Whether you are a vaping veteran or a complete novice, there is one question which no one ever seems to have a straight answer to; What is the best temperature to vape your weed?
Like most simple questions, the answer is a little complicated.
”When you vape, you can control the temperature of your weed to a high degree, allowing the release of specific cannabinoids”
Vaping is in so many ways very different from smoking; for example, when you smoke weed, you are burning the weed in quite an aggressive manner at extremely high temperatures. While this gives you a good dose of THC and CBD, you are actually losing a lot of other cannabinoids this way (including some of your THC and CBD). As a result of this, you are essentially limiting your cannabinoid intake when smoking, and that means you are also limiting what the plant can do for you.
When you vape, however, you can control the temperature of your weed to a high degree, allowing the release of specific cannabinoids depending on temperature.
What is the best temperature for getting high?
As I mentioned before, there are lots of different cannabinoids in marijuana, 113 have been identified and isolated so far. These cannabinoids also all exhibit different effects, some psychoactive, some not.
”Setting your vaporizer to around 320-340f would be an excellent place to start if you are after a thick THC rich vapor. ”
Now when it comes to vaping, most people are aiming for one of two cannabinoids, THC, specifically Delta-9-THC, and CBD as these are the ones responsible for getting us stoned. THC, when heated usually begins to boil at around 315f, so setting your vaporizer to around 320-340f would be an excellent place to start if you are after a thick THC rich vapor. This temperature range should give you a nice clear-headed high.
”because there isn’t really a ‘best temperature’ due to all the different compounds found in the plant and different tastes enjoyed by users”
Pushing the temperature up slightly to 340-360f will begin to boil CBD along with the THC allowing for a slightly more stoned high, good for meditation and relaxing on a sunny day.
As you may have noticed, I haven’t given any one ‘best temperature’ to vapourize your bud at, because there isn’t really a ‘best temperature’ due to all the different compounds found in the plant and different tastes enjoyed by users. Rather than recommend a ‘best temperature’ to get the most out of your vaping, I would rather recommend the ‘best way’ to use your vaporizer to maximize cannabinoid intake.
How to get the most out of your cannabinoids.
A vaporizer is your key to the world of Terpenes and Flavanoids.
”every single strain of cannabis contains countless different flavor and scent producing terpenes and flavonoids which boil at different temperatures”
Unless you have some top shelf A++ grade bud, the chances are that when you smoke your weed it usually all tastes the same, and unpleasant. However, grab yourself a vape, and you can taste the difference between every single strain you try because every single strain of cannabis contains countless different flavor and scent producing terpenes and flavonoids which boil at different temperatures. These chemicals are responsible for various woody, earthy, fruity, citrus, sour and sweet aromas, and when combined create the smell of weed.
”working your way up slowly from a low temperature of around 330f up to a maximum of around 400/410f will allow you to work your way through almost all of the flavourful and psychoactive compounds stored in your bud”
As every strain has different quantities of different flavonoids and terpenes, they exhibit unique smell and taste profiles.
As a result, working your way up slowly from a low temperature of around 330f up to a maximum of around 400/410f will allow you to work your way through almost all of the flavourful and psychoactive compounds stored in your bud, allowing for a long and enjoyable session. Not only will this let you get the most cannabinoids in your system, but it also leaves your mouth with a pleasant fruity taste, unlike smoking.
Which cannabinoids do I want to consume?
Once you find out that you can control your cannabinoid intake, a reasonable question would be ”which cannabinoids do I want to consume?” considering all of their different psychoactive and physical effects. Like most questions related to vaping, it ultimately comes down to personal preference and how your brain responds to these compounds. Even though I can’t give you a direct answer, I can share this chart from Vape Nation which you can use to experiment with your vaporizer to find out which compounds/temperature suit you best.
