Crystalline is the most potent variety of dabs. It is pure cannabinoid crystals with a full spectrum of cannabinoids. It can often appear like a single chunk of crystal that can be broken into smaller pieces to dab. If crystalline is made up of a single cannabinoid like THC or CBD it's often called Diamond.
The best type of concentrate to dab is any of the grades of wax concentrates, but shatter and oil can also be consumed this way. Any type of concentrate that's consumed by dabbing can also be called a dab. That said, some types of concentrate and extracts are not suitable for dabbing.
If you're looking for the best dabs, then you want something that's potent, full of flavor, and as safe to consume as possible. That's why Butane Hash Oil (BHO) is the most popular and common extracted form of cannabis concentrate.
While wax and shatter most commonly range between 40%-70% THC, distillate can be as high as 99% THC, making it by far the most effective way to consume THC in terms of pure potency.
Ultimately, when dabs age they lose potency and flavor. They also change color. They don't go bad in a sense that will make you sick, but they won't feel like they did when you first got them.
Whichever concentrate you prefer, go for the one that looks the cleanest. Shatter should look glass-like; think stained-glass people! If it looks like a honeycomb, it better be crumble! If it's hash oil, it should look like light maple syrup and be a bit runny.
Types of Dabs
Five of the most common forms are shatter, budder, oil, live resin, and wax. All these dabs have THC levels far greater than the plant material from which they are made.
Basically, Marijuana dabs stay in your system up to 4 weeks. The chemical that provides its users with a 'high” is THC. This chemical moves into your bloodstream and then passes to the other organs, where it causes many reactions, including behavioral as well as emotional changes.
Cannabis wax has higher levels of THC than other concentrates, resulting in a faster, stronger high. It is produced in the same way as hash oil is produced and should only be purchased from medical-grade providers.
Unlike smoking marijuana, dabbing can instantly make you feel high. It bypasses the slow build-up commonly associated with smoking joints. The potency of dabs and their high THC concentration means they can also bring on much more powerful side effects and potentially be far more dangerous than regular weed.
The Main Differences Between Dabbing and Smoking
Dry flower will be much lower in THC versus dabs, which are concentrated extracts with much more potent effects. Dabs are infamous for getting you much higher much quicker versus dry flower.
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Although some people believe that dabbing is a safer method of ingesting cannabis because it is so highly concentrated and a person only has to take one hit to get high, that couldn't be further from the truth. Simply put, there is no completely safe level of drug use.
As we mentioned, dabbing can cause some major issues in a person's life. The high THC levels can be extremely harmful to those who use this substance. It's true that dabbing can cause individuals to suffer from confusion and unable to function as normal.
Benefits of dabbing
Though dabbing is not typically used by medicinal cannabis users, it theoretically could be an effective route for acute symptoms because it is fast acting and effective. Other inhalation methods would not deliver as high a dose of cannabinoids in a single inhalation.
A t-break could help you save money and also keep balance. The hard news is that if you partake most days, a true tolerance break should be at least 21 days long, since it takes around three weeks or more for THC to leave your system. (That's because THC bonds to fat, which is stored in the body longer.)
In most cases, you can detect dabs on a urine test for around 3 to 30 days. However, drug tests often detect single dab usage up to 3 days after consumption. However, a drug test may catch moderate drug usage around 5 to 7 days after your previous usage.
If you are a heavy smoker, it could take up to three days for the THC from your dab pen to leave your body. But if you're a light smoker with a fast metabolism, it may be eliminated in as little as 24 hours. A good rule of thumb is that THC may be detectable in urine for around three days for first-time vapers.
Hold your sample up to the light; if you see anything in it, don't smoke it. The sample can be light or dark in color, but if light doesn't pass through it, you certainly don't want to smoke it. Good dabs can go bad if they aren't properly stored. Dabs tend to have a shelf life, and they change over time.
Good wax vs bad wax
Good quality wax should be amber to gold in color. Anything with a slight green or dark tint has chlorophyll and other plant matter. This lowers the potency because of the plant matter. This goes for seeing if your wax was made/extracted correctly.
The myth is that color is a marker of quality, and the lighter the color — the purer and more refined the extract is. Still this myth doesn't hold up to the scientific facts — there is no real correlation between light color and quality. In fact, there are a variety of reasons to prefer darker concentrates.
Dabbing vapor contains multiple toxic substances, including methacrolein (MC) and benzene. MC is structurally similar to acrolein, a noxious pulmonary irritant, and is speculated to cause lung injury and edema in the same mechanism as its related compound [7].
When smoked or heated, shatter is often stronger but releases a weaker aroma than wax, even though wax offers the same medicinal benefits. The soft state also makes wax less stable than shatter, so it breaks down more quickly and must be used sooner, but it can be used in different ways more easily.