WHAT ARE WEED PENS
Weed pens are not unlike electronic cigarettes. They resemble a pen and are portable, light, and convenient to use. They are battery-powered and contain a heating element and a chamber for dry herb, extracts, or distillates.
By turning on your vape, you heat the active material and then inhale the vapor. In many models, there is no “on” button — you just inhale the air through the mouthpiece, and this automatically turns on the heating system.
Weed vape pen aren’t necessarily illegal even if you use them in a state or country where cannabis hasn’t been legalized yet. Some of them can be loaded with non-psychoactive hemp or CBD oil, or even delta-8-THC. The latter is similar to delta-9-THC (or THC for short), but some jurisdictions don’t list it among illicit drugs.
TYPES OF VAPE PENS
Probably, the most fundamental difference between different types of vape pens is whether they are loaded with dried plant material or some kind of vape juice. You’ll need the former if you grow your own bud and the latter if you live in a legal state where different kinds of vape liquids are sold.
Besides that, there are some important differences in technology. Let’s look at them briefly.
DISPOSABLE VAPE PENS
These come pre-loaded with a whole-plant extract or some cannabinoid distillate and with a battery fully charged and ready for use. Depending on their capacity and your consumption habits, disposable vape pens are good from a couple of weeks to a few months, and then they run out of juice.
Since they are manufactured from many different materials and some of them, such as the battery, are hazardous, be sure to dispose of them in a responsible manner.
REUSABLE PENS
Reusable vape pens have a battery that you can recharge, but, more importantly, you can replace (or refill) the cartridge that contains vaping liquid. Weed pens that work with dry buds have a compartment that you can refill with fresh ground-up buds after each use.
The advantage of a good reusable weed pen is that you can utilize it for a long time and only change cartridges. On the flip side, you’ll have to clean it which is not a hard chore — nowhere near like cleaning a bong — but still requires some effort.
CONDUCTION VS CONVECTION WEED PENS
A casual user doesn’t really need to immerse herself in the underlying technology, but the distinction between two types of heating—conduction and convection—is actually important. They affect the quality of your vaping experience and the convenience of use.
CONDUCTION HEATING
In conduction-type vaporizers, the active matter actually comes in direct contact with the heating coil. This has two important consequences.
First, the heating happens almost instantly, so your weed pen is ready for use within moments. Second, the heating is rather uneven: while the plant material inside the compartment is too cool to produce vapor, it can reach the point of combustion near the coil. Combustion means smoke, not vapor, which defeats the entire purpose of vaping.
CONVECTION HEATING
In convection-type vaporizers, there’s no direct contact between the heating element and the mass to be vaporized. Rather, the coil heats the air around it to a very high temperature. Then the air is forced through the herb or concentrate. This allows for precise temperature control and smooth heating. The downside is longer waiting time for your weed pen to become operational.
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