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Eh, there's also popcorn lung to worry about. Think the research is still out on this one.

Popcorn lung is called that because of a specific adulterant which is no longer used in nicotine vapes, and was never prevalent in cannabis vapes.

There is also the risk of getting an illegal cannabis cartridge tainted with Vitamin E, which can be avoided completely if one is lucky enough to live under a medicinal or recreational regime.

It can't be said that vaping is completely harmless, but it's safe to say that responsible blends are orders of magnitude less harmful than inhaling smoke.

Note that the parent comment only applies to liquid vaporizers which function identically to ”e-juice” nicotine vaporizers (not Juul, which is a nicotine salt vaporizer). The safe ones typically contain cannabinoid extracts in a terpene solution.

There are also vaporizers that use dry plant material directly without liquids, e.g. from Storz&Bickel, Arizer, Pax, etc.

I stand corrected - thanks!

Is there any research you know of on vaping of cannabis flower at sub-combustion temperatures in relation to popcorn lung (obliterative brochiolitis)?

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