{"id":366,"date":"2017-10-20T21:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T21:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getnugg.com\/blog\/?p=366"},"modified":"2019-02-08T04:37:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T12:37:24","slug":"best-and-worst-vape-cartridges-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getnugg.com\/blog\/best-and-worst-vape-cartridges-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Best and Worst Vape Cartridges of 2015 & 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You’ve probably noticed more and more \u201cvape pens\u201d popping up at your local dispensary, online telemedicine platforms like Nugg & NuggMD<\/a>, but what about cannabis vape cartridges<\/span>? Maybe you don’t know exactly what they are or how to use them, but you’ve seen your pal puffing on what looks to be an \u201carmored pen\u201d like its oxygen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here’s the deal\u2014the vaporizers you see today are portable electronic sticks that heat marijuana oil to a temperature just shy of combustion<\/strong>, emitting a smokeless \u201cmist\u201d without the tars, toxins and carbon produced and ingested when setting your herb aflame.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vaporizers make vaping and smoking easy, discreet, and honestly quite a lot of fun (just don’t confuse cannabis vaporizers with e-cigarette vaporizer pens that function the same but use nicotine instead of THC).<\/span><\/p>\n

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After seeing celebs like rapper\/weed icon Snoop Dogg,<\/span>\u00a0comedian Sarah Silverman<\/span>, fighter Nate Diaz<\/span>\u00a0and others<\/span>\u00a0publicly sport these magic healing wands, you’re probably tempted to try one for yourself.\u00a0You’re not alone. Even a third of\u00a0<\/span>Leafly\u00a0reviews are related\u00a0to medical or adult vaporizer use.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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But what you might not realize is that the vape pens themselves aren’t the key. Yes, each comes with its own design, price, quality, durability, and \u201cwow factor\u201d; but in reality it’s the THC and\/or CBD vape oil (also commonly referred to as cannabis e-juice or liquid concentrate) inside the detachable cartridge that produces the relaxing, healing effects. <\/span><\/p>\n

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These weed cartridges are typically created using a CO2 extraction method and can be replaced time and time again with any THC and\/or CBD infused liquid<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Which brings us to the point of this article…<\/span><\/p>\n

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What are the best (and worst) vape cartridges available today?<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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We wish someone warned us which ones to try first and which ones to stay away from, but there’s just not much information out there on what makes one cartridge better than another. Maybe a random reddit<\/i> thread here and there, a post in High Times<\/i> or The Cannabist<\/i>, but for the most part the topic of personal cannabis vaporizers\u00a0is still an emerging trend with a lot to be discovered.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Plus, when something so small is priced so high you can’t really afford trial and error. We’re writing this post\u00a0in hopes that prospective wax pen vape cartridge buyers like you find it useful prior to purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our first piece of advice for medical marijuana users\u2014don’t listen to what the budtenders tell you<\/span>. They’re job is to push products. They’re not pharmacists. Most of them\u00a0don’t care about your medical needs and the cannabis industry just doesn’t have standards to make sure the people behind the counter know what they’re talking about.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In fact, most of us are frequently shocked how little they actually know. \u201cThis one’s the best\u201d usually means \u201cthis is the one nobody’s buying and we really need to get rid of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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And you often can\u2019t trust pricing as an indicator of quality<\/strong>; you may think expensive carts trump the rest in quality and potency, but they’re most likely only pricey because of fancy packaging and branding.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this 2015-2017 breakdown, we’ll try to refrain from talking about qualities that are mainly subjective like smell and taste. They all smell and taste differently, but we know\u00a0what you\u00a0care\u00a0about most are the THC concentration,\u00a0vapor production, and ultimately the effects of the high, so we’ll mainly address these issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We’ve also updated this piece to include vape cartridges that became available to consumers in 2017.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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