Inhalation (Vaping)
Onset: Immediate, within 1-5 minutes
Duration: variable |1 to 3 hours
Historically, cannabis can be inhaled via smoking or vaporization. Due to a lack of education and restrictive costs, smoking is the most common method of consumption amongst non-medicinal users but, comes at a high risk of the consumption of toxic compounds such as benzene and carbon monoxide found in smoke.
Vaporizing gradually heats the active ingredients called cannabinoids at the optimal temperature and converts them into a vapour which is then inhaled.
Patients can expect to feel the medication within 1 to 5 minutes with any form of inhalation. This quick onset makes it easy to increase the dose as needed. Effects will last 1 to 3 hours depending on factors such as patient tolerance and the product/strain used.
Vaporizing does not produce the same smell as smoke, allowing for quick, efficient, and discreet medicating. The quick onset of inhalation relieves patients from symptoms like chronic pain, nausea, and anxiety.