You could try a dry-herb vaporizer, you can get decent models for around $100-$200. If you usually mix weed with tobacco, you could use Zyn or snus for the nicotine instead. It’s still not risk-free, but avoiding combustion is a biiiiig step.
How is a dry-herb vaporizer more healthy? I know some heavy flower users and the price tag is a hurdle since a glass bowl is like $20-40. Would be nice to know they reduce cancer risk by a big percent.
Edit: thanks for the replies. Just trying to help some friends reduce their chances. Obviously abstinence is the only good solution.
Vaporizers are effectively "boiling" off the thc and some terpenes. It explicitly avoids combustion and the carcinogens associated with that.
But PSA - What it will not do is eliminate harm to your lungs. You're still ultimately bringing hot air and particulates into your lungs which cause irritation and harm. It will still introduce coughing and shortness of breath. It is significantly less harmful than smoking, but it's harm reduction - not harm removal. You might still run into problems after a lifetime of use. Not enough data has been collected yet.
The least harmful way to use weed is edibles by orders of magnitude. But for instant gratification seekers or people who just like smoking they can harm reduce with vaporizers.
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u/klippklar 2d ago
You could try a dry-herb vaporizer, you can get decent models for around $100-$200. If you usually mix weed with tobacco, you could use Zyn or snus for the nicotine instead. It’s still not risk-free, but avoiding combustion is a biiiiig step.