CBD has slowly but surely risen in popularity ever since it was first made available to the public. Despite having to face tons of skepticism, it has been able to turn a good portion of detractors into followers, owing to the various benefits it gives to any person that wants to simply live a better life. Today’s quintessentially fast-paced lifestyles saddle people with undue stress as well as anxiety. While some of them are indeed able to manage this by themselves, most people need outside assistance. And CBD is here to be the source of that assistance.
The mere ingestion of CBD is significant to how your day turns out, and so is the mode of intake. Also important to the benefits are the ailment you have, the duration you want the effects for, how quickly you want them to kick in, and how intense an experience you’re looking for. The mode of intake and the form of the extract are hinged on all of these factors. In this post, we’re going to take a look at vaping.
What Exactly Is CBD?
CBD or cannabidiol is among the many active compounds present after the extraction from the marijuana or cannabis plant. It is clumped together with similar compounds known as cannabinoids, such as terpenes and THC. Other than from marijuana, it is also possible to obtain CBD out of the hemp plant seed.
There has been a whole bunch of misinformation which has created mass hysteria among the general public with regard to what CBD does. The truth is that this compound has very little in common with marijuana. Consuming the latter gives you a feeling of giddiness and disorientation, mainly due to the presence of something called THC in it. Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC is psychoactive in nature. Meanwhile, CBD is a non-psychoactive substance, which means it does not alter the mind or mental processes.
Full-spectrum CBDs contain THC in higher quantities; although in most cases, the percentage is never higher than 0.3%, and that is not enough to get anyone high.
How CBD Works
CBD functions by intermingling with the body’s neuron receptors, specifically the ones present in the ECS or endocannabinoid system. The latter is vital to the regulation and control of the immune and cardiovascular systems, as well as other things. Appetite and sleep too are among the things ECS controls. Generally the body makes its own cannabinoids which are meant to interact with the endocannabinoid system, resulting in favorable effects. CBD has basically the same effect.
CBD specifically stimulates the CB1 and CB2 receptors, and this results in many benefits ranging from control over pain, reduction of inflammation, sound sleep for insomniacs, reduced stress, and lowered anxiety. CBD can also be used as a chemotherapy supplement when treating cancer. In short, it delivers benefits which far outweigh its side effects.
Vaping
When it comes to inhalation of smoke as an activity, you have smoking and vaping. This involves using an oil rig or even a bong, where there’s a nail present in the chamber that’s located at one end. The product used can be anything from isolates to full-spectrum CBD. The form needs to be dabs though. CBD dabs are usually waxy and glossy, and you place the paste on the heated nail. There’s also the option of using a shatter or glass.
In the activity named dabbing, you place the dab onto the mail, which makes the dab smoke up, so that the fumes can be inhaled. This is harsh on the throat and the lungs though, which is why many people prefer vaping.
Vaping is simply placing the extract inside the chamber, and then adjusting the temperature. After that you can just inhale the extract fumes.
The Benefits
- High Bioavailability: The term “bioavailability” simply means how much of the CBD actually enters the bloodstream and gets used for your benefit. The general expression for this is in percentages. Vaping has a bioavailability of 30-40%, which is higher than the other modes of CBD intake. This basically means that for each vape you take, somewhere between 30% and 40% of the contents actually act in your system. To understand how high that is, you should compare with the bioavailability of lotions and edible CBD, which stand at 6-8% and 10-12% respectively. Vaping having a high bioavailability is mainly because the CBD does not have to pass the liver first. The fumes you inhale go directly to the lungs, and from there to the bloodstream.
- Compact Nature: A vape is light and compact, which makes it easy to take with you almost anywhere. You have few accessories to be worried about, and it’s possible to get good relief when you’re experiencing pain or discomfort.
The Downsides
- Possible metal poisoning: A vape generally has metal coils made of nickel and stainless steel inside it. It’s possible that nanoparticles can break off and get into your lungs alongside the fumes you inhale, and over time, that could spell trouble. This issue can be avoided if you change your vape after each couple of months of use.
- Studies are still mostly inconclusive: There have been relatively few studies done into the long-term effects of vaping on the body and mind.
