Quote Originally Posted by 3rdEyeVision
vaporizers still produce carcinogens cause it uses heat to bring the THC out of the weed.the alveolae in your lungs can absorb THC faster than they can absorb the thick smoke thats filled with carcinogens and stuff, thats the reason to believe the THC is absorbed before the smoke.
Concerning holding smoke in... I'm not saying you're wrong that the alveolae in your lungs can absorb THC faster than they can absorb the thick smoke thats filled with carcinogens and stuff. But I just don't have any reason to believe that (other then you saying it). Someone else is going to tell me that your lungs absorb it all at the same rate... why should I believe you over him? You know?

Concerning vapor, if one vaporizes lightly (that is, he stops before the weed looks totally brown or even black) I think the amount of carcinogens in the vapor is so small as to be almost negligible when compared to smoking. Maybe I'm wrong, but I suspect that holding a vapor hit in is probably *much* less bad for you then smoking without holding the smoke in. I don't have any way to prove this, but I know that when I vaporize this way I don't cough at all and my lungs feel great.

I only start coughing if I vaporize the bud too much and start really darkening the bud. At that point the taste changes from the "minty fresh" taste and I start to get a slight taste that reminds me of when I used to smoke cigarettes... so that tells me the amount of tar and shit in the vapor is increasing. Even though I could hit the bowl more, I usually dump it and load fresh bud.

After I smoke I *always* cough regardless of how long I hold the hit in.. and may still be coughing hours later. Just listening to my body, I guess, tells me that the vapor is a lot healthier, even if I hold it in.

You are right that carcinogens are produced, though. So maybe I will stop holding the vapor hits in. I just honestly think it may be such a small amount that it doesn't matter... especially since I vaporize "lightly"