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These cartridges are sketchy as fuck; I don't trust any of them and I don't think anybody else should either. Do yourself a favor and buy a vape you can pack

These cartridges are sketchy as fuck; I don't trust any of them and I don't think anybody else should either. Do yourself a favor and buy a vape you can pack ground herb into.

asdff 4y ago
You can buy tested cartriges or even make your own distillate from flower too.
- robonerd 4y ago
  The marijuana testing lab industry is rife with fraud, it doesn't give me much confidence. (Flower could be compromised too, but I think the less processing done before purchase, the less chance there is for something to go wrong.) DIY extracts seems like a good alternative. But vaping ground flower is very straight forward and low effort, so it seems like the obvious choice to me.
  - dole 4y ago
    Vaping ground flower is fine, but IMHO it takes a considerable amount more vaping of ground flower (handheld style vape, not volcano) than it does just smoking it to have the same effects. And it takes a considerable amount more of smoking flower to have the same effect, than it does taking a hit off a THC vape cart.
- Bud 4y ago
  Neither of those options fix this issue. Cartridge metals can seep into the vape material over time or after elements have been heated up a few times; testing won't catch that. Making your own distillate, similarly, won't protect you against heavy metals in the cartridge.
  - asdff 4y ago
    You can buy ceramic cartriges now too.
snarfy 4y ago
All of the cartridges I buy have a breakdown of THC, THCa, CBD, CBDa, and eight different turpenes. I trust their analysis and quality control more than most consumable products.
- robonerd 4y ago
  What is your basis for this trust? If it's a general faith in the good nature of other people, then I respect and envy that. But lacking that faith, I see a system where federal oversight is nonexistent and state oversight is probably some combination of incompetent or corrupt. If I had to guess, I think most companies in this industry are probably on the level. But a commercial incentive for doctoring lab reports clearly exists (even for independent labs) and at least a few companies have been busted for it. Federal legalization and FDA/USDA oversight can't come soon enough.
  - snarfy 4y ago
    You seem to put a lot of trust in the federal and state governments. I trust their product because it is a highly competitive market and it is a premium product. If one cartridge says it's 77% and the next says it's 67%, you can tell when you vape it. People would just buy other products if they were inconsistent.
    - ghostly_s 4y ago
      > If one cartridge says it's 77% and the next says it's 67%, you can tell when you vape it. Oh, please.
    - ClumsyPilot 4y ago
      This is downright silly -> there are numerous markets where consumers were getting duped for years before anyone found out. The market for cosmetics is highly competitive and yet it's full of counterfeit goods containing horse urine. This in particukar is very similar to original snake oil sales men. The consumers do not know the health effect or product purity untill many years down the line.
    - 4y ago
jrace 4y ago
I use them, purely as the are very convienant and have low annoyance for people around me (smell on myself, smell in the air, smoke, ect). I have tried but nothing else comes close for consuming extracts When outside my house.

These cartridges are sketchy as fuck; I don't trust any of them and I don't think anybody else should either. Do yourself a favor and buy a vape you can pack ground herb into.

asdff 4y ago

You can buy tested cartriges or even make your own distillate from flower too.

robonerd 4y ago
The marijuana testing lab industry is rife with fraud, it doesn't give me much confidence. (Flower could be compromised too, but I think the less processing done before purchase, the less chance there is for something to go wrong.) DIY extracts seems like a good alternative. But vaping ground flower is very straight forward and low effort, so it seems like the obvious choice to me.
- dole 4y ago
  Vaping ground flower is fine, but IMHO it takes a considerable amount more vaping of ground flower (handheld style vape, not volcano) than it does just smoking it to have the same effects. And it takes a considerable amount more of smoking flower to have the same effect, than it does taking a hit off a THC vape cart.
Bud 4y ago
Neither of those options fix this issue. Cartridge metals can seep into the vape material over time or after elements have been heated up a few times; testing won't catch that. Making your own distillate, similarly, won't protect you against heavy metals in the cartridge.
- asdff 4y ago
  You can buy ceramic cartriges now too.

snarfy 4y ago

All of the cartridges I buy have a breakdown of THC, THCa, CBD, CBDa, and eight different turpenes. I trust their analysis and quality control more than most consumable products.

robonerd 4y ago
What is your basis for this trust? If it's a general faith in the good nature of other people, then I respect and envy that. But lacking that faith, I see a system where federal oversight is nonexistent and state oversight is probably some combination of incompetent or corrupt. If I had to guess, I think most companies in this industry are probably on the level. But a commercial incentive for doctoring lab reports clearly exists (even for independent labs) and at least a few companies have been busted for it. Federal legalization and FDA/USDA oversight can't come soon enough.
- snarfy 4y ago
  You seem to put a lot of trust in the federal and state governments. I trust their product because it is a highly competitive market and it is a premium product. If one cartridge says it's 77% and the next says it's 67%, you can tell when you vape it. People would just buy other products if they were inconsistent.
  - ghostly_s 4y ago
    > If one cartridge says it's 77% and the next says it's 67%, you can tell when you vape it. Oh, please.
  - ClumsyPilot 4y ago
    This is downright silly -> there are numerous markets where consumers were getting duped for years before anyone found out. The market for cosmetics is highly competitive and yet it's full of counterfeit goods containing horse urine. This in particukar is very similar to original snake oil sales men. The consumers do not know the health effect or product purity untill many years down the line.
  - 4y ago

jrace 4y ago

I use them, purely as the are very convienant and have low annoyance for people around me (smell on myself, smell in the air, smoke, ect). I have tried but nothing else comes close for consuming extracts When outside my house.