Swiss Study Finds E-Cigarette Suitable for Therapeutic Administration of Medical Marijuana
Inspired by the illegal practice of dabbing of butane hashish oil (BHO), a team of Swiss researchers recently published a scientific study on the efficiency of “cannavaping” – the vaping of e-lliquid enriched with cannabinoids, including BHO. They found e-cigarettes were a great alternative to smoking marijuana or taking cannabinoid pills.
(IINews) - Inspired by the illegal practice of dabbing of butane hashish oil (BHO), a team of Swiss researchers recently published a scientific study on the efficiency of “cannavaping” – the vaping of e-lliquid enriched with cannabinoids, including BHO. They found e-cigarettes were a great alternative to smoking marijuana or taking cannabinoid pills.
cannavapingAccording to the research published in the Scientific Reports journal, “dabbing involves vaporizing cannabis concentrates (BHO or cannabis dabs) at 300–400 °C on a hot surface and then inhaling the vapor through a specialized pipe. After thermal treatment, inactive tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THC-A) is decarboxylated into psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). BHO is highly enriched in THC, and its concentration is typically 15 to 30 times higher than that found in flower buds.”
“Commonly, a dab of the dense oil is placed on the end of a glass or titanium rod that has been heated. If the dab has been previously decarboxylated, the flame from a lighter is sufficient to vaporize the BHO, but if the dab has not been decarboxylated, a blowtorch is used to maximize the decarboxylation of THC-A into its psychoactive form, THC, and to vaporize the BHO concentrate.” That sounds very different than vaping, but only if you’re not familiar with a thing called direct dripping, where e-liquid is dripped directly onto the atomizer coils and is absorbed by a wicking that comes in direct contact with the heated metal.
Intrigued by the creativity of cannabis users who came up with this alternative way of cannabinoid delivery, and knowing that e-cigarette technology was at least theoretically compatible, researchers set out to evaluate the efficiency of cannabis vaping using commercially available e-cigarettes as an alternative to marijuana smoking for therapeutic cannabis delivery.
In their experiments, scientists found that just like with normal vaping, the e-cigarette settings have to be tweaked in order to generate the greatest amount of aerosol and THC and fewer toxic by-products. Overly high power can damage the coil and lead to the formation of toxic compounds. If you’re been using advanced mods and building your own atomizer coils, you’re probably familiar with concepts like atomizer resistance and battery voltage. They apparently went with 3.8Ω resistance and a 5V battery, which created a constant power output of 6.4W.
The temperature registered in the vicinity of the coils was 165 °C on average. Researchers noted that the temperature would have likely risen higher in longer puffs, but would have met the conditions of what is known as a dry puff. Though lower than the temperatures reached during recreational cannabis dabbing, 165 °C were found to be sufficient to promote full decarboxylation.
“The solubilization of crude, not unheated, BHO was difficult because of the presence of insoluble matter and fine plant fragments and impurities,” scientists mention, pointing out that using commercial propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin liquids prevents the manufacture of liquid refills with high BHO concentrations preferred by recreational users of cannabis in order to feel its intense psychoactive effects.
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Datum: 09.06.2016 - 09:38 Uhr
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