of extraction, start at a low temperature like 330f (165c) & then go up incrementally until you hit around 388f (197c) - above this 393f (200c) harsher chemicals start being produced like benzene so avoid if possible.
Using this method will stop the cannabinoids burning off too quickly & means you can get the most out of each toke rather than blasting it at top temps & having a bunch of wasted vapour when you exhale.
You won't notice the same level of clouds as what a regular eliquid vape produces. That fine wispy vapour is still full of thc.
If you have ever smoked before. This might seem a bit different. You should be taking long, slow draws on the vaporizer, taking it straight back into the lungs. The effects might be slightly offset compared to typical combustion methods, but dry herb vapes are actually significantly more efficient & you will feel the effects!
This is super helpful. Thank you so much! I had no idea on how long a capsule would last so that is handy too.
How long a session would you tend to have at a time and how often? I imagine it is different for everyone, but a general idea would be handy, then I have an idea how much I should be using a day and how many dosing capsules to take out with me.
I have smoked but of course there's no tobacco in a vaporiser, so I imagine it doesn't have that same throat hit?
Thank you again!
No worries!✌🏻
& typically I'd have one bowl in a session & that lasts me about 15 mins, & then I'll feel the effects fully for about 2-3 hours & then it'll fade slowly. On a typical day I'll have between two & three bowls, but there are days where I go as high as five bowls.
But that sort of stuff has so many contextual factors that influence it: potency of the strain, whether you drink caffiene, what your medical use case is & how bad your symptoms may be on that particular day, your metabolism, your tolerance matters massively. - I've been vaporizing for many years now, my tolerance hit a peak but then plateaued off to a stable level. Sometimes i won't necessarily pack the bowl fully out either & choose to have a shorter session.
So there's lots of things that go into those answers that will be different for you but you get a general idea!
Yeah, definitely not the same. However, you can still get throat irritations, although that can be helped by just starting at a lower temperature!
Great, thank you!
So I hope you don't mind all the questions, you say about having a session, do you have to use 1 bowl all at once or can you just puff here and there? As and when you want it? Or is it better to do sessions?
What device do you have? My vape only does short 3-5 min sessions, but all vaporisers are different. You should start with few slow long inhales, then wait 15-20 minutes, see how you feel. Do some more inhales if needed. I start at low temperature of around 165 (do few inhales) then move up to 175 and finally 195, any higher and it irritates my throat (I’m non smoker). Don’t feel like you have to vape for 15 minutes straight away, as it may be too much. Try different temperatures- see what works for your conditions
Happy to pass the knowledge on!
So typically best practice is to try & use the the whole bowl in one session.
Once that flower is heated those terpenes & cannabinoids are being vaporized, if you leave the vape switched on they are just gonna get wasted into the air, if you switch it off, it'll still take time to cool down, again during that time potency will be wasted.
If you have a mighty that can take like 30 seconds to heat & probably a couple of minutes to fully cool down.
You can technically vape half a session & then leave the rest for later. But that second session with the same stuff will be far less potent, & taste a whole lot worse too.
If you want a smaller session the best thing to do is pack a smaller bowl, as long as its properly compacted down with your tools you should be fine packing a half bowl for example. Then if you feel like you need more mid session you can always top it up, although topping up with a dosing cap may be a little harder than just adding flower to the bowl.
Once you've switched that vape on think of it like a timer, you got probably 10-15 minutes before most if not all of the cannabinoids are gone.
Another good tip is if your meds didn't come with a 62% RH humidity pack then buy some online & store them with your flower. They add a little moisture to dry flower & can help with flavour & potency!
Sounds like you're pretty much ready to go. You've got what you need to medicate so that's fine for now. You'll eventually start to discover things that you might want to add on, such as a scale for example, used for either dosing or checking your medication is the correct weight. Some people buy water bubblers (bongs) too. Anything else you buy now will be for convenience or personal preference.
Great! Thank you so much!
The most important accessory nobody ever talk about… the pokey bit! You will need a small item to poke the sticky or stubborn bits of bud through the holes in the grinder. I use a toothpick with the sharp end cut off. It also doubles up as a stirring tool to stir the bowl 👍🏻
Scales are useful for measuring out the perfect amount of bud to put in your dosing caps, but you don’t actually need them. Too much bud in your dosing caps and you restrict airflow. Too little means less of the good stuff and effects wear off faster. In time you’ll work out the ideal amount per cap.
As others have said, buy a small bottle of Isopropyl alcohol and some cotton buds to clean your device. There are plenty of guides on YouTube to help with cleaning.
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What for to just stare at????? You can't smoke lol and op already said he has a vape
I didn't see the one deleted, I can take a guess at the content though. I am aware I have to vaporize or use oils etc.
I am a lady, but yes, I have a device 😊
Sorry miss wasn't intentional!
Andhe was just recommending you get rizzlas
Oh it's fine, I am not offended.
That makes sense, for less acceptable methods 🤣
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